Explore a career in

Clinical Education

STUDY 100% ONLINE

Explore a career in

Clinical Education

STUDY 100% ONLINE

Advance your expertise with postgraduate study

This articulated suite of courses aims to provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality education, evaluate and improve learning and teaching, undertake clinical education research, and lead education in health service and other settings.

The courses have an authentic and applied focus, in that learners are guided to apply evidence to local educational practices and processes, as a basis for improvement and change. This delivers direct benefit to the individual, their own students, and organisations.

Study Options

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education

Master of Clinical Education

Master of Clinical Education (Research)

Why study Clinical Education

100% online so you can study anywhere, anytime
Two intakes per year and part time course structure to provide flexibility for those working clinically
Authentic learning activities and assessments drawing on real-world educational scenarios encountered by course participants
Rich interdisciplinary learning environment involving course participants from varied health and social care professions and disciplines, teaching settings, career stages and locations
Course content and teaching expertise drawn from Flinders’ Prideaux Discipline in Clinical Education

What will you study

The Clinical Education postgraduate courses at Flinders support health and social care practitioners to advance their expertise in education.

The Graduate Certificate (4 topics) has an applied focus on improving delivery of health and clinical education in a range of settings
The Graduate Diploma (8 topics) has a focus on building knowledge and skills to evaluate and improve health and clinical education
The Master of Clinical Education (coursework) (12 topics) builds on the first two awards, and supports health professionals to lead health and clinical education in a range of environments and systems
The Master of Clinical Education (research) is a higher degree by research program aimed exclusively at health practitioners who want to contribute to this specialist body of knowledge by undertaking a significant piece of educational research.

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The course content on offer is varied and enables students to tailor their masters to what interests them. I love the inclusive nature of the course. Being in a course with other health professionals enables you to see different points of view, which particularly working in the acute setting is valuable no end.

Suzie Noye, Acute Care Clinical Nurse Educator, Epworth Healthcare (Geelong)
Master of Clinical Education (coursework), 2021

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Potential occupations

Graduates are suited for clinical teaching, curriculum development, and educational leadership roles in the public and private health and education sectors. The courses provide health practitioners with a formal qualification in education which is highly regarded for educational leadership positions in the health service (e.g., Director of Clinical Training; Clinical Nurse Educator) and for university teaching positions.

Comments from previous course participants attest to the powerful influence of the Flinders Clinical Education courses.

Potential employers

This course will help you to stand out from the crowd in your diverse educational roles in the public and private health and education sectors.

Employers include:

Hospitals
Other public or private health organisations
Universities
Other education providers (e.g., Registered Training Organisations; Specialist Colleges)

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Discover Flinders’ Clinical Education program, including what you can expect to study, the support available to you, unique learning experiences during your degree and what you can expect in your future career.

“I was interested in learning more about interdisciplinary and interprofessional education as well as learning from other postgrad students who worked in a clinical discipline other than my own (nursing/midwifery).”

Jodie Martin, Master of Clinical Education (2019)

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“All the course coordinators standout in the way they manage their units and students and although it was an online course, I felt supported at every step, especially through the COVID times.”

Navneet Grewal, Master of Clinical Education (2020)

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“A When I studied the Master of Clinical Education at Flinders University, I realised that I could do a great job as a change agent in terms of medical education in Thailand. The better the medical education, the more improved medical professional and patient outcomes are achieved.”

Praphun Somporn,
Master of Clinical Education by Research (2017)

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“Since completing my Master of Clinical Education at Flinders, I have progressed to teaching extensively in clinical skills-based education within both Bachelor of Midwifery and Graduate Diploma in Midwifery programs.”

Gail Colquhoun, Master of Clinical Education 2020

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Clinical Education teaching staff

The Clinical Education courses and teaching staff are located within the Prideaux Discipline of Clinical Education in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University.

The Prideaux Discipline of Clinical Education is led by world expert in programmatic assessment Professor Lambert Schuwirth, and the Clinical Education courses are co-ordinated by Dr Gillian Kette (interim Course Coordinator).

Other teaching staff are well established in the health professions education field, and contribute to a range of scholarly activities which inform contemporary debates and discussions related to clinical education.

Prof Lambert Schuwirth

Dr Gillian Kette

Dr Nayia Cominos

Professor Alison Jones

Dr Johanna Kilmartin

Dr Svetlana King

Dr Leila Morsy

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Research Education
and Development (RED) Hub

RED Hub is here to help you grow your research skills and networks to maximise your research outcomes and real-world impact. There is always something happening at RED Hub, including training workshops, a mentorship program, networking and social events, professional and personal development opportunities.

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