We support secondary care educators with professional development, teaching resources and recognition.
ACE London: Secondary Care
Secondary care educators are at the heart of our students' clinical education as teachers, supervisors and important role models. The wards, the outpatient clinic, the theatre, and the emergency department are where medicine becomes real, and the clinicians who teach in those spaces shape not just knowledge and skills, but professional identity.
ACE London offers secondary care educators a growing programme of development and recognition. We run termly in-person symposia bringing together FMD faculty, placement partners from primary and secondary care and students to explore shared challenges and exchange ideas. Alongside these, we offer synchronous online sessions covering the essentials of medical education, suitable both for those new to teaching and for experienced clinicians looking to refresh their practice.
Coming soon: masterclasses on topics requested by you, our placement teachers. We also plan to roll out peer review of teaching across secondary care placements, providing a structured and supportive framework for educator development.
Through ACE, educators can also access the wider CPD programme offered by the Department of Community Based Education, including practical teaching sessions and hot topics in medical education.
We are working to create pathways for financial support for those wishing to pursue credit-bearing postgraduate qualifications in medical or clinical education through IHSE.
Your work matters. ACE is here to make sure it is recognised and rewarded.