Clinical education for the health professions theory and practice /

This book compiles state-of-the art and science of health professions education into an international resource showcasing expertise in many and varied topics. It aligns profession-specific contributions with inter-professional offerings, and prompts readers to think deeply about their educational pr...

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Other Authors: Nestel, Debra., Reedy, Gabriel., McKenna, Lisa., Gough, Suzanne., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Singapore Springer, 2023.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Summary: This book compiles state-of-the art and science of health professions education into an international resource showcasing expertise in many and varied topics. It aligns profession-specific contributions with inter-professional offerings, and prompts readers to think deeply about their educational practices. The book explores the contemporary context of health professions education, its philosophical and theoretical underpinnings, whole of curriculum considerations, and its support of learning in clinical settings. In specific topics, it offers approaches to assessment, evidence-based educational methods, governance, quality improvement, scholarship and leadership in health professions education, and some forecasting of trends and practices. This book is an invaluable resource for students, educators, academics and anyone interested in health professions education.
Item Description: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Introduction -- The Development Process -- The Editorial Team -- Contributors to the MRW -- About the Major Reference Work -- Part I: The Contemporary Context of Health Professions Education -- 1 Medical Education: Trends and Context -- Introduction -- Growth and Changing Roles -- Number and Distribution of Medical Schools -- Regulation and Accreditation -- The Changing Role of Medical Schools -- Historical Overview -- Trends Arising from North American Medical Education -- Trends in Asia.
Educational Theories and Trends in Curriculum Design -- Teaching and Learning Trends -- Socially Accountable Medical Schools -- Changing Demographics of Students and Faculty -- Future Curriculum Design Priorities and Challenges -- Student Well-Being -- Climate Change -- Integration -- Clinical Simulation -- Interprofessional Education -- Hidden Curriculum -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 Surgical Education: Context and Trends -- Where We Have Come From?: A Historical Perspective on Surgical Training in Australia and New Zealand.
The Rise of Competency-Based Surgical Training: Moving from Time-Based Training to Competency-Based Training -- Curriculum Design in Surgical Education -- Educational Theory Reflected in Surgical Training Today -- A New Surgical Training Reality: The Use of Virtual Environments and Simulation -- The Central Role of Assessment in Surgical Education Today -- Rethinking Assessment in Surgical Education and Training: Moving Assessment into the Workplace -- Moving Beyond Competency to Educating, Training, and Assessing for Performance -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- References.
3 General Practice Education: Context and Trends -- Introduction -- The Context of General Practice Training -- Trends -- The Need for General Practitioners -- Changes in General Practices -- Educational Trends -- General Practice Specialty Training -- Educational Philosophies -- The Structure of General Practice Training -- Hospital then Community Training -- General Practice as the Locus of Learning -- General Practice Training in the Future -- A Vision of Their Future -- Early Assessment -- Learning Based in the Practice -- Clinical Supervision -- Graded Introduction to Consulting.
Educational Resources -- In-practice Teaching -- Workshops -- Programmatic Assessment -- Summative Assessment -- Organization -- Length of Training -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- References -- 4 Anesthesia Education: Trends and Context -- Introduction: Challenges of Anesthesia Education -- Traditional Approaches to Anesthesia Education -- Selection and Early Vocational Training -- Assessment During Specialty Training -- Workplace-Based Assessment -- Feedback and Planning Sessions -- Examinations -- Mandatory Courses -- Educator Training Programs -- Communication Training.
This book compiles state-of-the art and science of health professions education into an international resource showcasing expertise in many and varied topics. It aligns profession-specific contributions with inter-professional offerings, and prompts readers to think deeply about their educational practices. The book explores the contemporary context of health professions education, its philosophical and theoretical underpinnings, whole of curriculum considerations, and its support of learning in clinical settings. In specific topics, it offers approaches to assessment, evidence-based educational methods, governance, quality improvement, scholarship and leadership in health professions education, and some forecasting of trends and practices. This book is an invaluable resource for students, educators, academics and anyone interested in health professions education.
Includes index.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
ISBN: 9789811533440
981153344X