C21: Modernising Medical Education in Cardiff Annual Curriculum Away Day Friday 16 th September 2011, All Nations’ Centre Developments so far : the existing programme renewal project Helen Sweetland

Developments in Year 3 Clinical examination skills – led by Ronad Vek (yr 3 student) Teaching on prescribing Leadership and management workshops Year 4 – re-sit opportunity for exams in July Year 5 – clinical skills portfolio introduced in DSS/DSM

Developments in Teaching on leadership and teaching skills delivered in July 2011 for ‘new’ year 5 One to one feedback / appraisal for students in year 3-5 Undergraduate performance programme initiated

Evaluations for DSS/DSM 84% completion Acute care module – excellent Learning outcomes – generic cover all of year 5 But 98% had feedback (76%-weekly or fortnightly) Feedback comes in a variety of forms – oral, electronically or written on LEAs ‘My consultants did not have time to approve my portfolio online, but I got verbal feedback from them at the time of presenting my cases.’ ‘My consultant looked at hard copies of my LEAs and gave oral feedback on these’.

Feedback Methods : Oral after presentations Written – learning event analyses –year 5 Feedback form on clinical skills- years 3-5 Feedback on written SSCs and projects Performance data for OSCE

Clinical skills portfolio 61.7 % thought it was helpful ‘Seemed a chore at first but in hind sight has meant we have performed and improved in a lot of the skills already.’ ‘I feel that it has prompted me to undertake more clinical procedures with confidence and monitor how my competency in each skill’ DOPS in Foundation programme

Developments in Year 1- introduction of clinical skills sessions x2 Earlier Clinical attachments – start in December Year 2- extra clinical skills session + manual handling Year 3 – re-introduction of clinical logbook which will be reviewed as part of annual appraisal meeting Inter-professional learning sessions with School of Pharmacy on prescribing issues

Developments in Year 4 – incorporation of Swansea GEM students Year 5 – clinical placements from September ‘Final exams’ – March 2012 ‘Student assistantship’ – April 2012 Elective – May / June Re-sit or first attempt – June 2012

‘A period during which a student acts as assistant to a junior doctor, with defined duties under appropriate supervision’ Students will be allocated to their FY1 team to become involved with all activities ‘Student assistantship’ – April 2012

‘Student assistantship’ Very similar to clinical consolidation but after exams ! Allocated to FY1 post Students should be fully integrated into the team Work with FY1 – on shifts! Shadow and do as much of their role as legal ALS course / blood transfusion competencey

External developments Situational Judgement tests will be introduced for FY1 application in 2012 Dec 9 th – all year 5 will be involved in a trial Prescribing skills assessment – BPS / MSC- to be introduced in ?2012/13

Staff changes Year 3 Director – Dr John Green Deputy year 3 director – Dr Alan Stone Year 5 co-director – Mr Mike Stechman Sub dean for assessments – Prof Phil Smith Quality lead – Dr Brian Jenkins Lead for leadership and service improvement – Prof Alex Anstey Lead for e-learning – Dr Ann-Marie Cunningham

Training survey of Honorary staff 628 responses (58%) Is UG teaching reflected in job plan : Yes (explicitly) – 23% Yes (implicitly) – 39% No – 31% Is teaching / training discussed in appraisal Yes – 85% No- 15%

Training Appraisal of teaching / training roles Staff development Sally Blake – staff development lead Project with postgraduate deanery. Local courses on workplace based assessments and feedback

C21: Modernising Medical Education in Cardiff Annual Curriculum Away Day Friday 16 th September 2011, All Nations’ Centre Developments so far : the existing programme renewal project Questions