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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education (GC-CLINED) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

This course is the first in a pathway of award courses including the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education and Master of Clinical Education. The course is primarily intended as a high quality professional development opportunity for those clinicians who teach clinical learners (at all levels) in healthcare settings.

Graduates who gain the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education should be:

Academically excellent:

  • demonstrate an analytical and reflective approach to their clinical teaching and supervision activities and a recognition of their professional responsibilities in this area;
  • underpin their clinical teaching with the best available research evidence;
  • contribute to the scholarly development of the field of clinical teaching.

Knowledgeable across disciplines:

  • contribute to the learning of students at all levels of the educational continuum;
  • be aware of the unique and common challenges and approaches involved in developing learners of different health disciplines;
  • be aware of their strengths and weaknesses as a clinical teacher and/or supervisor and be prepared to collaborate accordingly;
  • collaborate with practitioners from other health disciplines to achieve best outcomes for their learners.

Leaders in communities:

  • initiate and implement constructive change in the approach to clinical teaching within their healthcare environment;
  • mentor future generations of clinical learners;
  • be well-informed of the health workforce training needs of the local communities within which they practise.
  • appreciate the importance of exchanging feedback, support and assistance with colleagues;

Attuned to cultural diversity:

  • develop a student-centred approach to clinical teaching and learning;
  • respect knowledge, cultures and values of Indigenous students and patients involved in teaching;
  • maintain and encourage a sensitive and respectful approach to involving people from different cultures in clinical education;
  • be aware of the specific cultural characteristics of the communities within which they practise.

Active global citizens:

  • accept social and civic responsibilities to help develop an appropriate, accessible and sustainable health workforce;
  • advocate for environmental sustainability;
  • seek opportunities to contribute to the improvement of health workforce in developing countries.

Generic skills

On successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • understand the principles of effective clinical teaching, learning and assessment;
  • critically analyse the most salient research that underpins clinical teaching and supervision and the key debates in this field;
  • prepare and deliver effective, efficient and appropriate clinical teaching in a variety of settings;
  • understand the academic basis of effective clinical teaching.

Graduate attributes

The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:

  • Academically excellent:
    • have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
    • have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
    • reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
    • be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
    • be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
  • Knowledgeable across disciplines:
    • examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
    • expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
    • have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
    • have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
  • Leaders in communities:
    • initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
    • have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
    • mentor future generations of learners
    • engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
  • Attuned to cultural diversity:
    • value different cultures
    • be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
    • have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
    • respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
  • Active global citizens:
    • accept social and civic responsibilities
    • be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment

have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics

Last updated: 24 January 2023