Why to study medicine

Why to Study Medicine

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Medical Education

A life long learning continuum

Explaining how learner enter the

continuum

What they experience thereafter

How medical practice can be made

most useful to society

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The whole purpose of study

medicine

To be able to promote health & relive

suffering

Come in to focus which is very

motivating

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Foundation of Medical

Education Medical education

had as its foundation

a combination of

didactic instruction in

the classroom &

integrated, hands-on

"Socratic Method"

learning in the clinical

setting

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AIMs

Sensitize teachers about new concepts in teaching & assessment methods

Develop knowledge & clinical skills required for performing the role of competent & effective

Teacher, Administrator, Researcher & Mentor (TARM)

Assist Clinicians to acquire competency in communication & behavioural skills

Update knowledge using Modern Information & Research Methodology Tools

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The ultimate Goal of Medical

Education

To ensure that students can be

transformed into the most effective

deliverers of patient care that is

possible…

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Fellowship in Medical Education

(FAIMER®)

In 2000, the Educational Commission for Foreign

Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, United States

Established Foundation for Advancement of

International Medical Education and Research

(FAIMER®)

With the intention of helping to improve global

health by improving health professions education

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School Teacher – Medical Teacher

There is an effective and compulsory

training programme for school teachers to

teach & train their students

Unfortunately there is no such compulsory

course to become a medical teacher

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•Teaching •Education

•research

•Clinical

practice •Administration

Medical Faculty –Role

•Mentor •Faculty

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…Today’s Challenges in Medical

Education

Too much information

Too little time

Too many students in crowded rooms

Exams that discourage real learning

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How we learn/ learnt…

When we were medical students…

And now…are we still learning or just

teaching?

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TV will be shut in 10 years, says BILL

GATES

"An interesting revolution is underway".

said Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

In the future there will be elimination of

text book or books altogether because

we will have a very light screen, a tablet-

like computer connected to the Internet

that you will carry with you at all times.

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WHAT IS TEACHING?

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Teaching

Is an art

Requires 3 things - - -

Expertise at the subject

Grasp of the language

Skills to communicate

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Teaching

4th important thing required is

CHOOSING THE

APPROPRIATE

TEACHING AID

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Teaching

Previously educationists gave importance

to teaching only Teaching

Presently Educationist give importance to

Teaching‐Learning

In present, the attention is more focused

on Learning & the Learner

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“I never try to teach my students any thing

I only try to create an environment where they can learn”

Albert Einstein

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WHAT IS PROCESS OF

LEARNING

WHAT IS LEARING?

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Learning is the sharing or

transfer of information

between two parties

Learning is…

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Learning

A process resulting in some change or

modification in the learner’s way of thinking,

feeling & doing

More effective the learning experience,

better is the learning

New experience is just a beginning step

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How is learning initiated?

New experience‐registration

Analysis‐reflection‐action

Analysis another experience or exposure

Repetition of the process, till a demonstrable

change occur in the learner

Learning is thus a cyclical process

Can be an uprising spiral motion

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Learning – relatively

permanent change in behavior

Learning

83 % - See

11% - Hear

3% - Smell

2% - Touch

1% - Taste

Retention

10% - Read

20% - Hear

30% - See

50% - See/Hear

70% - Discuss

80% - See/Hear/Do

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Learning to e-learning

E-learning is also

called Web-based

learning

online learning

computer-assisted

instruction

Internet-based

learning

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Didactic lectures

The problems with traditional didactic lectures is that they often present information that targets one of the many learning style of the students involved.

In addition, the time & resources required to deliver the material is high and often does not completely meet the needs of those who are participating

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Pros and Cons of Didactic Lectures

Traditional didactic

lectures address the

delivery of factual

knowledge; however

one can question

both the

effectiveness as well

as efficiency of this

mode of education

The traditional

didactic lecture is

more passive in

nature & less

effective as a

teaching tool

compared with

active learning

methods

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Knowledge Transfer a Growing

Challenge

Effective knowledge transfer is of paramount importance for the maintenance & advancement of our health care system

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Traditional Education Methods Need Change

Traditionally, medical education had as its foundation

a combination of didactic instruction in the classroom

& integrated, hands-on "Socratic Method" learning

in the clinical setting

Of late an increase in the use of problem-based learning

discussions (PBLD's)

In an effort to integrate basic science knowledge & clinical

decision making with a goal of teaching critical decision making

skills to upcoming physicians & other health care providers

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SPICES Model of Medical Education

Student-centered ---x Teacher-centered

Problem-based---- x Information-oriented

Integrated -----x Discipline-based

Community-based ----x Hospital-based

Elective ----x Uniform

Systematic ---x Apprenticeship

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Physician of the 21st century

• Effective Medical and Health Communication.

• Good clinical skills.

• EBM based Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics

• Lifelong Learning.

• Social & Community Contexts of Health Care.

• Ability to effectively use tools of medical informatics

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What is MicroTeaching

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Principles of assessment

(purpose, types, aligning

with objectives)

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Interactive Teaching

Techniques

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Appropriate and effective

use of media in teaching

learning

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Contact Information

Texila American University

Critchlow, Woolford Avenue

Georgetown, Guyana, South America.

Telephone: (+592) 2318118

Fax: (+592) 2318111

E-mail: info@tauedu.org

Website: http://www.tauedu.org

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