A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers

Description

The Fifth Edition of the highly praised Practical Guide for Medical Teachers provides a bridge between the theoretical aspects of medical education and the delivery of enthusiastic and effective teaching in basic science and clinical medicine. Healthcare professionals are committed teachers and this book is an essential guide to help them maximise their performance.

New to this Edition

• A leading educationalist from the USA joins the book's editorial team.
• The continual emergence of new topics is recognised in this new edition with nine new chapters: The role of patients as teachers and assessors; Medical humanities; Decision-making; Alternative medicine; Global awareness; Education at a time of ubiquitous information; Programmativeassessment; Student engagement; and Social accountability.
• An enlarged group of authors from more than 15 countries provides both an international perspective and a multi-professional approach to topics of interest to all healthcare teachers.

Key Features

• This highly regarded book recognises the importance of educational skills in the delivery of quality teaching in medicine.
• The contents offer valuable insights into all important aspects of medical education today.

Author Information
Edited by John Dent, MMEd, MD, FHEA, FRCSEd, International Liaison Officer, Association of Medical Education in Europe, Dundee, UK ; Ronald M Harden, OBE MD FRCP(Glas) FRCPC FRCSEd, Professor Emeritus Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK; General Secretary,Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). and Dan Hunt, MD, MBA, Assistant Secretary, Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Senior Director of Accreditation Services, Association of American Medical Colleges Washington DC, USA

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
New horizons in medical education
Curriculum planning and development
The undergraduate curriculum
Postgraduate medical education: A 'pipeline' to competence
Continuing professional development
The hidden curriculum

SECTION 2 LEARNING SITUATIONS
Lectures
Learning in small groups
Learning with patients: inpatient and outpatient
Learning in the community
Learning in rural and remote locations
Learning in longitudinal integrated clerkships
Learning in a simulated environment
Distance education

SECTION 3 EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Outcome-based education
Integrated learning
Interprofessional education
Problem-based learning
Team-based learning
Using digital technologies
Instructional design

SECTION 4 CURRICULUM THEMES
Basic sciences and curriculum outcomes
Social and Behavioural Sciences in Medical School Curricula
Clinical communication
Ethics and attitudes
Professionalism
Evidence-based medicine
Patient safety and quality of care
Medical humanities
Integrative medicine in the training of physicians
Global awareness
Medical education in an era of ubiquitous information

SECTION 5 ASSESSMENT
Concepts in assessment including standard setting
Written assessments
Performance and workplace assessment
Portfolios, projects and thesis
Feedback, reflection and coaching: a new model
The assessment of attitudes and professionalism
Programmatic assessment

SECTION 6 STAFF
Staff development
Academic standards and scholarship

SECTION 7 STUDENTS
Student selection
Student support
Student engagement in learning
Peer-assisted learning

SECTION 8 MEDICAL SCHOOL
Understanding medical school leadership: medical teachers as agents of change
Medical education leadership
The medical teacher and social accountability
The educational environment
Medical education research
Index