Redressing the balance
These are presented within our main analysis
The responsibility of the individual
(section 3.12, Box 10) and referred to in our ‘Toolbox’ (Chapter 4). We found widespread
The individual academic has a personal
recognition of student feedback as one of the
responsibility not only to seek improvement in
key measures and indicators and yet it appears
their teaching reputation, but also to drive the
to be little used. This is in marked contrast to
balance between teaching and research and to
the USA, where student feedback is amongst
develop their career and reputation accordingly.
the professional attributes and metrics that is most widely used and valued within the clinical
As the UK academic community redresses
and biomedical science community.
the balance between research and teaching, individual academics will need to
All university biomedical science
enhance the care and attention they give
departments and medical schools
to their teaching reputation and portfolio.
should have in place effective student feedback systems that are locally fit for purpose but nationally standardised. A commitment should be made to implement beneficial changes, stemming from the student feedback and suggestions received. Lessons should be learnt from the best schemes in the USA, Australia and some UK institutions.
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