1. Everything you need toEverything you need to
know about Medicalknow about Medical
Education:Education:
Well AlmostWell Almost
Catherine HydeCatherine Hyde

2. What shall we do today?What shall we do today?
Lesson PlanningLesson Planning
 WhyWhy
 WhoWho
 WhatWhat
 How & whereHow & where
 How did it go?How did it go?
ASSURE modelASSURE model
 Analyse learnersAnalyse learners
 State objectiveState objective
 Select methods,Select methods,
media & materialsmedia & materials
 Require learnerRequire learner
participationparticipation
 Evaluate and reviseEvaluate and revise

3. Why Medical EducationWhy Medical Education
 LearnersLearners: undergraduate,: undergraduate,
postgraduate, revalidationpostgraduate, revalidation
 TeachersTeachers: expansion of teaching,: expansion of teaching,
patient education, GP specialisationpatient education, GP specialisation
 The wider pictureThe wider picture : increasing: increasing
emphasis GMC, MMC, PMETB,emphasis GMC, MMC, PMETB,
RCGP, increasing funding & researchRCGP, increasing funding & research
(NIHR)(NIHR)

4. What in MedicalWhat in Medical
EducationEducation
 Lesson planning: exampleLesson planning: example
 A taste of educational theoryA taste of educational theory
 A taste of different teachingA taste of different teaching
techniques: practical and differenttechniques: practical and different
contextscontexts

5. Lesson PlanLesson Plan
 WhoWho: postgraduate trainees: postgraduate trainees
high achievers, PBL/experiential learnershigh achievers, PBL/experiential learners
 WhatWhat: educational theory (trainee: educational theory (trainee
need to understand rationale/need to understand rationale/
evidence – adult learners)evidence – adult learners)
: teaching techniques –increasing: teaching techniques –increasing
requirement to teachrequirement to teach

6. Lesson PlanLesson Plan
 Where & How:Where & How:
classroom (ideally seminar room)classroom (ideally seminar room)
small group practical techniquessmall group practical techniques
didactic (PowerPoint)didactic (PowerPoint)
handout (further reading)handout (further reading)

7. Why theory - Key QuestionsWhy theory - Key Questions
 How do humans learnHow do humans learn
 How do doctors practice and learnHow do doctors practice and learn
 How do we help students/doctors toHow do we help students/doctors to
learn betterlearn better

8. BehaviourismBehaviourism
Pavlov
Skinner
Classical
Conditioning
Operant
Conditioning
(reinforcement)

9. Pavlov Skinner
Classical
Conditioning
Operant
Conditioning
(reinforcement)

10. Humanism – MotivationHumanism – Motivation
Maslow

12. CognitivismCognitivism
 How we perceive andHow we perceive and
interpret, store andinterpret, store and
recall informationrecall information
 3 points of information3 points of information
on a slide (Miller)on a slide (Miller)
 Knowledge is linkedKnowledge is linked
(so stimulate recall)(so stimulate recall)
 Knowledge and skillsKnowledge and skills
develop stepwisedevelop stepwise
Which line is longer?

13. Teaching TechniquesTeaching Techniques
 Presentation & LecturesPresentation & Lectures
 SkillsSkills
 GP surgery:GP surgery:
what to choose & what to dowhat to choose & what to do

14. 3 minutes of3 minutes of
presentationpresentation
 What was goodWhat was good
 http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_shttp://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_s
uccess.htmluccess.html
 Could do betterCould do better

15. Skills (Gestaltists=ALS)Skills (Gestaltists=ALS)
 See oneSee one
 Do oneDo one
 Teach oneTeach one
 See oneSee one
 See one in stagesSee one in stages
talked throughtalked through
 Talk through oneTalk through one
observedobserved
 Do one observedDo one observed
 Practice untilPractice until
competentcompetent

16. GP surgery – TeachingGP surgery – Teaching
optionsoptions
 Active Learning (Eek!)Active Learning (Eek!)
 1 minute preceptor1 minute preceptor
 Involve learnersInvolve learners
 Talk through techniquesTalk through techniques
 FeedbackFeedback

17. Topic optionsTopic options
Doctor: “I asked for you to come to tell you that youDoctor: “I asked for you to come to tell you that you
have diabetes”have diabetes”
Patient: “I already know. The nurse told me I had mildPatient: “I already know. The nurse told me I had mild
sugar diabetes and I had to see you to start somesugar diabetes and I had to see you to start some
tablets”tablets”
Discuss possible
teaching topics

18. Any Questions?Any Questions?