The University of Dundee has an international reputation for excellence in medical education. Many of the recent innovations in medical education, such as the OSCE, the mini-CEX, and the spiral curriculum, were developed years ago at the University. Physicians and other health professionals are enrolled in the distance-learning program from all over the world, and over 250 physicians have received the Masters of Medical Education. The Masters program gives graduates a thorough understanding of relevant adult education theory, curriculum development and evaluation, learner assessment techniques, instructional design, and teaching techniques.

The Masters Program of the University of Dundee is a set of 40 units to be completed by each Fellow, culminating with a Masters dissertation, typically a research project into a medical education topic of the fellow's choosing (a total of 180 credits). Thirteen units are required; the balance of the 40 units can be selected by the fellow. All units are completed in the first year of the Fellowship, with the second year devoted to the dissertation.

The units are subdivided into the following themes:

• Curriculum Development (3 required units)
  
• Assessment (2 required units)
  
• Teaching and Learning (4 required units)
  
• Research (3 required units)
  
• Special Options (1 required unit)
  
• General Practice

A full course list is located at: www.dundee.ac.uk/meded/media/Units.pdf