Essential Guide to Educational Supervision in Postgraduate Medical Education

The world of postgraduate medical education is changing, and educational supervisors need the knowledge and skills to be able to do their job effectively. Many of those who want to do this job well feel unprepared for the task. Essential Guide to Educational Supervision is a handbook for educational supervisors everywhere. The topics covered are generic to medical education, whatever the specialty. Although the focus is on postgraduate medical education, many of the topics in this book are also applicable to undergraduates. Essential Guide to Educational Supervision is written for: Consultants and General Practitioners who work with trainees Educational supervisors People who organise postgraduate training programmes Written by experts in their field, each chapter gives an overview of key topics in educational supervision with references and further resources. The book provides evidence and theory when applicable, but is deliberately practical, with case studies and tips for good practice as well.

List of Contributors vii Foreword ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction xiii 1 How to be an educational supervisor 1 Carolyn S. Evans 2 Personal support and mentoring 12 Judy McKimm 3 Doctors in difficulty 29 Rosalind Roden 4 Career planning and advice 44 Jane V. Howard & David Clegg 5 Putting a curriculum into practice 63 Nicola Cooper & Colin R. Melville 6 Teaching and learning 78 Kirsty Forrest & Sean Williamson 7 Introducing narrative reflection 95 Kathy Feest 8 Assessments and appraisal 107 Julian Archer 9 The role of information technology 123 Sean Smith 10 Quality assurance 135 Jonathan Beard & Nicola Cooper Appendix 1 145 Judy McKimm & Rosalind Roden Appendix 2 155 Alastair McGowan Index 159