Becoming a Clinical Educator

Overview

Students engage in a structured program of microlearning to develop foundational knowledge of small group teaching, facilitation and feedback strategies relevant to early clinical teaching roles. They apply this learning through designing and delivering short, focused teaching and facilitation episodes (microteaching) in both classroom and clinical education settings. Microteaching aligns with the teaching responsibilities they are likely to undertake as senior medical students and junior doctors.

Across the subject, students participate in repeated microteaching opportunities in classroom and clinical settings, enabling them to practise structuring brief teaching interactions, engaging learners in small segments, and adapting their approach to different contexts using feedback to inform their development.

Intended learning outcomes

• Identify key concepts, terminology and principles underpinning effective teaching, facilitation and feedback in classroom and clinical settings.
• Explain how microlearning strategies support the development of teaching and facilitation skills for early clinician educators.
• Describe principles of effective microteaching and facilitation, including structuring short teaching interactions, engaging learners and checking understanding.
• Design short, focused microteaching and facilitation activities for classroom and clinical settings using appropriate teaching strategies.
• Deliver structured microteaching and facilitation interactions in classroom and clinical environments, adapting approaches to context and learner needs.
• Use feedback and reflection to iteratively refine and improve microteaching and facilitation practice across repeated teaching experiences.

Dates and Times

All MD Discovery 2 topics will be held during a 4-week block to be determined based on topic selection and clinical school availability.

Teaching and Learning

Assessment

For assessment information, refer to the handbook link for MD Discovery 2: Application.