1. Fitting Medical Education Into Training
James Shaw
Clinical Fellow in Medical Education
University of Dundee

2. Clinical Fellowship in Medical Education
2 year post
SpRs/ GPRs in training
Gain experience of
Assessment
Curriculum Development
Teaching/ learning approaches
Curriculum Management
Academic Student Support
Research
Higher Qualification (funded)
Driven by a need for trained educators for the future

3. Other Similar Jobs Clinical lecturer posts in specialty
Clinical Lecturer posts in medical education (3y)
Posts in post graduate education
ALS/ IMPACT instructor
Formal part-time posts in medical education
6 months 2 days/ week
Often don’t extend training
Make education your specialist interest in ST/SpR programme
Up to 2 regular sessions/ week

4. My Background Longstanding interest in medical education
Peer Tutor
Junior ASME
Busy JHO/ SHO jobs
SpR
Regular MFE Y4 clinical teaching
Marked written exam for MFE
Small group work in Ageing week for Y3
Regular clinical skills session for Y2 GIM

6. Why did I go for the job? Interest in medical education
Aiming for a consultant post with significant medical education involvement
Suitable background in education
National Training Number
Count 1 year towards training
So what was stopping me…
No out of hours
Delaying CCT (2 year post)
Peer & consultant pressure/ Negative preconceptions

7. What I’m supposed to do each day
2 sessions clinical medicine
2 sessions ‘service’ teaching
2 sessions teaching within specialty/ phase
2 sessions admin/ curriculum development/ assessment/ student support & feedback/ committees
2 sessions research/ masters programme

8. What I actually do each day
2 sessions clinical medicine
5 months clinical medicine
2 sessions ‘service’ teaching
Y1-3 clinical skills
1 session teaching within specialty/ phase
Bedside MFE teaching
Acute Care workshops
4 sessions curriculum development/ admin/ preparation
1 session assessment/ student support & feedback/ Committees

9. Steep
Learning
Curve

10. Teaching & Learning Teaching Styles Learning Styles
Large group teaching
Small group teaching methods
Skills teaching
PBL facilitation
Tutorials
Teaching in Simulation
E-learning
Mentoring

11. Curriculum Development
Year 1 Projects
Assessing leadership/ management in UG education
Transition block (new material & developed existing material)
Developing existing acute care workshops (4th year)
Final Year Introductory week and workshops
Year 5 Ward Simulation Exercise feasibility study (WSE)
Year 2 Projects
Final year prescribing workshops
Quality assurance GMC visit (QABME)
Further work on WSE
Develop final year acute care programme

12. Assessment OSCE Written/ on-line exams Portfolio Examined
Created OSCE stations
Standard set
Site supervised
Written/ on-line exams
Created Extended Matching Item Questions
Standard Set
Invigilated
Portfolio
Oral examiner Y3
Marked Y4
Give feedback properly!

13. Not
always
easy

14. What are the strengths of the job?
Working for the University
Less ‘red tape’ than NHS
Flexibility in working life
Interesting and varied teaching experiences
Working with experienced educators & likeminded people
Generic Skills
Retain Clinical Experience
Job satisfaction
Teaching sessions
Good feedback
Seeing your work embedded in curriculum

15. Hugely
Rewarding

16. What are the challenging bits?X

17. What are the challenging bits?
New kid on the block/ making coffee
Working for the University!
Justifying you existence/ quality assurance
Desk job
Working 9-5 in office environment
Organising self/ others
Aiming for reasonable goals
No banding!
Lack of understanding from NHS colleagues
‘Education beating’

18. Opportunities in Medical Education
Dundee/ Edinburgh
Relatively expensive
Teaching styles vary!
Dundee (Total cost £4800)
Certificate (20 modules)
Diploma (20 modules)
Masters (Thesis)
Education (£800)
General certificate in education
Engineers/ Social science
PGCertEd
MDs/ PhDs
Difficult without prior knowledge of educational theory

19. Research Opportunities
Endless opportunities
Ready study populations
University Ethics quick and easier than COREC
Need for evidence for teaching interventions
Sharing new and innovative ideas
Great advice from senior colleagues (many non-medical)
But
Often action research
Un-funded

20. Generic Skills Leadership Management Time management skills
Presentation skills
Responsibility
Research

21. What can you do? Contact education programme organiser/ convenor
Teaching different years
Different teaching styles
Assessment
Contact Medical School re. general programmes
Clinical Skills
Communication skills
Acute Care workshops
Shop around for certificate/ diploma/ masters
Courses in medical education eg 4 workshops series
No substitute for (and not as much fun as) experience

22. Any Questions