The postgraduate clinical tutor.

Role of the clinical tutor.

The role of the clinical tutor.

graduate dean and the chief executive in an NHS trust to oversee the provision of education for doctors in training and to ensure that this is carried out to a satisfactory standard. Many clinical tutors are, in practice if not in name, directors of medical education with a position on the trust board or trust executive committee. They are able to inform trusts about the effect of organisationa...

Developing the role of the tutor/facilitator.

The effective training of facilitator/ tutors is crucial to the success of a problem-based learning approach to medical education. New skills are needed to accomplish the change from giver of information to facilitator of learning, coach, and guide. This paper outlines considerations for the design of a tutor training programme and describes the Harvard Medical School programme in detail.

Student perceptions of effective small group teaching.

PURPOSE The goal of this study was to assess student perceptions of effective small group teaching during preclinical training in a medical school that promotes an integrated, systems-based undergraduate curriculum. In particular, students were asked to comment on small group goals, effective tutor behaviours, pedagogical materials and methods of evaluation. METHODS Six focus groups were held...

The Evaluation of an Educational Tutor Scheme for Medical Students, In Medical School of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Medical students are exposed to variety of stresses which may have effects on their education and health. In this situation "student support systems" are necessary. In Medical School of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences for achieving to the goal of supporting and guiding medical students, Tutor Scheme has been organized. In this study efficacy of the tutor scheme and satisfac...