Teaching and Learning in a Clinical Context (P00990)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P00990

This module will review the issues around teaching both Students and trainee doctors in a clinical environment. It will review the importance of the teacher as a role model and will examine the following questions:
- How does one teach clinical medicine?
- What skills and attributes are required of a good teacher?
- How are these defined and appraised?
- How should we create and assess a suitable teaching environment?
- How should we accredit teachers in medicine?
- What is the theoretical under-pinning for teaching and learning in a clinical context?
- How do we move from educational theory into applying this in clinical practice?
- How do students and trainees acquire knowledge? What are the influences on their training both positive and negative?
- How do we maintain a balance within educational activity and service need in clinical practice and are they necessarily mutually exclusive?
- How best do we teach basic clinical skills? How do we teach higher skills (professional attributes including empathy and sensitivity).
- What do we mean by professional values and how do we allow students to acquire these and how do we make judgements regarding their position.
- How do we deliver teaching?
- The module will explore one-to-one group teaching, lecture based and what are the limits and value of each?

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Medical Education, (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 9 hour(s) per week for 4 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module the student will be able to:
- Discuss the theoretical concepts teaching and learning
- Assess the needs of the learner
- Explain the concepts of the learning environment and it's influence on learners
- Plan learning for different kinds of learners
- Define the attributes of good teaching
- Elucidate and define the professional responsibilities of a teacher
- Define how they will maintain their teaching performance
- Reflect on the practice of teaching both the learners and the teacher
Enhance their teaching skills through one-to-one teaching, running a group or providing a short talk.

Assessment Information

The course will be assessed by one piece of coursework. This will amount to 100% of the assessment. Students will be asked to design a teaching module that has direct applicability to their clinical context.