Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine The Professional Standards Framework Nigel Purcell - MEDEV

Outcomes Describe the main elements of the framework and recognise how they interrelate Outline the relationship between the ‘framework’ and the ‘standards’ Appreciate the role of the PSF in helping individual staff in HE and in enhancing the value of initial and continuing development programmes/schemes

The origin of the PSF Proposed in a White paper 2003 The Future of HE Relevant bodies invited the Academy to develop Extensive consultation PSF published 2006 Academy supports – sector owns

Key principles Descriptors (not criteria) Framework (not detailed standards) Sector ownership HEIs determine own criteria in applying

Areas of activity Plan (A1) Teach (A2) Assess (A3) DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPSCHOLARSHIP Learn (A4)

Subject materialTeaching and learning methods How students learn Learning technologies Self evaluation QA

Respect for learners Integrating scholarship Learning communities Participation/ diversity CPD + self evaluation

Associate fellowFellow Demonstrates an understanding of the student learning experience through;  engagement with at least 2 of the 6 all of the areas of activity  engagement with all of the areas of activity  appropriate core knowledge  professional values (Demonstrates) the ability to:  engage in practices relating to those areas of activity  engage in practices relating to all areas of activity  incorporate research, scholarship and/or professional practice into those activities  incorporate research, scholarship and/or professional practice into all areas of activity

Standard 3: Senior fellows Supports and promotes student learning in all areas of activity, core knowledge and professional values through: mentoring and leading individuals and/or teams; Incorporates research, scholarship and/or professional practice into those activities

Uses of the professional standards To accredit professional development programmes To accredit professional development schemes To give professional recognition to individual staff

What is programme accreditation? A process of supporting institutions in the development of professional development activity and in recognising and providing a hallmark for that activity against a set of criteria

What are the core criteria for programme accreditation? Alignment with the PSF Curriculum Teaching and learning Assessment against standards Subject pedagogy Commitment to CPD

Process – for accrediting programmes and schemes Application from HEI programme team Accreditation advisor + one or two peer accreditors Negotiated, developmental engagement mediated through accreditation advisor Programme team complete mapping document Increased focus on discipline specific pedagogy Developmental visit(s) with team – to confirm

Academy links For programme and scheme accreditation go to: reditation reditation For individual accreditation go to: cognition cognition