Bridging the gap between education theory and the delivery of excellent teaching, A Practical Guide for Medical and Health Professions Teachers, 7th Edition, provides accessible, highly readable, and practical information for those teaching or preparing to teach in the areas of basic science, clinical practice, and education in all the health professions. Highly regarded in these fields, this text offers valuable insights from global contributors who provide an international perspective as well as a multi-professional approach to topics relevant to all healthcare teachers. This fully revised edition provides timely updates on recent growth areas—from artificial intelligence, to the evolution of precision learning, to cultural awareness. It remains one of the foremost guides from top educationalists in the field.
Emphasizes the importance of developing educational skills in the delivery of enthusiastic and effective teaching
Offers comprehensive, succinct sections on curriculum development, learning situations and strategies, curriculum themes, assessment, student engagement, and more
Includes new content on artificial intelligence, public health medicine, social accountability, cultural awareness, student well-being and mindfulness, cost and sustainability in medical education, learning analytics, precision learning, peer-assisted learning, and professional identity, to highlight some
Features an expanded section, “Patients,” that stresses the importance of the patients as a partners in education and assessment
Helpful boxes highlight practical tips, quotes, and trends seen in today’s approach to education
Delivers the knowledge and expertise of more than 60 new authors and some 130 contributors from 27 countries, providing representation across the health professions
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows access to all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
SECTION 1 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 1. The Medical School of the Future John A Dent, Ronald M Harden and Dan Hunt 2. Curriculum Planning and Development Mark Edward Quirk and Ronald M Harden 3. The Undergraduate Curriculum Joel Lanphear and Marie Matte 4. Postgraduate Medical Education: A ‘Pipeline’ to Competence Linda Snell, Jason R Frank and Yousef Marwan 5. Continuing Professional Development Samar Aboulsoud 6. The Hidden Curriculum Elizabeth Gaufberg and Fred W Hafferty 7. The International Dimension of Medical Education Trevor John Gibbs, Yingzi Huang and David Taylor
SECTION 2 LEARNING SITUATIONS 8. How Students Learn Heeyoung Han, C Leslie Smith, Boyung Suh, Frank J Papa and Dan Hunt 9. Lectures William B Jeffries III, Kathryn N Huggett and John L Szarek 10. Learning in Small Groups Dario Torre and Steven J Durning 11. Clinical Teaching Subha Ramani and John A Dent 12. Learning in Urban and Rural Communities Roger Peter Strasser, Carol Pearl Herbert and William Brainerd Ventres 13. Learning in Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships David A Hirsh, Tara A Singh, Yamini Saravanan and Lucie Kaye Walters 14. Learning in a Simulated Environment Roger Kneebone, Debra Nestel and Fernando Bello 15. Independent Learning and Distance Education John Sandars and Kieran Walsh
SECTION 3 EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES 16. Outcome-based Education Eric Holmboe and Ronald M Harden 17. Integrated Learning Neil Osheroff 18. Interprofessional Education Jill E Thistlethwaite and Peter H Vlasses 19. Problem-Based Learning Diana Dolmans, Woei Hung and Janneke M Frambach 20. Team-Based Learning Dean Parmelee, Irina Overman and Abbas Hyderi 21. Digital Technologies in Medical Education Rachel H Ellaway NEW - Artificial Intelligence
SECTION 4 CURRICULUM THEMES 22. Relevance of Foundational Sciences to the Curriculum Wojciech Pawlina and Nirusha Lachman 23. Social and Behavioural Sciences in Medical School Curricula Jeni Harden 24. Clinical Communication Skills John R Skelton and Connie Wiskin 25. Ethics, Empathy and Attitudes Teck Chuan Voo and Jacqueline Chin 26. Professionalism Helen M O’Sullivan 27. Medical Research (in General) and Evidence-Based Medicine Aliki Thomas and Benjamin Chin-Yee 28. Patient Safety and Quality of Care Linda A Headrick, Douglas E Paull and Kevin B Weiss 29. Medical Humanities Julie Y Chen and Harry Yi-Jui Wu 30. Integrative Medicine in the Training of Physicians Aviad Haramati, Shelley R Adler, Ray Teets and Ben Kligler 31. Clinical Reasoning Ralph Pinnock and Steven Durning v 32. Medical Education in an Era of Ubiquitous Information Johmarx Patton and Chuck P Friedman
SECTION 5 ASSESSMENT 33. Concepts in Assessment Including Standard Setting John Norcini and Danette W McKinley 34. Written Assessments Lambert WT Schuwirth and Cees van der Vleuten 35. Performance and Workplace Assessment Katharine Boursicot 36. Portfolios, Projects and Theses Erik W Driessen, Sylvia Heeneman and Cees van der Vleuten 37. Feedback, Reflection and Coaching: Tools for Continuous Learning Sharon K Krackov, Antoinette S Peters, Henry S Pohl and Joan M Sargeant 38. The Assessment of Attitudes and Professionalism Val J Wass and Amanda Barnard 39. Programmatic Assessment Cees van der Vleuten, Sylvia Heeneman and Lambert WT Schuwirth NEW Learning Analytics
SECTION 6 STAFF 40. The Roles of the Medical Teacher Ronald M Harden and Pat Lilley 41. The Teacher as a Scholar Shoaleh Bigdeli and Fakhrosadat Mirhoseini 42. Staff Development Yvonne Steinert 43. Mentoring Subha Ramani and Larry Gruppen 44. Burnout, Mistreatment and Stress Marti Catheryn Balaam and Harriet Harris
SECTION 7 STUDENTS & TRAINEES 46. Selection of Students and Trainees Kevin W Eva 47. Students and Trainees in Need of Additional Support Rille Pihlak and Susannah Brockbank 48. Student Engagement in the Educational Programme Marko Zdravkovic and Jim Determeijer 49. Professional Identity and Career Choice Roger Ellis and Elaine Hogard NEW Peer-Assisted learning and Professional Identity
SECTION 8 PATIENTS 50. The Patient as Educator Gerard Flaherty and Robina Shah 51 Patient as Assessor 52. Patient as Curriculum developer
SECTION 9 MEDICAL SCHOOL 50. Curriculum and Teacher Evaluation Machelle Linsenmeyer 51. Medical Education Leadership Judy McKimm and Kirsty Forrest 52. The Medical Teacher and Social Accountability Roger Strasser, Charles Boelen, Björg Pálsdóttir, Andre-Jacques Neusy and James Rourke 53. The Educational Environment Jonas Nordquist and Ingrid Philibert 54. Medical Education Research Jennifer A Cleland and Steven J Durning 55. Diversity, Equality and Individuality Petra Verdonk, Sandra Steffens, Omar Tanay, Marie Mikuteit, Stephanie Okafor, Konstantin Jendretzky, Francissca Appiah, Kambiz Afshar and Maaike Muntinga (in collaboration with KritMeds and Comenius Project Equal Opportunities)
John Dent, MMEd, MD, FHEA, FRCSEd, International Liaison Officer, Association of Medical Education in Europe, Dundee, UK, Ronald M. Harden, OBE MD FRCP(Glas) FRCSEd FRCPC, Professor (Emeritus) Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK, Editor Medical Teacher, UK and Yvonne Steinert, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, USA
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