general practitioner involvement in tutoring and examining medical students

General Practitioner Involvement in Tutoring and Examining Medical Students

Aims

• Get to know each other

• Learn about opportunities in undergraduate

education

• Put your teaching and feedback skills to practice

Curriculum Structure

• Spiral Curriculum– Integrated learning, revisiting themes throughout 5 years

• Three phases: – early patient contact continuing through the five years

• Problem Based Learning– Lifelong learning skills– Student Centred, Self Directed

• Core curriculum with options to pursue areas of interest– Personal Excellence Pathways– Project Options

What is Problem Based Learning?

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Problem based learning

First TutorialClinical & Self study Second Tutorial

Define problemand set

learning needs

Pool answersDiscuss clinical

experience

Community Based Medical Education (CBME)

South HEZCentral HEZ

Salford HEZPreston HEZ

CPEF

Clinical LecturerHEZL

Senior/ Established LecturerHEZL

Base Admin

What do medical students need from community placements?

What do medical students need from community placements?

Active learning

• Take and present histories

• Clinical examinations

• Not sitting in corner bored

Years 1 & 2: Early Clinical Experience (ECE)

• Inspire medical students early in their career

• Facilitate consultation skills and clinical examination

• Less time commitment than other placements

• Preparation is key

6 half days per year

• Attend in pairs• 4 modules• Link to PBL• Workplace based

assessments (U-PSAs)

Years 3 & 4 one day a week

Students produce either

• a Quality Improvement eg Audit or SEA

• or lay document eg patient information leaflet

• Students should also attend the practice for 6 sessions per week, 2 of which should be clinical

• Contact: cbmephase2-3@manchester.ac.uk

Year 3: Personal Excellence Pathways (PEPs)Full Time 4 weeks

• Apprentice model

• Own consultations under

supervision

• Tutorials

Year 5 Full time for 4 weeks

What opportunities exist for GPs in Manchester Medical School?

Clinical Intelligence Tutor

• Group of 6-8, year 3 students, for 7 weeks

• Discuss issues raised by cases seen in hospital and GP

– clinical presentation / differential diagnosis/

prescribing/ ethics/ professionalism.

• Session scheduled for 2 ¼ hour

• Payment £75 per hour for 3 hours

• Contact: asad.zaman@manchester.ac.uk

Community focused teaching

• Year 3 students, full day session

• Topics include occupational health, diabetes,

cardiovascular systems.

• Payment £440 per day

• Contact: asad.zaman@manchester.ac.uk

Portfolio WorkYears 1 & 2: Tutors for Personal and Portfolio Development• 8-10 students• Meet each student twice per semester• Formative written review of portfolio

Years 3-5: Academic advisors• 6-8 students• Meet students 1-2 times per semester• Formative and summative assessment

Payment: £220/ student/ year Contact ppd@manchester.ac.uk

OSCE examiner

• Must actively teach Manchester Students• Required to attend ½ day training through the Staff

Development Unit:– http://www.medicine.manchester.ac.uk/prime/

• OSCEs occur in all sectors for Years 3-5, twice per year

• Payment: £220 per session (1/2 day)

Student Selection Panel

• Opportunity to recruit future medics• November to March at Stopford• Compulsory training for ½ day• Must be able to commit for half days from a

selection of dates• Please note this is an interesting but unpaid

opportunity • Contact Linda.m.harding@manchester.ac.uk

Group Task

Other resources

• Annual tutor conference: Macron in April• www.mms.manchester.ac.uk/CBME

Any questions?