Medical teacher
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Peer observation of teaching is important in the development of educators. The foundation curriculum specifies teaching competencies that must be attained. We created a developmental model of peer observation of teaching to help our foundation doctors achieve these competencies and develop as educators. ⋯ A structured programme of observation of teaching can deliver specific teaching competencies required by foundation doctors and provides additional benefits.
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Residents play a significant role in teaching, but formal training, feedback, and evaluation are needed. ⋯ The resident-as-teacher program provides a method to train, give feedback, and evaluate resident teaching.
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The introduction of an audience response system (ARS) in the obstetrics and gynaecology course for medical students at The University of Western Australia provided an opportunity to measure knowledge gain by ARS lecture formats compared with didactic lectures. ⋯ Use of the ARS in lectures appeared to improve knowledge gain immediately post-lecture but no difference was found after retesting at 5 weeks.
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Musculoskeletal (MSK) complaints make up 12-20% of primary health visits and are a source of significant expenditures and morbidity. Despite this, MSK examination is an area of weakness among practising physicians. Several studies have highlighted the need for increased MSK physical exam teaching. However, increased teaching time alone does not guarantee improvement in these skills. Thus, we aimed to identify interventions that are effective in promoting transfer of MSK clinical skills. ⋯ This study supports the use of different instructional methods that engage learners and provide meaningful learning contexts. The majority of the studies support patient educators and interactive small group teaching.