Lifelong Learning

Accredited lifelong learning programmes

Modern and practical medical education

Coordinator: Nina Pereza, MD, PhD, associate professor

Carrier: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Improving Teacher Competencies and Communication Skills

ECTS: 10 mandatory, 13 total

Average student satisfaction score: 4.8

Official website: Moderna i praktična medicinska edukacija – Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci

Registration: link

Fee: 660 EUR, free of charge for teachers of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka

Modern and Practical Medical Education is a unique and innovative lifelong learning programme that provides a structured support system for academic staff in mastering the framework and applying best practices in medical education, enabling them to achieve the highest level of creative freedom in their teaching practice. The programme includes 70 compulsory teaching hours delivered over 17 weeks in a hybrid format, with the option of an additional two weeks of training (20 hours) through an elective course in Module 3, and a further two weeks of training (12 hours) through an elective course in Module 4.
E-courses: Initial planning of teaching / Selecting learning methods, creating teaching materials and conducting classes / Monitoring progress and assessing students and classes / Simulation of clinical teaching / Integration and (re)contextualization of basic courses with early clinical exposure / Application of e-learning tools in medical education.

Teacher Training for Conducting Peer Review in Medical Education

Coordinators: Nina Pereza, MD, PhD, associate professor, Jasenka Mršić-Pelčić, MD, PhD, professor

Carrier: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Improving Teacher Competencies and Communication Skills

ECTS: 1,5 mandatory

Average student satisfaction score: 5,0

Official website: Osposobljavanje nastavnika za provođenje suradničke procjene u medicinskoj edukaciji – Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci

Registration: link

Fee: free of charge for teachers of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka

Peer review is a form of institutional research into the quality of teaching in higher education, aimed at improving an individual teacher’s performance based on feedback from another teacher. Through 12 hours of instruction, the programme aims to familiarise academic staff with the fundamental concepts of peer review as a form of institutional quality research in teaching, as well as its specific application in medical education, and to train them to independently perform the role of reviewer.

Practical Science for the Healthcare Professions

Coordinator: Nina Pereza, MD, PhD, associate professor

Carrier: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Improving Teacher Competencies and Communication Skills and Centre for Proteomics

ECTS: 5,5 mandatory

Average student satisfaction score: 4,9

Official website: Praktična znanost za zdravstvenu profesiju – Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci

Registration: link

Fee: 550 EUR

The aim of this continuing professional development programme is to provide high-quality scientific education that enables the development of key practical scientific knowledge and skills, as well as analytical thinking in science. The programme comprises 43 hours of teaching delivered through four courses, which cover in detail the types, structure, and function of scientific articles and conference abstracts, critical analysis of scientific literature and conference presentations, the preparation and submission of articles and abstracts for scientific journals and conferences, principles of scientific writing, case report writing based on real patients, types of scientific research, and the fundamentals of biostatistics.
E-courses: The Art of Active Participation in Scientific Conferences / Types of Scientific Articles and Their Structural Components / How to Write a Good Case Report / Fundamentals of Biostatistics.

Courses

Implementing the Flipped Classroom in Medical Education

Coordinator: Nina Pereza, MD, PhD, associate professor

Carrier: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Improving Teacher Competencies and Communication Skills

Registration: link

Fee: 250 EUR

The aim of the course Implementing the Flipped Classroom in Medical Education is to equip academic staff with the skills to implement the flipped classroom model in their own teaching practice in the field of medical education. This is achieved through familiarisation with its core principles, the development of teaching materials for both asynchronous online learning and face-to-face components of the teaching process, and the provision of structured expert feedback. The programme is designed in response to the growing need for systematic educational support for academic staff in the application of digital technologies and the modernisation of teaching, with a particular emphasis on hybrid teaching shaped according to the principles of the flipped classroom approach.
E-courses: Fundamentals of Instructional Design / Deconstruction Course 1: Designing Teaching According to the Flipped Classroom Model / Construction Course 1: Developing a Flipped Classroom Concept in Practice / Developing an Interactive E-Course for the Flipped Classroom / Deconstruction Course 2: Designing a Preparatory Course for Teachers to Implement the Flipped Classroom / Construction Course 2: Developing a Preparatory Course for Teachers to Implement the Flipped Classroom in Practice.

Preparatory Course for Teachers and Demonstrators in Clinical Propedeutics

Coordinators: Nina Pereza, MD, PhD, associate professor, Davorka Lulić, MD

Carrier: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Improving Teacher Competencies and Communication Skills

Average student satisfaction score: 4,5

Registration: link

Free: free of charge for teachers and demonstrators of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka

The aim of the Preparatory Course for teachers and demonstrators in the course Clinical Propedeutics is to train academic staff to deliver teaching in Clinical Propedeutics course in accordance with the reformed approach to teaching and learning clinical skills based on the flipped classroom principle.