Although most medical school faculty members are required to teach, the standard medical school curriculum doesn't tell them how to do it well. This book does.An award-winning clinician-teacher, Helen M. Shields has spent her career training future doctors, researchers, and medical school instructors. Here she shares classroom-tested methods for developing, implementing, and evaluating effective curricula for medical students. Shields's five steps emphasise- extensive behind-the-scenes preparation, with a focus on visualising both one's own performance and the desired student feedback- clear and logical presentations that match the material being taught- controlled exploration of topics through prepared questions and management of group dynamics- reinforcement of important concepts throughout the teaching session- a five-minute summary of take-home pointsShields's easy-to-follow guide discusses what teachers should do - and what they should not do. She provides pertinent beginning-of-chapter questions, sample teaching materials, tips for last-minute assignments, and other pearls of wisdom. Shields also describes the methods of dynamic and effective instructors, offers a step-by-step approach to preparation and presentation, and relates proven ways to address a variety of expected and unexpected situations.Innovative and practical, A Medical Teacher's Manual for Success is an essential resource for medical school faculty members who want to teach well.
Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Career Development 1. Why and How to Become a Successful Teacher 2. Personal Qualities of Successful Teachers 3. How to Succeed as a Medical Educator Part II: Teaching Skills 4. A Framework for Successful Teaching 5. Understanding Adult Learning Theory, Bloom's Taxonomy of Objectives, Critical Thinking, and Curriculum Development 6. Assessing the Learner, Providing Feedback, Writing Evaluationsand Recommendations 7. Preclinical Teaching 8. Clinical Teaching 9. Postgraduate Teaching 10. Additional Teaching Methods 11. Leading Others to Teach Well 12. Recognition, Rewards, Awards, and Prizes 13. What to Do When Time Does Not Permit Optimal Preparation for aTeaching Assignment 14. Bringing an Educational Research Project to Completion 15. Promotion References Index
""[A Medical Teacher's Manual for Success] reads well from cover to cover as a comprehensive, authoritative text on medical education, but it will also be useful as a reference book that we will return to in the future to brush up on old techniques or before engaging in a new activity such as creating a medical education portfolio or devising a new curriculum for medical students.""
