Getting involved in medical education as an
undergraduate




James Davis      (UCL final year medical student)
Neil Choudhuri   (UCL final year medical student)

Dr Kaz Iwata     (Clinical Teaching Fellow)
Who has been involved in teaching any capacity
at medical school?
Objectives
By the end of this session you should:

• Know why medical education as an undergraduate is important

• Be aware of the different types of medical education that you
  can be part of as an undergraduate

• Be able to think about ways to improve medical education for
  future students
Teaching skills – why is it necessary for doctors
and medical students?
Tomorrow’s Doctors – teaching skills

• Be able to demonstrate appropriate
  teaching skills
• Be willing to teach colleagues and
  to develop their own teaching skills
• Be familiar with a range of teaching
  and learning techniques
• Understand the principles of
  education as applied to medicine
Medical education & teaching encompasses
many kinds of activities
• Face to face teaching (most common)

• Development of teaching resources

• Assessment and giving feedback

• Organizing teaching schemes & modules
Teaching portfolio for undergraduates

• Complete the worksheet:
  –   Face to face teaching (most common)
  –   Development of teaching resources
  –   Assessment and giving feedback
  –   Organizing teaching schemes & modules
What types of medical education activity can you
become involved in as an undergraduate?
What are the gaps in the MBBS curriculum for
using undergraduates in teaching?
Tasks
• In groups of 4-5, think about an area of medical
  education which could be improved by
  undergraduates.

• Devise a scheme or resource to help fill this gap.
Objectives
By the end of this session you should:

• Know why medical education as an undergraduate is important

• Be aware of the different types of medical education that you
  can be part of as an undergraduate

• Be able to think about ways to improve medical education for
  future students
Thanks for attending

Medical education for undergrads ki

  • 1.
    Getting involved inmedical education as an undergraduate James Davis (UCL final year medical student) Neil Choudhuri (UCL final year medical student) Dr Kaz Iwata (Clinical Teaching Fellow)
  • 2.
    Who has beeninvolved in teaching any capacity at medical school?
  • 3.
    Objectives By the endof this session you should: • Know why medical education as an undergraduate is important • Be aware of the different types of medical education that you can be part of as an undergraduate • Be able to think about ways to improve medical education for future students
  • 4.
    Teaching skills –why is it necessary for doctors and medical students?
  • 5.
    Tomorrow’s Doctors –teaching skills • Be able to demonstrate appropriate teaching skills • Be willing to teach colleagues and to develop their own teaching skills • Be familiar with a range of teaching and learning techniques • Understand the principles of education as applied to medicine
  • 6.
    Medical education &teaching encompasses many kinds of activities • Face to face teaching (most common) • Development of teaching resources • Assessment and giving feedback • Organizing teaching schemes & modules
  • 7.
    Teaching portfolio forundergraduates • Complete the worksheet: – Face to face teaching (most common) – Development of teaching resources – Assessment and giving feedback – Organizing teaching schemes & modules
  • 8.
    What types ofmedical education activity can you become involved in as an undergraduate?
  • 9.
    What are thegaps in the MBBS curriculum for using undergraduates in teaching?
  • 10.
    Tasks • In groupsof 4-5, think about an area of medical education which could be improved by undergraduates. • Devise a scheme or resource to help fill this gap.
  • 11.
    Objectives By the endof this session you should: • Know why medical education as an undergraduate is important • Be aware of the different types of medical education that you can be part of as an undergraduate • Be able to think about ways to improve medical education for future students
  • 12.