We are a teaching hospital – Excellent medical education recognised by UCL
Posted: 12 April 2022
University College London (UCL) acknowledged our medical education team’s outstanding contribution to undergraduate training with an Excellence in Medical Education Team Award in 2018-19.
As one of six north London district general hospitals offering medical student attachments, Watford General Hospital has hosted UCL medical students for over 15 years.
In that time, the medical education team has worked hard to maintain high standards across all areas of the programme, from the quality of course content and teaching to the focus on pastoral care and wellbeing.
Throughout their time at the trust, students are given excellent support and great value is placed on the ‘trainee voice’. The education team encourage students to ask questions and share feedback and respond quickly to learning or wellbeing needs.
Director of medical education Dr Ashley Reece said: “Each member of the medical education team has made a massive contribution in their role looking after the medical students, some over many years, and this award is a great accolade. We see many of the medical students returning to West Herts as qualified doctors not least because of the excellent support and experience they have had during their attachments as undergraduates in the trust.”
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