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    Online Teach the Teacher courses

    Medical Education as a Career Path

    As a doctor working in the NHS, learning how to teach your peers, juniors, and students is an essential skill that can range from a task on your jobs list to a career in and of itself. Whether you’re involved in occasional bedside teaching, or aspire to become a lecturer, it’s important that you have training in teaching so that you can pass on your knowledge effectively to the next generation of medics.

    This is where online medical train-the-trainer courses come into play. These courses are designed to equip you with the necessary skills to become effective teachers, giving you valuable insight into teaching theory, and helping you to achieve roles as an OSCE examiner, teaching fellow, or full-time medical educator.

    Not only this, but they can give you extra points in speciality application and kudos in your medical interviews.

    What is Covered During These Courses?

    These courses may cover various topics that will teach you how to become a better teacher your students adore. Some of the topics that may be covered in these train-the-trainer courses are,

    • Teaching methodologies
    • Teaching in the hospital/ ward setting
    • How to address the needs of the students
    • Assessment and positive feedback
    • Usage of technology in medical education

    What Will I Gain From an Online Medical Train-the-trainer Course?

    By choosing an online on-demand teach-the-teacher course you will have the chance to complete this qualification on your own terms, in a time and location of your choosing. If you struggle to get study leave for virtual or in-person courses, an online course will help you fit your learning around your work and personal life.

    Online on-demand courses often give you similar (if not the same) learning material as if you had attended the course in person, and come with similar CPD points and portfolio certificates.

    Following the course you will have a better idea of how to plan and execute a formal or impromptu teaching session including:

    • Teaching a large cohort of students in a lecture hall
    • Delivering small group teaching to students or peers
    • Mastering bedside physical examination teaching
    • Working one-on-one with your juniors to help them get the most out of their day job