Medical teacher
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In response to challenges to faculty development (e.g. time away from clinical, teaching, and other responsibilities; lack of mentors; and limited resources) online learning has become an important venue to provide education for physicians in curriculum development, instruction, assessment, evaluation, educational leadership, and education scholarship. Online learning however has its own unique challenges. Little is known about clinician-educators' experiences while participating in online programs and few studies have focused on their approaches to facilitate online learning. ⋯ Online education programs meet the needs of physicians but have associated challenges. Further research is needed to explore the potential value of student suggested ways to optimize the online learning experience.
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Historical Article
Medical education in Australia: much has changed but what remains?
Australia is a young country in medical education terms. Traditionally courses followed a 6-year British model with a pre-clinical/clinical divide. There is no national licensing system. ⋯ There is an emerging national recognition of research and schemes to promote young researchers. The Medical Schools Outcomes Database project is providing an important impetus to career choice and outcomes research. While the period of expansion may have ceased, Australian medical education still faces considerable challenges posed by a new health care reform agenda.
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In order to address adequately basic palliative care issues, post graduate teaching programs for physicians should provide, in addition to basic knowledge in the field and clinical skills, also training in terms of orientations and skills which enable physicians to overcome their emotional difficulties as well as professional barriers. This paper presents a model of teaching and its evaluation. ⋯ The results of the evaluation indicate that this teaching program has achieved its goals by not only improving the physician's knowledge, but also causing a positive change in attitudes regarding end-of-life care. Considering our positive results it is recommended to incorporate similar training programs in physicians' post-graduate studies.