Forrest Kirsty - Medical Education at a Glance

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: McKimm, Judy, editor. | Forrest, Kirsty, editor. | Thistlethwaite, Jill, editor.

Title: Medical education at a glance / Judy McKimm, Kirsty Forrest, Jill Thistlethwaite.

Other titles: At a glance series (Oxford, England)

Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017. |

Series: At a glance series | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016045903 (print) | LCCN 2016046543 (ebook) | ISBN

9781118723883 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781118723814 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118723821 (epub)

Subjects: | MESH: Education, Medical

Classification: LCC R735 (print) | LCC R735 (ebook) | NLM W 18 | DDC

610.71dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016045903

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Welcome to the first edition of Medical Education at a Glance. This book was conceived as an introduction to key aspects of medical education, which would provide an accessible overview for those new to medical education or a handy summary for those more experienced. We also envisaged that it would provide a taster for medical educators who might then wish to explore the more substantial books produced by Wiley such as Understanding Medical Education (2nd edition) and Researching Medical Education.

Medical Education at a Glance will be relevant to doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare professionals at various levels (including students), as well as to support staff. The book is particularly appropriate for guiding medical students and doctors in training and their teachers, supervisors, mentors and trainers. It aims to inform and encourage those engaged in improving education and training. As well as the chapters written by ourselves, we have been fortunate in attracting additional contributors with huge expertise and knowledge about medical education in both the academic and clinical environments.

In the usual at a Glance style, the book is designed to summarise what are often fairly complex or substantial topics, so that readers learn some of the language and key terms while gaining a broad understanding of the topic. Given this approach, we cannot go into depth on any one area and so further reading and resources are identified for each topic for the reader to explore further. What we have aimed to do is provide an introduction to some key educational concepts as they relate to clinical practice and university-based education. We have tried to make the chapters practically focussed with examples of how concepts or approaches might be applied in practice. Each chapter (or group of chapters) is free standing, although reading the whole book will provide a good grounding in medical education theory and practice.

The book begins with an overview and introduction to medical education, its purpose, structure and predominant educational or learning theories. It also considers some of the core aspects of contemporary education including curriculum, selection, leadership and international contexts. We move on to consider approaches to learning and teaching planning and implementation in different contexts and with different groups of learners. The later chapters consider assessment and feedback in both the academic and clinical environments. A comprehensive further reading, resources and reference list concludes the book. We hope that you enjoy the book, and that it stimulates you to reflect on and develop your own educational practice and that of others.

Judy McKimm, Kirsty Forrest and Jill Thistlethwaite

We would like to acknowledge all the contributing authors who have offered different perspectives on various aspects of medical education. The book reflects our experiences over many years working with learners, teachers and patients in a range of international contexts and we would also like to acknowledge their contribution to our understanding of medical education. Finally, as ever, we'd like to thank our partners Andy, Derek and George for their unfailing support and patience.

Judy's current role is Director of Strategic Educational Development and Professor of Medical Education in the College of Medicine, Swansea University. From 2011 to 2014, she was Dean of Medical Education at Swansea and before that worked in New Zealand from 2007 to 2011, at the University of Auckland and as Pro-Dean, Health and Social Care, Unitec Institute of Technology. Judy initially trained as a nurse and has an academic background in social and health sciences, education and management. She was Director of Undergraduate Medicine at Imperial College London until 2004 and led the curriculum development and implementation of a new undergraduate medical programme. In 20042005, as Higher Education Academy Senior Adviser, she was responsible for developing and implementing the accreditation of professional development programmes and the standards for teachers in HE. She has worked on over 60 international health workforce and education reform projects for DfID, AusAID, the World Bank and WHO in Central Asia, Portugal, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Australia and the Pacific. She has been a reviewer and accreditor for the GMC, QAA, the Higher Education Academy and the Academy of Medical Educators for many years and is a member of ASME Executive and Council. She is programme director for the Leadership Masters at Swansea and Director of ASME's international Educational Leadership programme. She writes and publishes widely on medical education and leadership and runs health professions' leadership and education courses and workshops internationally. Her most recent books are