respectively Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University Medical School; Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice Specialty Training, The University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust and Keele University; Deputy Regional Postgraduate Dean, West Midlands Deanery and Honorary Professor of Medical Education, Staffordshire University; family doctor and Honorary Professor of Primary Care, Staffordshire University.

Table of Contents

Starting out and developing as a teacher. Healthcare professionals as teachers. Healthcare teaching in context. Educational concepts: the theory behind the practical aspects of teaching and learning. Adult learning and self-directed learners. Developing your teaching style and techniques. Curriculum: constructing a programme for learning. Matching methods with message. E-learning and virtual learning environments. Teaching in ambulatory care settings. Organising educational activities. Writing educational materials. Giving effective feedback. Assessment. Appraisal. Evaluation. The challenging trainee. Providing supervision and support. Leadership training. Applying education and training to the requirements of the healthcare system. Best-evidence medical education.

About the Author

respectively Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University Medical School; Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice Specialty Training, The University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust and Keele University; Deputy Regional Postgraduate Dean, West Midlands Deanery and Honorary Professor of Medical Education, Staffordshire University; family doctor and Honorary Professor of Primary Care, Staffordshire University.