See one, do one, then what? Faculty development in postgraduate medical education

See one, do one, then what? Faculty development in postgraduate medical education.

Interest in the development of medical educators working in the postgraduate sector is running high. Driven by three interlinked trends--the professionalization of medical education, increasing accountability, and the pursuit of educational excellence--there is a growing need for high quality and sustained faculty development programmes across the network of education providers. Postgraduate me...

See one, do one, teach one: hand hygiene attitudes among medical students, interns, and faculty.

An anonymous, online survey of medical students, interns, and faculty at a university hospital was conducted in 2013 to examine self-reported adherence to hand hygiene opportunities. Variation in self-reported adherence ranged from frequencies of 60%-100%. Such variation suggests the need to direct education toward hand hygiene opportunities with lower reported rates of adherence, especially to...

Enhancing medical education to address obesity: "See one. Taste one. Cook one. Teach one.".

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Do we need two systems for postgraduate medical education in one country?

The use of a portfolio in postgraduate medical education – reflect, assess and account, one for each or all in one?

Competency-based education has become central to the training and assessment of post-graduate medical trainees or residents [1]. In competency-based education, there is a strong focus on outcomes and professional performance. Typically, holistic tasks are used to train, practice and assess the defined outcomes or competencies. In residency training, these tasks are part of the day-to-day clinic...