Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

The Faculty is strongly focused on providing a rich and rewarding learning experience, and has identified four key objectives to do this:

Enhance the student experience

• Emphasis on improving the student experience is facilitated by the Education Centre, which has been established to ensure the highest quality teaching and learning outcomes.

Improve teaching quality

• Emphasis is on improving teaching quality with initiatives like Peer Observation of Teaching, talking about Teaching Seminars series, postgradute courses in Health Professional Education and  the Teaching on the Run development program.
• We are establishing a teaching and learning culture where the best lecturers receive recognition through grants and awards for excellence in teaching. 

Continue to build links between teaching and research

• Building on our research strength to ensure students are aware of and excited by Faculty staff research activities.

Use reliable and valid assessment methods

• Promoting reliable assessment practices in student-centred environments through continuous reviews and Faculty development activities.