A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers

by John Dent MMEd, MD, FHEA, FRCSEd (Editor), Ronald M. Harden OBE MD FRCP(Glas) FRCSEd FRCPC (Editor), Dan Hunt MD, MBA (Editor)

Overview

This Sixth 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, with its short, succinct chapters on current topics, is a practical guide to help them maximise their performance.

• 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.

• As the scope of medical education continues to expand there is a continual emergence of new topics of interest to teachers in all healthcare disciplines. This is recognised in this Sixth Edition in eight new chapters: The international dimension of the curriculum; How students learn; Clinical reasoning; Roles of a teacher; Burnout, mistreatment and stress; Professional identity as a student; Curriculum and teacher evaluation; and Diversity equality and inclusivity.
• In addition eight existing chapters will be re-named to reflect a substantial change of emphasis or content.
• Over one hundred authors from twelve countries provide both an international perspective and a multi-professional approach to topics of interest to all healthcare teachers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780702081705
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	07/26/2021
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

1. New horizons in medical education
2. Curriculum planning and development
3. The undergraduate curriculum
4. Clinical learning in the early years
5. Early years of postgraduate training
6. Later years of postgraduate or specialist training
7. Continuing professional development
8. Preparing for general practice
9. Educational environment

SECTION 2

LEARNING SITUATIONS

10. Lectures
11. Learning in small groups
12. Clinical skills centre teaching
13. Bedside teaching
14. Ambulatory care teaching
15. In the community
16. Rural and remote locations
17. Distance education
18. Peer-assisted learning
19. Mentoring

SECTION 3

EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES

20. Outcome-based curriculum
21. Independent learning
22. Problem-based learning
23. Integrated learning
24. Interprofessional education
25. Core curriculum and student-selected components

SECTION 4

TOOLS AND AIDS

26. Instructional Design
27. Study Guides
28. Simulators and simulation-based medical education
29. Simulated/standardised patients
30. e-learning and e-teaching
31. Healthcare education informatics
32. m-learning

SECTION 5

CURRICULUM THEMES

33. Basic and clinical sciences
34. Basic sciences and curriculum outcomes
35. Clinical communication
36. Ethics and attitudes
37. Professionalism
38. Preparing for practice
39. Evidence-based medicine

SECTION 6

ASSESSMENT

40. Principles of assessment
41. Standard setting
42. Choosing assessment instruments
43. Written assessments
44. Performance assessment
45. Workplace-based assessment
46. Portfolios, dissertations and projects
47. Giving feedback

SECTION 7

STAFF AND STUDENTS

48. Student selection
49. Student support
50. Study skills
51. Staff development
52. Academic standards and scholarship
53. Publishing and research

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Bridge the gap between medical education theory and the delivery of excellent teaching.

Editorial Reviews

"This is an outstanding contribution to the medical education literature which should have significant global appeal."

James A. Hallock, Past President and Chief Executive, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA

"This marvellous book reminds us that, in the health professions, ‘we are all teaching and we are all learning’ ".

Brian D. Hodges Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto.

From the Publisher