Scheduling Clinical Training Sr.Alees Mary Academic Nursing Coordinator Training schedule – arrange or plan an event for a particular period of time. (Schedule – அட்டவணை) Before creating your training program, it is important for you as the trainer to understand and design a clinical scheduling.

Design a successful training schedule Overall Objective Design a successful training schedule Learning Objective Explain the importance of Training schedule Sequence the sessions in a training schedule Construct a training schedule for a given period of time

Definition – Training Schedule A path to achieve the Course objective What do you understand on seeing a schedule? Duration of the course Syllabus covered in a period of time The methodology Person responsible for each session When the session will happen When assessments happen

Why to Schedule ? To ensure smooth and orderly training To achieve the objective of the training To ensure learning within a specific period of time To inform the trainee about the curriculum methodology To have a balance between the theory, lab work, observation and practice

When to schedule ? Before the commencement of Training During the Training After the Training Before the commencement – when to orient, what to orient, who will be responsible During the training – If suppose the session got cancelled due to some reasons, scheduling must be done to see that none of the sessions are missed out After the training – In case the trainees require some specific classes or demonstration or practice. Special scheduling is required to enhance the capacity of the trainee.

How to Schedule ? Know your audience Know the course content Define Teaching methodology Indicate the person responsible Institution events based schedule Societal events based schedule Free schedule Target audience Syllabus Teaching method – Classroom, Lab, Observation, Practice, Formative assessment, Summative assessment Person responsible for each session Lean period / high volumes / Hospital function / weekly camp / weekly off Local functions (Azahar festival, deepavali, pongal, etc.) students will leave home for celebration Free schedule – To hold postponed classes, repeat classes, etc.

Type of scheduling Course Lesson Course schedule – preparing timetable for the courses that you run Lesson schedule – Planning each part of the sessions

Marketing the programme Interview Shortlisting Orientation Basic Transfer Specialty Formative Evaluation Summative CME / TOT Sample

Lesson Plan Session Plan Time / Duration 1. Lesson Title – Introduction 5 minutes 2. Learning Objectives 2 minutes 3. Course Content 30 minutes 4. Content Discussion 5. Lab Demonstration 1 hour 6. Observation 7. Formative Assessment 8. Assignments (Group / individual) 9. Live Practice 3 hours 10. Summative assessment with practical & viva voce Total hours 11 hours 7 mins Lesson title: Learning objectives Course content Lab session – includes, demonstration by the tutor and practice and demonstration by trainee Observation – specify No. of cases to be seen Formative assessment – number of times the assessment need to be taken Assignments – Group / Individual (it can be a homework) Live Practical – under the supervision of the seniors, no. of cases to be done must be fixed while planning to deliver the lesson

Lesson Plan Learning Objectives Theory Practical Observation Basic Requirement Pre-Test Assessment Learning Objectives Theory Practical Observation Assessment What basic knowledge is required to teach this session! Pre-test to know the level of knowledge that they have and at what level we could provide the session to enhance their knowledge and skill

Case 1 A nursing college name “CARE” is visiting Aravind (Tirunelveli) to have 2 day exposure, which is a part of their curriculum. All the 30 nursing trainees are currently undergoing General Nursing and Midwife (GNM) training. Design a training schedule for this team!

Case 2 One of the eye hospitals from Nepal is planning to send 5 ophthalmic assistants for 1 week refresher training. 2 candidates are for Outpatient Training, 1 candidate is for Housekeeping and Stores training, 1 candidate is for Refraction Training and 1 candidate is for operation theatre training. Design a training schedule for this team!

Case 3 The training division is planning to have 1 day CME for the 3rd and 4th year MLOPs. The trainees belong to Outpatient, Operation, Inpatient and Refraction. Design a training program for this team!

Thank You It’s all about time management! You can Actually do a lot of things if you work out your Schedule Amanda Izatt Thank You