At the early registrar level it is expected that a prevocational doctor will have acquired clinical teaching experiences and skills.
This task describes a number of opportunities achievable by the end of PGY3.
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Related Competencies:
Establish respectful good working relationships with team members and other healthcare professionals
Can explain indications, contraindications and risks involved in decision making regarding common procedures
Comply with the legal requirements of being a doctor
Teaching is based on adult learning principles
Plan educational activities to address the needs of all learners
Assist with training of medical students in clinical examination and simple skills
Evaluate and learn from feedback regarding own teaching
Determine each patient’s level of health literacy and use available resources to deliver health education
Participate in shared decision-making activity involving patients, families and relevant health professionals, such as development of a care plan noting reference to open disclosure in ‘Communication’ section
Able to explain processes of diagnostic reasoning
Develop a curriculum suitable for teaching medical students over one term
Use varied approaches to teaching small and large groups; apply different learning styles and different technologies to teaching/learning activities
Lead the training of junior doctors in clinical examination and teaching of simple skills using a teaching plan
Provide constructive, timely and specific feedback to interns based on observation of a junior’s performance, encouraging them to reflect on their own learning
Assist with teaching junior staff
Able to coach or supervise juniors, as required by the clinical task
Set an appropriate tone for any communication with patients and their families, peers and colleagues
Able to explain decision making while performing a simple procedure
Present complex cases effectively to senior medical staff and other health professionals
Act as a role model of professional behaviour in the workplace
Use a range of resources in educational planning
Educate other team members about procedures/medications used within the clinical unit
Identify areas of improvement in teaching/ learning activities and work with Unit Head/ Director of Surgery to implement change
Adapt level of supervision to learner’s competence and confidence
Able to demonstrate that basic essential surgical skills constructs are well established
Able to teach basic Essential Surgical Skills constructs to juniors and supervise their clinical application established