Near Peer SSC


SSC Title: Medical Educator and Clinical Development in Primary Care

Medical Area: Medical Education and Primary Care


Contact: Dr Vidya Mistry vidya.mistry@qmul.ac.uk

Aims


  1. To facilitate Near-Peer educator development in a Primary Care setting

  2. To develop a generalist approach to patient care

Learning Objectives


Within the Context of Primary Care: -

  1. Allow students to develop their skills as educators and mentors through teaching Year 3 students in Clinical Practice.

  2. Opportunity to design teaching sessions and materials.

  3. Improve students’ knowledge of teaching methods and giving feedback to learners.

  4. Opportunity to apply for QMUL SEED – educator development award.


Assessment


QMUL SEED Application (teaching portfolio to support application)

1500-word reflection

A creative reflection or enquiry into the educator journey (drawing, poem, poster etc.)


Activities


  1. Preparation and facilitation of Year 3 teaching sessions with GP Tutor.

  2. GP tutor observed teaching sessions – may include Mock OSCEs, tutorials, clinical skills teaching.

  3. Develop Mentoring Skills by multiple encounters with a group of Year 3 students during the placement.

  4. Access to Teaching Resources & training sessions arranged Centrally by CBME.

  5. Shadowing GP Tutor and Running their own supervised surgeries.

  6. Enhance generalist skills through Chronic Disease Clinics, nurse clinics, home visits, vaccination clinics, audit, health checks.

  7. Completion of pre and post SSC questionnaire

  8. Attendance of focus group/interviews to help evaluate pilot.

Facilities Available

Use of medical and teaching and IT equipment at the GP Surgery.

Use of teaching/conference facilities at GP Practice.

Location

GP Practice with support from CBME (workshops can be virtual or face to face at the medical school depending on situation)

Teaching space

Use of clinical and teaching rooms at GP Practice


Equipment

Access to computers and IT equipment, medical and teaching equipment usually found in a GP Practice

Other Resources

Online teaching resources and central training and support

Near Peer Teaching SSC Outline

  • started as a pilot in GP practice

  • Enthusiastic Year 5 students - looking for an opportunity to develop their educator skills - prepared and presented a teaching session for Year 3 students in the practice

  • Positive Feedback

  • "I found that teaching helped me also consolidate my own revision but also helped me work on my techniques to teach others by making sure the audience were engaged and keeping the sessions interactive. I definitely think this should be a part of the fifth year GP rotation in the future."

  • "It was really useful going through the differential diagnoses and I enjoyed how interactive the session was”

  • Discussion with Year 5 team - idea for SSC

Outline of SSC

  • 4 week placement

  • based in a GP practice with input from CBME - tutorials/attending GP Tutor training including workshops

  • allow Year 5 students to develop educator and mentoring skills through teaching Year 3 students at the practice

  • opportunity to design teaching sessions and materials

  • improve knowledge of teaching methods, giving feedback and evaluation of educational practice

  • opportunity to apply for QMUL SEED (Student Enhanced Engagement and Development) - educator development award.

  • Assessment - includes development of Teaching Portfolio

  • Also chance to develop their own clinical skills at the surgery - supervised surgeries, shadowing GP, Chronic Disease Clinics.



CBME Elective April 2022

    • Professional identity formation

    • Sustainability

    • Hybrid clinical placements

    • Near peer teaching opportunity

    • Human flourishing

    • Humanising the virtual experience

    • Creative enquiry

    • Compassionate practice