1. Managing Multiple Learners
Cyrus Fernandes
Trainer and TPD Colchester

2. Background.. Trainer in Harlow since 2007 TPD Colchester 2015
18,500 patients at current surgery
6 years ago- one trainer with one registrar
Today we have 3 trainers & 4 trainees; medical students
Between = 6 registrars
Adopted Joint tutorials past 5 years…

3. Learning Needs….

4. Topics…
Joint Tutorials…

5. Why is this important ? Trainee perspective
Increasingly practices have more then one trainee..
Trainees learn from each other
Supportive environment for learners
Opportunity to cover many aspects of mandatory training (see later)
Scope to cover broad areas in curriculum (see later)

6. Why is this important- Training practice perspective
Joint Tutorials are a means of helping to provide mandatory teaching for more then one learner, but reducing impact of loss of appointments from a trainer
Rota impact- ease of one tutorial for all/ availability of duty.

7. Role of the trainer Need to an effective facilitator
Skills required to ensure that all trainees engage in the process.
Planning required to ensure that each trainee is aware of their role in the tutorials. (next slide)

8. Group exercise

9. Role of the trainee
All trainees have opportunity to discuss cases from the week …
‘Younger’ trainees present guideline/hot topic – in preparation for AKT
More experienced trainees Role play .. either from case discussed or guideline
Agreement at end of tutorial on who prepares for next weeks session…..

10. What can we cover ? WBPA- Professional conversion/ teaching
AKT preparation- e.g angina guideline
CSA preparation- e.g symptoms of angina
CBD
COT – reflection on video

11. Typical Tutorial at Lister…
See handout

12. Challenges…
Trainees who do not engage in team approach/joint learning…
Difficult trainees need more time- this format does not always provide
Dealing with trainees at different experience levels.
Time

13. Thoughts of trainees…

14. Thoughts of trainers….

15. Questions….