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External Evaluation

The QAE unit are responsible for ensuring that procedures are established and maintained to allow Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøMS to respond in a transparent manner to the regulatory requirements of:


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Reporting to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø: Departmental Education Plan

The Departmental Education PlanÌýwas introduced in 2023Ìýas Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's tool for monitoring the quality of teaching and learning and for enhancing the student experience, replacing the ASER. Departments are asked to identify one or two key areas for development based onÌýstudent satisfaction measures including NSS,ÌýPTES,ÌýAnnual Programme/New to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø surveys, continuous module dialogue (Learning Surveys), reports from external examiners andÌýadmissions and progression statistics. Each departmentÌýthenÌýdevelops an action plan for the next academic year, with updates provided to their respectiveÌýFaculty Education Committee meetings.

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Reporting to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø: Internal Quality Review (IQR)

The IQRÌýis Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's central academic quality management and enhancement process and includes all academic departments of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.

IQRs are conducted every 5 years and the Medical School had an IQR in 2015, which covered both undergraduate and postgraduate activities in the Division. The IQR process includes the preparation and submission of a Self Evaluative Statement (SES), a visit by a QA team from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and the formulation of an action plan, which is subsequently updated on an annual basis.Ìý


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Reporting to the General Medical Council (GMC)Ìý

The GMC holds statutory responsibility to set standards fo undergraduate medical education and to ensure that these standards are met.Ìý

Each year the GMC asks the School to complete an annual return to feed into their Quality Assurance processes. From 2019-20, the Medical School's Annual Return (MSAR) was replaced by a self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ).

SAQ updates for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøMS are available on the GMC .


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Reporting to NHS England (formerly HEE)Ìý

The NHS Undergraduate Tariff is a funding stream provided by NHS England to all NHS Trusts involved in undergraduate medical education. Trust activity is reported in placement weeks by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøMS which NHSE convert to WTE before applying each Trust's own Tariff (national tariff x the Trust's own MFF).

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