Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Through the MSc Performance Psychology programme at the University of Edinburgh, I, along with my dissertation supervisor (Dr Amanda Martindale), was able to partner with the NHS to investigate this idea further, specifically with scrub nurse practitioners serving on organ retrieval teams for my dissertation research.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 27, 2017

During my first semester, I was able to take an optional course based on global challenges from the Medical School. The University’s transdisciplinary approach is an attribute that students can use to acquire transferable skills. Inside Class… I was challenged to speak my own convictions, thoughts and opinions.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 19, 2022

They progress to big picture thinking, drawing attention to the importance of a number of areas prominent in the wider Higher Education zeitgeist: student-owned spaces; citizenship; interdisciplinary research; forum; catalyst; community; and collaborative learning.

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CAPD

APRIL 29, 2024

Many of our students pursuing an MD/PhD get involved in undergraduate research. That said, depending on their long-term goal (research, clinical practice, etc.), students can pursue any internships as long as they are able to get clinical shadowing experiences at some point before they apply for medical schools.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

AUGUST 31, 2023

A medical student explained how certain occupations such as a radiologist could be replaced by machines and that this technological awareness had some influence on her career decision making. Another activity invited students to research corporate sustainability practices.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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EAB

APRIL 26, 2023

Provide curricular flexibility Today’s college students need flexibility. These obstacles can have a far greater effect when students are enrolled in 15-week terms. Medical issues, a canceled baby-sitter, or a shift change at work can put enormous pressure on students trying to keep up in four or five concurrent classes.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Stemmed and unintended benefits to partnership working: Unsurprisingly, many of these projects spoke about several gains, but most notably these related to students’ employability skills. As a result, the benefits of partnership can be multifaceted and all-encompassing ( Alison, 2017 ). Dec 9, 2022

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