Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice

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Tim Swanwick
John Wiley & Sons, Oct 31, 2013 - Medical - 520 pages

In this new and extensively updated second edition, the Association for the Study of Medical Education presents a complete and authoritative guide to medical education. Written by leading experts in the field, Understanding Medical Education provides a comprehensive resource of the theoretical and academic bases to modern medical education practice.

This authoritative and accessible reference is designed to meet the needs of all those working in medical education from undergraduate education through postgraduate training to continuing professional development. As well as providing practical guidance for clinicians, teachers and researchers, Understanding Medical Education will prove an invaluable resource to those studying at certificate, diploma or masters level and a first ‘port-of-call’ for anyone engaged in medical education as an academic discipline.

Exploring medical education in all its diversity and containing all you need in one place, Understanding Medical Education is the ideal reference not only for medical educators, but for anyone involved in the development of healthcare professionals, in whatever discipline wherever they are in the world.

 

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Contents

Title page
Foreword to the second edition
Understanding medical education
Problembased learning
Teaching and learning in medical education How theory
Principles of curriculum design
Quality in medical education
Resources
Summary
Lectures and large groups
Technologyenhanced learning
Simulation in medical education
Portfolios in personal and professional development
Selfregulated learning in medical education
Learning medicine from the humanities
Written assessment

Interprofessional education
Workbased learning
Supervision mentoring and coaching
Teaching and leading small groups
How to design a useful test The principles
Workplace assessment
Structured assessments of clinical competence

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About the author (2013)

Professor Tim Swanwick is Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education for Health Education North Central and East London, and Visiting Professor of Medical Education at the University of Bedfordshire

Bibliographic information

TitleUnderstanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice
EditorTim Swanwick
Edition2
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2013
ISBN1118472381, 9781118472385
Length520 pages
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Medical / General
Medical / Test Preparation & Review
  
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