Teaching and Training

Teaching medical students, training foundation year house officers and GP registrars

What sort of Teacher and trainer are you? Take the self assessment test at www.TeachingPerspectives.com

The world of teaching and training in General Practice is becoming more organised

For information about Teaching University of Bristol Medical Students http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/PrimaryHealthCare/

Training Foundation Year House Officers in General Practice. This 2 year training scheme for F1 and F2 junior doctors started in August 2005. The modernising medical careers programme www.mmc.nhs.uk  gives up to date inforation about the training scheme the plan. Local information is on the GP school website http://www.gpschoolseverninstitute.org.uk/606.htm

Training GP registrars.

Becoming a GP educator for the Deanery.

The Certificate, Diploma and Masters Programmes for Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals (TLHP). Have you ever been asked to teach but felt you didn’t have the right skills? For individuals involved in education for health professionals, who are interested in the ‘why’ as well as the ‘how’ of education.
http://www.medici.bris.ac.uk/tlhp/links.html

Higher Degrees In Medical education

National Association of Primary Care Educators NAPCE

NAPCE was established in 1991 as the National Association of GP Tutors. Its remit was to support GP tutors in their work, and in 2001 it evolved into the NAPCE in recognition of the fact that Primary Care Education has become increasingly inter-disciplinary in character.
www.napce-online.org.uk

The Academy of Medical Educators

The Academy is a new professional organisation designed for all those involved in medical education. Membership is open to clinical and non clinical individuals regardless of their professional background or subject discipline. http://www.medicaleducators.org/index.asp

The one minute model for clinical teachers

• Ask the learner to commit to what he/she thinks is going on with the patient
• Probe for underlying reasoning
• Teach general rules
• Provide positive feedback
• Correct errors

Want to learn more about teaching and learning? Look at the 2003 BMJ series ABC of learning and teaching in medicine:

Applying educational theory in practice

Curriculum design

Problem based learning

Evaluation

One to one teaching and feedback

Teaching large groups

Teaching small groups

Learning and teaching in the clinical environment

Creating teaching materials

Web based learning

Educational environment

Learning and teaching in the clinical environment

Written assessment

Work based assessment

Skill based assessment

The 'problem' junior: whose problem is it?

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