Teaching and learning
Free emergency medicine resources for learning together. Choose a lesson, prepare for a session, practise with a partner or teach with your team.
Teaching and learning
Could we teach this better?
We explain something, everyone nods, and a week later we’re explaining it again. Sound familiar? A bit of educational theory can help us work out what to try next.
Read the educational theories series →
Learn
Lesson plans
Choose by topic, level and the time you have. Prepare beforehand, then work through clinical cases and decisions together.
Practise
Paired practice cards
Practise examinations, referrals and other clinical skills together. One learner performs. One checks the key steps and gives feedback. Then swap roles.
Teach
Educator’s guide
Prepare and run a small-group teaching session, with advice on preparation, discussion and feedback.
Planning a series of sessions? The teaching programmes suggest an order for induction, early-career, medical student and advanced teaching. Choose or rearrange sessions to suit your group.
Curriculum resources
Find learning objectives, lessons, practice cards and further reading by curriculum. Use your programme’s current requirements when planning learning or portfolio evidence.
RCEM curriculum
Find lessons, practice cards and articles organised around the current RCEM curriculum, with links to the College’s guidance.
Medical student learning
Find placement learning objectives, supervised tasks and resources for common emergency presentations.
Advanced practitioner curriculum
Browse the existing article index and check the current RCEM adult or children’s pathway with your supervisor.