School of Medicine

Awards will be made at the annual ‘Student Achievement Celebration’ on Friday November 23rd 2012 and some award winners will be submitted for the ‘All Wales Clinical Teacher' awards organised by the BMA.

The closing date is September 16th 2012.

You are very welcome to nominate more than one person or make a nomination for more than one award but please complete a separate online form each time so that your nominations are judged separately.

Nomination Guidelines

The School of Medicine’s Excellence in Teaching Awards recognise those who achieve teaching excellence in a number of areas.

Awards are made each academic year. Individual awards are available to staff in the Schools of Medicine and Biosciences and NHS staff who teach / support medical students or postgraduate students.

Each award is to be used either for personal development or to fund teaching development activities.

Nominations should be made before 16th September 2012 and will be considered by a panel including senior staff within the School of Medicine, one postgraduate and one undergraduate student. The panel will be chaired by the Dean of Medical Education, or a nominee. The decision of the panel will be final. The panel may withhold an award if, in its judgement, there is no candidate who reaches an appropriate level of excellence.

Submission of Nominations

All nominations made by colleagues or students should use the online nomination form.

Further information can be obtained from Helen Sweetland, Vice Dean of Medical Education .

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS

Award 1: Innovations in Teaching

This award is available to an individual or a group who has developed a successful innovation in education/assessment over a 2-year period prior to the award year.

The awarding panel will make its decision based on a submission (max 500 words) that should describe the teaching innovation and any evaluation of it, how the innovation fits into the strategic direction of the teaching within the School, and how the innovation advances the medical education knowledge base.

Students or colleagues should complete the form using the link provided and describe the project and, where possible, give evidence of support for the nomination.

Award £300

Award 2: Rising Teaching Star

This award is available for a member of staff in the Schools of Medicine or Biosciences, with a maximum of 5 years teaching experience in a University setting, who has made an outstanding contribution to teaching of undergraduate medical or medical pharmacology students. The contribution should be of high quality and sustained for a period of at least 2 years.

The candidate should be nominated by a colleague(s) using the link provided and the submission can be based on excellence in one of 4 categories:-

1. quality of course design
2. quality of teaching
3. scholarship in teaching
4. student support

The awarding panel will make its decision based on a submission (max 500 words) that should describe the quality and extent of the teaching contribution.

Award £300

Award 3: Teaching Excellence (Undergraduate)

This award is available for a member of staff in the School of Medicine or Biosciences, who has made an outstanding contribution to teaching or assessment in an undergraduate course provided by the School. This contribution should be of high quality and sustained for a period of at least 3 years.

The candidate should be nominated by a colleague(s) using the link provided. The submission should demonstrate the nominee’s excellence in at least two of the following areas:-

• course or curriculum design
• teaching delivery of high quality
• scholarship in teaching
• student support
• leadership in teaching or assessment

The awarding panel will make its decision based on a submission that should describe the quality and extent of the teaching contribution, and include evidence of quality (max 500 words).

Award £500

Award 4: Teaching Excellence (Undergraduate) - NHS Staff

This award is available for a Clinical teacher in any hospital or General Practice in Wales who is involved with teaching undergraduate medical students, who has made an outstanding contribution to teaching. This contribution should be of high quality and sustained for a period of at least 3 years.

The candidate should be nominated by a colleague(s) using the link provided. The nomination should demonstrate excellence in at least two of the following areas:-

• teaching delivery of high quality or development of course material
• leadership or scholarship in teaching
• student support

The awarding panel will make its decision based on a submission that should describe the quality and extent of the teaching contribution, and include evidence of quality. (max 500 words)

Award £500

Award 5: Student Nominated, Undergraduate

Students registered on an undergraduate course ( Medicine / BSc in Med Pharm / Intercalated degree) are asked to nominate a member of staff from the Schools involved or an NHS teacher/clinician who has played a significant role in Undergraduate teaching. The desirable attributes for this award are:-

• excellent quality of teaching
• personal support to students
• demonstration of commitment to student welfare

Students should complete the nomination form using the link provided and describe the qualities they perceive in the teacher, and, where possible, give evidence of support for the nomination amongst the student body. Nominations by a group of students may provide this evidence. The student submission should be no longer than 500 words.

Evidence of the quality of the teaching contribution made by the nominee will be sought from the course director, module leader (or other suitable referee if the director/module leader is the nominee) or clinical placement evaluations.

Award(s) £300

Award 6: Student recommended clinical teacher or SSC project supervisor

These nominations are being taken from the evaluations that students have produced as part of their NHS liaison Unit evaluations or as a part of end of year evaluations.

Award(s) £300

POSTGRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS

Award 7: Teaching Excellence, Postgraduate (taught)

This award is available for a member of staff in the School of Medicine, who has made an outstanding contribution to teaching or assessment in a postgraduate course provided by the School. This contribution should be of high quality and sustained for at least 3 years.

The candidate should be nominated by colleague(s) or a postgraduate student using the link provided. The nomination should demonstrate the nominee’s involvement with at least two of the following:-

• course or curriculum design
• teaching delivery of high quality
• scholarship in teaching
• student support
• leadership in teaching or assessment

Colleagues or students should describe the qualities they perceive in the teacher, and, where possible, give evidence of support for the nomination amongst the student body, and nominations by a group of students may provide this evidence. Evidence of the quality of the teaching contribution made by the nominee will be sought from the course director (or other suitable referee if the director is the nominee).

Award £500

Award 8: Teaching Excellence, Postgraduate (research)

This award is aimed at recognising excellence in the provision of research student supervision and training (PhD, MD or MPhil). Nominations may be made by Directors of Institutes, Heads of Departments / Sections, research groups, an individual student, the student Post-Graduate Society, or the Research Degree Committee. The desirable attributes for this award include:-

• excellence in research supervision
• excellence in the provision of postgraduate research training
• commitment to research student personal development
• personal support of research students

Students or colleagues should complete the form using the link provided and describe the qualities they perceive in the teacher / research supervisor and, where possible, give evidence of support for the nomination.

Award £300

Award 9: ‘Life-time achievement’ award

This award will recognise a member of staff (academic or NHS) who has made a significant and sustained contribution to the teaching and training of medical students and postgraduates over a prolonged period of time. This may be in one single area or in several different aspects of training, including developing researchers and other colleagues.

The nomination should include a brief summary of the candidate’s roles and achievements in a variety of ways to support students and educational programmes.

Staff, colleagues or students should complete the form using link provided and describe the qualities they perceive in the teacher, and, where possible, give evidence of support for the nomination amongst the staff and student body. The submission should be no longer than 500 words.

Award £500

We look forward to receiving your nominations.