P33. Optimising student experience: an innovative and integrated tutor support and development programme

Hammond, Anna; Henderson, Janine

Abstract

Background The curriculum of the five year MBBS course at HYMS is integrated and student–centred with regular clinical skills sessions throughout the first two years. The clinical skills tutors are practising clinicians who deliver their teaching role alongside everyday clinical practice.
The essential features of our successful support system have evolved during our first eight years, creating a vibrant integrated and innovative Community of Practice.
Our support system includes:
• Peer observation
• Regular online student-tutor feedback
• Regular tutor training sessions
• Regular Action Learning Sets
• New tutor mentoring
• Annual Performance Review 65
• Tutor commitment to completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education
• Core staff in key roles facilitating inclusion of tutors in all aspects of the medical school.
• Involvement in student assessment.
Our tutors benefit and learn from each other’s experiences whilst developing professionally as educators embedded within medical school life. The Community of Practice ensures that tutors deliver consistently high quality student learning experience.
The evaluation includes:
• Students complete online, anonymous evaluation of tutors
• We performed an evaluation of one session by observing all tutors
• Informal evaluation that problems are now frequently managed by the tutor group rather than by faculty.

Citation

Hammond, A., & Henderson, J. (2013, May). P33. Optimising student experience: an innovative and integrated tutor support and development programme. Poster presented at Fifth International Clinical Skills Conference: Clinical Skills Education - Building Bridges between Simulation and Practice, Prato, Italy

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: Fifth International Clinical Skills Conference: Clinical Skills Education - Building Bridges between Simulation and Practice
• Start Date: May 19, 2013
• End Date: May 22, 2013
• Deposit Date: Dec 18, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 31, 2024
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4491305
• Publisher URL: https://internationalclinicalskillsconference.com/past-conferences