A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers

• Other Authors: Dent, John A (Editor), Harden, Ronald M. (Editor), Hunt, Dan (Editor), Hodges, Brian David 1964 (writer of foreword)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier 2021
• Edition: sixth edition
• Subjects: Education, Medical > Methods; Teaching
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• Item Description: This Sixth Edition of the highly praised Practical Guide for Medical Teachers provides a bridge between the theoretical aspects of medical education and the delivery of enthusiastic and effective teaching in basic science and clinical medicine. Healthcare professionals are committed teachers and this book, with its short, succinct chapters on current topics, is a practical guide to help them maximise their performance. Offers comprehensive, succinct coverage of curriculum planning and development, assessment, student engagement, and more. Includes 10 new chapters that discuss the international dimension to medical education, clinical reasoning, the roles of teachers, mentoring, burnout and stress, the patient as educator, professional identity, curriculum and teacher evaluation, how students learn, and diversity, equality and individuality. Delivers the knowledge and expertise of more than 40 international contributors. Features helpful boxes highlighting practical tips, quotes, and trends in today's medical education. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. As the scope of medical education continues to expand there is a continual emergence of new topics of interest to teachers in all healthcare disciplines. This is recognised in this Sixth Edition in eight new chapters: The international dimension of the curriculum; How students learn; Clinical reasoning; Roles of a teacher; Burnout, mistreatment and stress; Professional identity as a student; Curriculum and teacher evaluation; and Diversity equality and inclusivity. In addition eight existing chapters will be re-named to reflect a substantial change of emphasis or content. Over one hundred authors from twelve countries provide both an international perspective and a multi-professional approach to topics of interest to all healthcare teachers
• Physical Description: xvi, 480 pages colour illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780702081705

Highly regarded in the field of medical education, A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers provides accessible, highly readable, and practical information for those involved in basic science and clinical medicine teaching. The fully updated 6th Edition offers valuable insights into today's medical education. Input from global contributors who offer an international perspective and multi-professional approach to topics of interest to all healthcare teachers. With an emphasis on the importance of developing educational skills in the delivery of enthusiastic and effective teaching, it is an essential guide to maximizing teaching performance.