Teaching Medical Students in Primary and Secondary Care A Resource Book

by Hartley, Sarah; Gill, Deborah; Carter, Frances; Walters, Kate; Bryant, Pauline

• ISBN13: 9780198510727
• ISBN10: 0198510721
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is an up-to-date book for the busy medical teacher, suitable for all grades of teacher experience and all clinical specialties. The chapters cover aspects of teaching from preparation, basic teaching skills, to the use of teaching resources, evaluation, assessment and curriculum planning. Each fully referenced chapter provides practical suggestions for busy clinicians, and easy to photocopy resources to enable teachers to put ideas into practice. The book supports the practical advice with the key evidence and theories underlying current medical education, allowing it to be used forboth last minute planning as well as acting as a carefully constructed introduction to teaching medical undergraduates in the hospital or the community.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
What is in this book	1	(1)
How to use this book	2	(1)
References	3	(2)
Learning and teaching	5	(10)
How students learn	5	(5)
How teachers teach	10	(4)
Conclusion	14	(1)
References	14	(1)
Preparing for teaching	15	(22)
Getting organized	15	(3)
Getting the content right	18	(6)
Structuring your session	24	(6)
The teaching plan	30	(4)
Conclusion	34	(1)
References	35	(2)
Basic teaching skills	37	(14)
Setting the scene	37	(3)
Motivating students	40	(2)
Assessing prior knowledge	42	(1)
Explaining skills	43	(1)
Questioning	44	(2)
Giving feedback	46	(2)
Checking understanding	48	(1)
Reinforcing learning	48	(1)
Summarizing and closing a session	49	(1)
Conclusion	49	(1)
References	49	(2)
Content of session	51	(22)
General principles	51	(1)
Learning knowledge	51	(2)
Teaching knowledge	53	(2)
Commonly used techniques	55	(7)
Learning skills	62	(3)
Teaching skills	65	(4)
Learning and teaching attitudes	69	(1)
Conclusion	70	(1)
References	71	(2)
Designing and using teaching materials	73	(14)
Why use teaching materials?	73	(1)
Choosing teaching materials	74	(1)
Audio-visual aids	74	(5)
Handouts and study guides	79	(2)
Computer-assisted learning	81	(2)
Summary	83	(1)
Conclusion	84	(1)
References	84	(1)
Further reading	85	(2)
Teaching different group sizes	87	(24)
One to one teaching	87	(3)
Learning and teaching in small groups	90	(13)
Large groups	103	(6)
Summary	109	(1)
References	110	(1)
Further reading	110	(1)
Teaching in the clinical setting	111	(22)
Introduction	111	(1)
Being an effective clinical teacher	112	(11)
Teaching in the service setting	123	(5)
Teaching in protected time	128	(2)
Clinical teaching without patients	130	(2)
Conclusion	132	(1)
References	132	(1)
Designing a course	133	(12)
What is a course?	133	(2)
Devising a new course	135	(7)
Managing subsequent courses	142	(1)
Revising existing courses	142	(1)
Conclusion	143	(1)
References	143	(1)
Further reading	143	(2)
Assessing students	145	(32)
What is assessment?	145	(8)
Assessment techniques	153	(2)
Techniques for assessing knowledge	155	(15)
Assessing attitudes	170	(2)
Designing an assessment	172	(1)
Conclusion	173	(1)
References	174	(1)
Further reading	175	(2)
Evaluating teaching and learning	177	(20)
What is evaluation?	177	(2)
Evaluating your teaching session	179	(8)
Course, programme, or firm evaluation	187	(4)
Departmental and institutional evaluation	191	(1)
What to do with a poor evaluation	192	(3)
Summary	195	(1)
References	195	(1)
Further reading	195	(2)
Developing as a teacher	197	(12)
Why develop as a teacher?	197	(1)
How to develop as a medical teacher	198	(5)
Further qualifications in teaching	203	(1)
Higher qualifications in teaching	204	(1)
Summary	205	(1)
References	206	(1)
Resources	206	(3)
Glossary of terms and abbreviations	209	(6)
Index	215