Abstract
Skills in supervision, teaching, facilitation, assessment and feedback, leadership and interprofessional teamwork are required graduate attributes for health professionals. Despite this, the opportunity for learning these skills is rarely embedded within undergraduate and postgraduate health professional training curricula. Additionally, there are limited examples of interprofessional delivery of teaching programs. Since teaching skills can be learned, healthcare faculties play an important role in improving the teaching abilities of their students. At the University of Sydney, we developed and implemented interprofessional, blended learning teacher training programs for health professional students, and junior health professionals: The Peer Teacher Training (PTT) program, and the Clinical Teacher Training (CTT) program. Based on our successful programs, this paper provides an introduction to our Peer Teacher Training supplement. Namely, 11 articles designed to assist those who work and teach in a clinical context; address key challenges; and provide practical tips and frameworks to assist in teaching, assessment, and feedback.
Highlights
Development of the Peer Teacher Training (PTT) program In 2016, we developed an up to date, innovative “Peer Teacher Training” (PTT) program for health professional students [17], based on best practice, and consisting of six modules
They are designed as a platform for busy health professional students and junior clinicians to work towards developing skills in communication, teaching, assessment and feedback
Since teaching skills can be learned, healthcare faculties play an important role in improving the teaching abilities of their students
Summary
Teaching is a core professional skill required by all health professionals, from new graduates to experienced clinicians, and academics. Development of the Peer Teacher Training (PTT) program In 2016, we developed an up to date, innovative “Peer Teacher Training” (PTT) program for health professional students [17], based on best practice, and consisting of six modules. This PTT program has been previously described [17]. Since 2016, our PTT and CTT programs have been used to train over 1000 senior health professional students and staff (including pharmacy, allied health, nursing, dentistry, and medicine) This Supplement is designed to assist those who work and teach in a clinical context, address key challenges and provide practical tips and frameworks to assist in teaching, assessment, and. Introduction to the Peer Teacher Training in health professional education supplement series
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