AMEE’s ‘Essential Skills’ courses and modules introduce the key principles of education and education scholarship tailored to the specific needs of health professions educators, clinicians, scientists, and students across the globe. Whether you study one module or a whole course, you‘ll be encouraged to reflect on your learning in the context of your own culture and environment and devise strategies to incorporate the principles into your own practice

Here you will find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about our courses. Please visit our website for up-to-date course listings and pricing or email us on courses@amee.org if you wish to discuss group bookings or bespoke training.

A flexible, self-paced course for teachers in the health professions. Please log in or create an account to access this course. To register at full price and get instant access to the course, you can make payment via the secure PayPal portal. Contact us via courses@amee.org for discounted or group purchases. If you have already paid but do not see your course - please do not make a further payment.

This is the assignment submissions portal for the ESME-flexi online course. If you have already purchased the assessment component and are seeing a request for payment, or if you have any questions about what the fee includes, please contact our team via courses@amee.org prior to purchase.

The PayPal button below will allow you to pay the fee via PayPal or using a debit or credit card. You do not need a PayPal account to make your purchase. You will need to be logged in to your own Moodle account and you should be given immediate access to the assignment once your payment has processed. By default access is provided for 90 days - please contact us if you need to request an extension. All assignments must be completed and submitted within three months of the end of your flexi-course enrollment. Please contact us by email if you have any issues with gaining access to the course, attaching proof of payment if appropriate.

If you are unable to pay by debit or credit card, or if you require an invoice to be raised for institutional payment, please contact us via courses@amee.org. Please note that this is a manual process and you will not be enrolled until your payment has cleared.

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Start date April 17th 2023

The AMEE Essential Skills in Medical Education Assessment (ESMEA) course is aimed at people involved with teaching in the health professions who have limited experience in assessment and who wish to gain an insight into practical applications. It is also relevant to others who already have an interest in assessment and wish to gain a foundation in the theoretical underpinnings.  Participants should have some fundamental knowledge and experience with medical/healthcare education (e.g. have taken part in the Foundations ESME Course).

After completing the course, participants will have acquired a vocabulary and framework for understanding essential concepts in assessment, and familiarity with the principles for their practical implementation.

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2 May - 22 July 2022

The AMEE Essential Skills in Medical Education Assessment (ESMEA) course is aimed at people involved with teaching in the health professions who have limited experience in assessment and who wish to gain an insight into practical applications. It is also relevant to others who already have an interest in assessment and wish to gain a foundation in the theoretical underpinnings.  Participants should have some fundamental knowledge and experience with medical/healthcare education (e.g. have taken part in the Foundations ESME Course).

After completing the course, participants will have acquired a vocabulary and framework for understanding essential concepts in assessment, and familiarity with the principles for their practical implementation.

You have probably heard of Wicked Issues - these are complex problems that have no definitive solution. In this module, Prof Mennin presents some of the underpinning theory in concise, easy to follow chunks, with practical tips for using this theory to tackle your own Wicked Issues in small, manageable steps or 'adaptive actions'.

You have probably heard of Wicked Issues - these are complex problems that have no definitive solution. In this module, Prof Mennin presents some of the underpinning theory in concise, easy to follow chunks, with practical tips for using this theory to tackle your own Wicked Issues in small, manageable steps or 'adaptive actions'.