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Teaching Professionalism in Surgery (MEDS90013) // Assessment
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Essay - design a teaching session/learning activity. In this assessment, trainees are expected to apply and extend knowledge and skills learned in earlier subjects in the development of a teaching session or learning activity. The educational intervention must support the development of effective patient-centered or inter-professional communication skills; A choice of scenarios will be provided and will include high level challenges such as error disclosure. Students will be expected to use assessment instruments to measure surgical trainee performance.
| Mid semester | 50% |
Essay. In this assessment, students are expected to explore issues associated with teaching and learning teamwork in the context of surgical education. Trainees are expected to draw on literature that examines training and assessment of high performance teams.
| End of semester | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: Online activity (Please see below) | Before the workshop | N/A |
Additional details
Hurdle Requirement:
Online activity (due before the workshop)
- Please add a summary/overview to the Discussion Forum on your observed 'professional lapse'. (~500 words)
- Discuss an example of unprofessional behaviour that has been experienced within the last six months and that has required intervention. This may be a written analysis of the case studies brought by the participant to the workshop.
- Respond to at least two other students' posts, minimum 50 words per response.
Last updated: 31 January 2024