About
The University of Aberdeen offers a wide range of CPD options for staff and professionals. Traditionally not all existing provisions have been explored by explored by faculty involved in the delivery of the MBChB curriculum. These development options are not always advertised through the appropriate channels, and many times they fail to reach audience such as NHS clinical educators.
An acknowledged problem with CPD is the time cost involved with redundant activities such as navigating libraries of resources and finding training that maps to current requirements. The faculty development options offered or endorsed by the Centre for Healthcare Education Research and Innovation at the University of Aberdeen are mapped the General Medical Council (GMC) criteria for Recognition of Trainers (ROT).
This page contains details about the available types of faculty development provisions and how they are structured on TURAS. You will also get to know a bit about the team that's behind this faculty development project.
Resources
We have identified a several types of training provisions that work best with the requirements of the modern educator. The end goal of the provided training is to not only help your CPD for Recognition of Trainers requirements but also to help provide excellence in education. The training resources on TURAS have been mapped their corresponding RoT criteria. The types available are:
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Self-paced eLearning modules, available at Learn home > Faculty Development at the University of Aberdeen > Training resources > eLearning
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Online courses and workshops, these can be offered by CHERI, other University of Aberdeen departments, or external providers, and are available at Learn home > Faculty Development at the University of Aberdeen > Workshops and Events > Online
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Enrolling for face-to-face events, these can be offered by CHERI, other University of Aberdeen departments, or external providers, and are available at Learn home > Faculty Development at the University of Aberdeen > Workshops and Events > Face-to-face
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Just-in-time training resources designed as instructional diagrams and interactive forms that help answer frequent questions. Available at Learn home > Faculty Development at the University of Aberdeen > Training resources > Just-in-time (JIT) learning
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The range of resources we provide will continue to expand. We will always ensure that all our provisions are mapped to a relevant framework for recognition. Feedback is always welcome. Your Opinion Link
Any queries about our pages or content relating to Faculty Development at the University of Aberdeen should be directed to cheri@abdn.ac.uk
Role of Turas
Turas was identified as the single platform for which access and support can be ensured for all NHS staff since we are keen to make life easier for you and not develop anything requiring another log in and password. Making things easier for you are key to our developments of providing educators with an easy to access library of training provisions that are mapped to the competencies for RoT.
Certificates will be available for all eLearning modules, for podcasts, and online workshops you have engaged with.
The team
Dr Kim Walker
Kim joined the Centre for Healthcare Education Research and Innovation (CHERI) in 2019 as Senior Lecturer as lead for faculty development. This has resulted in the faculty development strategy and now implementation.
Kim, an Aberdeen University graduate, has been involved in research for over 30 years, with extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative data. Her primary areas of research are career choice and decision making, impact of generational issues, faculty development and doctors wellbeing.
Kim is also an Education Associate with the GMC responsible for supporting the quality agenda for undergraduate education and is currently the lead visitor for one of the new medical schools.
Email: kim.waker@abdn.ac.uk
Twitter: drkim_meded
Florin Nedelea
Florin joined CHERI in May of 2021 as a Faculty Development Support Officer. His work is to promote, to assist and to support the development of teaching and learning activities designed and delivered by faculty in the MBChB clinical curriculum. He is working on implementing the staff development strategy which encompasses provisions and training of University of Aberdeen and key NHS partners. Prior to joining CHERI, Florin was an eLearning Adviser within the Centre for Academic Development at the University of Aberdeen.
Email: florin.nedelea@abdn.ac.uk