
PRiME Advanced
PRiME Advanced workshops are for experienced educators to develop a particular area of interest or further your development as a medical educator. These workshops are open to all current educators on the MB ChB Programme, and we regularly update this page. Most workshops also have CPD points applied for from the Royal College of Physicians (see details below).
Please note: You must be working or supporting our students in order to sign up for these workshops, and we ask everyone involved with our students to be in good standing with their professional /regulatory body.
If booking for a Zoom delivered course, please ensure that your place of work allows access to the Zoom platform, or you have an alternative personal device.
Teaching Clinical Reasoning in Practice
This 3 hour workshop is designed to increase your knowledge and skills to help your students with their Clinical reasoning. Clinical Reasoning is a key part of the MBChB, and in this workshop you will learn what we mean when we talk about clinical reasoning, and feel confident to teach it.
There are 3 CPD points for this workshop applied for through the Royal College of Physicians.
This workshop has run at previous Clinical Placement Supervisor (CPS) Away Days during 2019.
It is essential for all Clinical Placement Supervisors to attend this course.
Please register in advance for this session which will run via Zoom, on:
Wednesday 19th February 2025: 2-5pm
Wednesday 12th March 2025: 10am-1pm
Wednesday 16th April 2025: 9:30am-12:30pm
Tuesday 29th April 2025: 9:30am-12:30pm
Wednesday 4th June 2025: 9:30am-12:30pm
On registration you will get a unique joining link from no-reply@zoom.us. Please keep this to yourself and safe as you will need it to join the meeting.
Please attend this workshop on a computer/laptop (rather than a phone/tablet) as you will be needing to look at documents and videos during the session which is interactive. Please also ensure you have the latest version of Zoom ahead of the start of the meeting as if you need to install updates it can take 10 minutes by which time you will have missed the essential start of the workshop, and if you have any problems joining we are not able to open more registration places after the workshop start time.
Diagnosing Learner Performance: Feedback Conversations
This 2 hour workshop is designed to increase your knowledge and skills when participating in learning conversations with students.
There are 2 CPD points applied for from Royal College of Physicians UK.
We will explore the components of a thinking environment, the importance of growth mindset and how to promote this, the educational theory underpinning effective feedback and practice using coaching skills in learning conversations. We are thankful to Professor Ramani from Harvard Medical School for review and collaboration in the preparation of this workshop. Please register in advance for this session which will run via Zoom, on:
On registration you will get a unique joining link from no-reply@zoom.us.
Please keep this to yourself (please do not share with anyone) and keep the joining link safe as you will need it to join the meeting.
Important: Please ensure you have MS Teams closed and the latest version of Zoom ahead of the start of the meeting as if you need to install updates it can take 10 minutes by which time you will have missed the essential start of the workshop, and if you have any problems joining we are not able to open more registration places after the workshop start time.
Beyond Bias: Fostering Inclusive Clinical Learning Environments
Creating inclusive learning environments for our undergraduates is vital to promote student engagement and achieve high academic outcomes; and reduce any barriers or disadvantages that may impede learning experiences . Our student populations are diverse and have varied needs, and we should strive to promote these differences to ensure our teaching and mentoring supports this. In this 3-hour interactive session, we will discuss key concepts of equity, diversity, and inclusivity, how this can impact our learning environments, why this is important, and how we can aim to promote inclusivity and opportunity of learners. We will also seek to recognise our own biases, discuss real student experiences, and aim to empower you as an educator.
There are 3 CPD points for this workshop applied for through the Royal College of Physicians.
Applied Knowledge Question Writing
This staff development opportunity is open to all those who teach or support teaching of the Manchester MB ChB. We also welcome allied healthcare professionals to participate.
This opportunity is your chance to also to contribute to the UK’s Medical Schools Council Assessment Alliance question bank. The questions are of Short Best Answer ‘SBA’ multiple choice type. We will give you guidance to draft and review questions for submission to the national SBA item bank which is used by all medical schools within the UK.
If you are interested, please follow the steps below:
1. Please watch this short video outlining the basics of SBA writing by Professor David Kluth in Edinburgh, from the MSCAA, shared with permission and our thanks.
David’s presentation is about broad principles, so it is really important before you get started with writing your questions to also read and follow the MSCAA Question Writing Guide. We are grateful to MSCAA for allowing us to share this resource with you.
Ensuring your questions are written in accordance to both of these resources is important: if we don’t adhere to these rules, our questions don’t get into the bank. Please take a look at the Medical Schools Council (MSC) Assessment Alliance, which will take you to some examples of well written SBAs.
2. Write some questions! Once you have reviewed the material above, please write 6 questions and send them to us at medical.exams@manchester.ac.uk
Please use the subject header: PRIME: APPLIED KNOWLEDGE QUESTION WRITING SUBMISSION
3. Once you have submitted your questions, you will then be invited to attend an Item Review workshop where you will have an opportunity to review and revise questions with peers. This process helps ensure that they are as good as we can make them before we then submit them to the national bank where they will undergo further review. You will have the satisfaction of contributing, plus a certificate of attendance at this workshop.
Help with Making Medical Careers Presentations in Schools
This workshop is designed to help you if you have volunteered to speak in a school about a career in medicine.
It aims to help you to make good careers presentations for schools, to help you break down barriers between young people, schools and the medical profession and promote inclusivity.
Sessions this year are Face:Face in Stopford once a year and details will be posted below.
Please note there are no external CPD points for these events.