An overview of how to help your trainee Learning needs assessment CSA Role of educational supervisor Half day release Employment Important.

Making the most of the ST3 yearDr Morooj Mohammad

GP and First5 small group coordinator for Cambridge

Objectives

An overview of how to help your trainee Learning needs assessment CSA Role of educational supervisor Half day release Employment Important milestones throughout ST3 year

Learning needs assessment

RCGP PEP: Personal Educational Planning Online self-assessment tools help your trainee

identify their learning needs for GP training Multiple-choice questions based on everyday

general practice scenarios Helps your trainee plan their own personalised

educational programme

Learner centred approach

Shared surgeries (one observes, whilst the other consults)

Video surgeries Problem case analysis (Trainee selects cases for

discussion) Random case analysis (Trainer randomly selects

cases for discussion) Tutorials

Work Place Based Assessments

ST3

CSA

Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)› Test a doctor’s ability to gather information and apply

learned understanding of disease processes› Make evidence based decisions› Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues› Can sit during or after ST3› Maximum four attempts› Seven sittings throughout the year

Planning for the CSA

Appointment times- ?10 minutes Joint sessions Video consultations

Three domains− Data Gathering− Clinical Management skills− Interpersonal skills

Resources for CSA

Books› CSA Revision notes, Stannett› CSA Cases, Welch› Essential NMRCGP CSA Preparation and Practice Cases, Knight› Succeeding in the MRCGP CSA, Mehta

Courses› RCGP› Doc Giam› Pennine

Online› Pennine VTS› Bradford VTS

Educational supervisor

A GP trainer based in Primary care. Monitors progress and ePortfolio Produces an Educational supervisor report (ESR)

every 6 months Pastoral support Sign posting trainees in difficulty

› Training programme directors› Course coordinator

Half day release

Mandatory Combination of self taught, external speaker and

small group teaching Curriculum coverage of topics Link to e portfolio Role players

Employment

GP partnership vs salaried GP vs locum GP Contracts QOF Pay Revalidation and appraisal Leadership and management GPwSI

Don’t forget...

CPR and AED› Valid for three years› Usually done in ST3

OOH commitments › 118 hours over three years› Six hours/month in General Practice

Safeguarding training Audit

Useful resources

RCGP website Deanery website Pennine and Bradford VTS website NICE, patient.co.uk, CKS, GP Notebook InnoVait, BMJ GP Handbook Other trainees

Month Aim/ Milestone

August Induction- 2 weeksAim 1 COT and 1 CBD per monthLearning needs assessment and learning styles

September Start OOH

November Shadow trainer on on-call daysEducational supervisor 6m review

December Ensure 10 MSFs completeStart small group CSA role play practice

January Start supervised Duty Doc days

February Sit CSAMarch Ensure 40 PSQs complete

Do AuditMay Complete OOHs

Complete Audit cycleES completes report

June/ July Apply for CCTARCP

Thank you.... Questions?