Tools for Trainers

The Wales Deanery has set up a programme aimed at professionalising the role of clinical and educational supervisors. This programme is entitled Supervising the Route to Excellence.

This is a key element in the deanery's commitment to delivering high quality medical education and training. The deanery recognises that the key to achieving excellence in postgraduate medical training and education is the provision of support for consultants in their educational roles.

One element of this support is the provision of a 'Tools for Trainers' course.The launch of these e-modules is one strand of this work.

‘Training for Trainers’

The Training will be available from October 2011 to April 2012.

The Wales Deanery is offering a half day training course (4 hours) which covers the key areas of Workplace Based Assessment and Giving Constructive Feedback. This is part of a wider approach to developing a sustainable model of medical educators, mapped to both Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) Professional Standards and those of the GMC’s The Trainee Doctor and Tomorrow's Doctors.

CPD Value- 4 points - to be confirmed.

This training will appeal to both Postgraduate and Undergraduate educators who deliver training to trainees or teach undergraduate students.

The courses will be delivered by the Deanery’s Senior Clinical team and undergraduate facilitators will also assist with providing an undergraduate focus. Deanery contributors include:

• Professor Derek Gallen, Postgraduate Dean
• Professor Peter Donnelly, Deputy Postgraduate Dean
• Dr Sian Lewis, Sub Dean for Quality and Postgraduate Educational Support
• Dr Sally Davies, Sub Dean for Performance
• Dr Phil Matthews, Sub Dean and Deputy Director of General Practice
• Dr Mark Stacey, Associate Dean for New Initiatives
• Dr Chris Callander, Acting Associate Dean for Quality

The intended aims and outcomes of the sessions are outlined below. If you are interested in booking a place on the training course held in your local area, please contact your Postgraduate Centre Manager.

Using Workplace Based Assessments

AIM

• To provide an overview of some methods of work place based assessment
• To explain the principles of effective assessment, and the theoretical foundations underpinning the assessment of trainees in clinical settings
• To provide an opportunity to develop and practice assessment and feedback skills

OUTCOME

• Understanding the purpose of assessments
• Knowing who conducts assessments
• Understanding the methods, contents & necessities of an assessment
• Understanding the need of undertaking more than one method, observations and judgements
• Knowing the importance of feedback & briefing

Giving Constructive Feedback

AIM

• To explore feedback as an essential part of education and training programmes, and identify best practice and a framework for giving feedback.

OUTCOME

• Understanding the need to give or receive feedback
• Understanding the importance of feedback
• Understanding the best practice to deliver medical feedback
• Explore a variety of ways to improving feedback

The Training will be available from October 2011 to April 2012

Please contact the Postgraduate Centre to confirm dates and book your place.