t Teaching the Teachers Merete Jørgensen and Klaus Witt Department of General Practice, University of Copenhagen

First U of C graduated with exam in General Practice in 1992 A clinical course of four weeks (20 days)

First U of C graduated with exam in General Practice in 1992 A clinical course of four weeks (20 days) 4 courses per term, 50 students in each (400 students per year) 25 part-time teachers for the in-house teaching > 200 general practitioners

Coordinate and develop the teaching Continuously update all of the teachers, Introduce new teachers

Coordinate and develop the teaching Continuously update all of the teachers, Introduce new teachers Afternoon and evening sessions at the department

Medical School Center for Pedagogical Development Aims Upgrading of knowledge about teaching and learning Revising the present general practice course Creating teaching materials Developing a team spirit

Teaching the teachers days: 5 whole day teaching sessions at the department 2 residential two-day sessions at a conference center

Classroom teaching, groups of 24 Epidemiology and methods of Danish general practice The consultation process and communication skills

Classroom teaching, groups of 24 Epidemiology and methods of Danish general practice The consultation process and communication skills Individually, 10 days in a general practice Seeing patients before the doctor sees the patient Videorecording their effort

Classroom teaching, groups of 24 Epidemiology and methods of Danish general practice The consultation process and communication skills Individually, 10 days in a general practice Seeing patients before the doctor sees the patient Videorecording their effort Groups of 12 at the department Student shows a video the group analyses the consultation process and gives feed-back discuss the kind of problem that the patient brought to the doctor discuss how to handle similar problems in other patients

The CPD assigned a member of their staff to evaluate the course by Observing all sessions Participant interviews and a questionnaire why they have chosen to teach medical students what they think of the general practice curriculum and of the teaching their reasons to participate in Teaching the teachers and what they learned from it or missed

Every part of the planning and teaching was discussed We learned how differently we see and do certain things

Every part of the planning and teaching was discussed We learned how differently we see and do certain things The time together was well spent It is a lot of work even with professional assistance

Every part of the planning and teaching was discussed We learned how differently we see and do certain things The time together was well spent It is a lot of work even with professional assistance but it is worth the effort