OUR DEPARTMENTS

Medical Education Centre (MEC)

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Location of the MEC: 2nd floor of Willow Lodge, between junctions 11 and 12 of the main hospital.

The Medical Education Centre provides facilities and support for the education, training and professional development of medical staff and undergraduates to ensure the effective delivery of high quality health care and current good practice.

Rooms and equipment are available to all departments. Training workstations in computer aided learning rooms are also on offer to medical students and all staff. A variety of team-led workshops and courses which, due to the flexibility of their nature are ever-changing and details of present pre-arranged programmes can be found by clicking on ‘Courses’. The facilities available are as followed:

Rooms

Details

1 Large Lecture Theatre

Holds 95 People

4 Seminar Rooms

Holds 15 to 25 People (Depending on Size of the Room)

1 Committee Room

Holds 15 People

1 Clinical Room

Holds 15 People

1 Video Conferencing/MDT Room

Holds 25 People

1 Computer Assisted Learning Room

10 Computers
2 Scanners
1 Black and White Printer

1 Medical Library

With Computer Room (6 computers)

1 Dining Room

Refreshments available all day
Hot meals will be served in the near future

Lunch-time medical education meetings known as Grand Round are a popular venue for consultants and trainees of all specialties to meet their colleagues to get together over lunch in the medical staff lounge before attending a lively and interesting presentation in the nearby lecture theatre (Every Tuesdays at 1pm).

Generic Skills Communication
Grand Round for Senior House Officers (SHO's) are available every Tuesday between 1pm-2pm.

SPR Management Course is also available 2pm-5pm.

Medical Education Centre
Whipps Cross University Hospital
Leytonstone
London E11 1NR

Direct Line/Fax : 020 8558 8823