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A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers

  • 5th Edition - April 26, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: John Dent, Ronald M. Harden, Dan Hunt
  • Language: English

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 en… Read more

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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.

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

Readership

Teachers and trainers in medicine, whether engaged in undergraduate, postgraduate or continuing education; Students of postgraduate / masters programmes in medical education; Medical curriculum developers, student advisors or education researchers

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

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 26, 2017
  • Language: English

About the editors

JD

John Dent

Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Reader in Postgraduate Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

RH

Ronald M. Harden

Professor Ronald M Harden is recognised as a leading international expert in medical education with experience as a teacher, curriculum developer, and teaching dean of a medical school. He is currently General Secretary of AMEE, an International Association for Medical Education.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor (Emeritus) Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK, Editor Medical Teacher, UK

DH

Dan Hunt

Affiliations and expertise
Co-Secretary, LCME and Senior Director, Accreditation Services, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington DC, USA