A Teach the Teacher Course builds on the fantastic culture we have within medicine of passing down our knowledge to junior colleagues and students. You may have taught through bedside teaching, small group sessions, and large clinical lectures, but have you ever had training on how to teach others? How to take your knowledge and experience, and deliver it in a way that others can understand and learn from? This is where the Medibuddy Teach the Teacher course for doctors comes in.
By completing the Medibuddy Teach the Teacher course, you will learn about adult education theory and how to confidently lead a teaching session for your peers, colleagues, and students. You’ll study different educational techniques, how to find your teaching style, and how to give effective feedback.
The Medibuddy Teach the Teacher course is CPD accredited (number of points TBC). Many NHS organisations require healthcare professionals to obtain a certain amount of CPD points per year. So, if you need to collect CPD points, the Medibuddy Teach the Teacher course is for you.
Teaching in training also gains you additional points for speciality applications such as Core Surgical Training and IMT. Attending a teach the teacher course provides a fantastic boost to your portfolio if you’re considering a future in education, or have yet to find other opportunities in teaching.
The Medibuddy Teach the Teacher course will help you to gain confidence in your presenting skills and teach you a framework for delivering effective medical education.
You will learn a number of theories, such as Kolb’s learning cycle, Knowles principles of andragogy, and more.
You will learn how to set learning objectives to help give your teaching sessions structure and set expectations.
We cover how to adapt your teaching style to your students, your teaching environment, and your available resources.
We provide guidance on developing your interpersonal skills, so you can work well with others whilst retaining the authority to manage difficult behaviours.
Learn how to deliver feedback to your students in a manner which allows them to reflect on their experience without being downtrodden about criticism.
Our course is aimed at healthcare professionals. This includes NHS consultants, junior doctors, nurses, and physician associates.
If you have a passion for medical education the Medibuddy Teach the Teacher course can be the first step in your journey to becoming a teaching fellow, an educational supervisor, or a member of the medical school teaching faculty.
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