Critically evaluate the impact of educational and institutional policies on design and delivery of health professions education.

In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, managers of health professions curricula have been obliged to move teaching and assessment online, where practical; and to find solutions to the reduced availability of clinical placements and clinical assessments. For a health professions curriculum of your choice, and in relation to a global crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic,

(a) Critically discuss the resource issues occasioned by a move from classroom/campus-based teaching and assessment, to online teaching and assessment (50%) (b) Critically discuss the extent to which policies of providers or regulators of the chosen health professions curriculum might place constraints on or, conversely, facilitate the move to online provision. (30%) (c) Propose evidence-based alternatives to the use of clinical placements and clinical assessments to deliver the chosen health professions curriculum (20%)

Please ensure you address all parts of the question; your answer for each part should reflect the relative weighting for that part of the question. All parts of your answer should be supported with reference to relevant literature.

The word limit for this assignment is 2000 words, excluding any references or appendices\

· Critically discuss and evaluate key management issues in a health professions curriculum, taking account of the specific curriculum approach and/or model, the various stakeholders in the curriculum, and governance issues.

· Critically evaluate the impact of educational and institutional policies on design and delivery of health professions education.