Clinical teaching fellows: a mutually beneficial relationship

Marriott, C.; Boyd, John

doi:10.1002/tre.733

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“…In accordance with other studies, the CTFs were found to be using the opportunity to decide upon their future careers, 8,9,13 enhance their CV, 6,9,14 develop skills as an educator 8,9,14 and take some time for their lives outside of clinical practice. 6,7,13 Given that 43% of trainees are uncertain about their specialty choice after Foundation training, 15 pausing to consider career options is understandable.…”

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“…One established route that UK trainees take is to become a Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF), 5 with those taking this route citing that they do so for the same reasons as mentioned above 6–9 . Typically, these 1‐year posts combine delivering undergraduate medical education and providing clinical care, although there are varying contractual arrangements.…”

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“…2 One established route that UK trainees take is to become a Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF), 5 with those taking this route citing that they do so for the same reasons as mentioned above. [6][7][8][9] Typically, these 1-year posts combine delivering undergraduate medical education and providing clinical care, although there are varying contractual arrangements. The employer may either be the clinical service provider or the educational institution, and the role may span one clinical or educational department or several.…”

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“…The employer may either be the clinical service provider or the educational institution, and the role may span one clinical or educational department or several. Although there are surveys 6,7 and personal accounts 8,9 of doctors taking the CTF route, there are few studies that offer deeper insights, and an absence of reports from the education faculty, who work alongside CTFs.…”

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Clinical Teaching Fellows, the new norm?—Experiences of fellows and education faculty

Couchman

Donnachie

Tarr

et al. 2022

The Clinical Teacher

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Background In the United Kingdom, there is an increasing tendency for doctors in the first 2 years after graduation, to step off the training pathway and take up Clinical Teaching Fellow (CTF) positions. We aimed to explore stakeholder experiences of CTF positions to inform future planning and support. Methods Individual semi‐structured interviews with 10 stakeholders (five CTFs and five education faculty members) from one institution in England were conducted. Interviews explored the participants' views of the CTF position, its benefits and challenges. Inductive thematic analysis was performed. Results CTFs and education faculty views strongly aligned and three themes were identified. These were (1) developing a career, (2) developing confidence and competence as a clinical teacher and (3) developing a position that works for all. Participants reported that the CTF position allowed time for specialty decision making and curriculum‐vitae strengthening and provide CTFs with the opportunity to work autonomously and to establish a better work–life balance by stepping away from training pressures and focusing on other aspects of life. There were differing thoughts on how the position should be structured, although retaining a clinical role with boundaries to constrain competing responsibilities was important. Conclusion A brief hiatus in clinical training, where individuals feel supported to progress personally and professionally and to renew their energy for the next steps of clinical training, seems important. The ideologies of providing the CTFs with autonomy, time to explore options, recharge and form connections with colleagues should be considered when structuring the posts.

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Clinical Teaching Fellows, the new norm?—Experiences of fellows and education faculty

Couchman

Donnachie

Tarr

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The Clinical Teacher

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“…There is often opportunity to complete formal part-time qualifications in medical education, alongside other teaching and clinical responsibilities. 20 Given these opportunities, CTFs have the ability to develop as educators, doctors and individuals. 21 …”

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Reinventing Undergraduate Clinical Placements with a Switch to Delivery by Clinical Teaching Fellows

Hossain¹,

Shah²,

Scott³

et al. 2021

AMEP

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Purpose Undergraduate clinical placements have the potential for significant improvement. Previous research has shown the growing value of clinical teaching fellows (CTFs) within medical education. Changing traditional placements to a model whereby CTFs have defined roles and lead the majority of teaching can positively reinvent undergraduate clinical teaching. We wanted to see how a structured teaching programme delivered by CTFs could affect student experience and personal development within a large associate teaching hospital. We consider how such a model could be implemented and explore the opportunities for CTFs to develop in personal and professional capacities. Methods A mixed methods study was organised to assess student experience of a CTF-led placement. A novel structured teaching programme was delivered by 14 CTFs, who provided or were involved with the majority of teaching for all medical students. Thematic analysis was conducted on focus groups with 48 final year medical students from Queen Mary University of London following completion of their clinical placements. The same students were asked to complete an anonymous survey from which results were analysed using modified 5-point Likert scales. Results Eight themes were identified from the focus groups. Students appreciated the increased individualisation, relevance and variety of teaching and the ability to record progress. Other perceived effects were higher teacher to student ratios, more learning opportunities and increased familiarity and reliability with CTFs. Of the students surveyed, 96% felt their overall placement experience was very good in comparison to previous placements elsewhere. Survey results supported focus group themes and demonstrated perceived growth in students’ personal development. Conclusion Placement models where CTFs lead most teaching can improve medical undergraduate experience and training. A move towards CTF-delivered teaching can be of financial benefit to hospital trusts whilst allowing time for junior doctors to explore different clinical specialities and hone their teaching skills.

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Value proposition dynamics in response to external event triggers

Leroi‐Werelds

Verleye

Line

et al. 2021

Journal of Business Research

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Clinical teaching fellows: a mutually beneficial relationship

Abstract: Clinical teaching fellow (CTF) jobs give junior doctors the opportunity to develop their mentoring and teaching skills, yet awareness of the posts remains low. Here the authors describe what being a CTF entails and the benefits it can offer.

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Clinical Teaching Fellows, the new norm?—Experiences of fellows and education faculty

Clinical Teaching Fellows, the new norm?—Experiences of fellows and education faculty

Reinventing Undergraduate Clinical Placements with a Switch to Delivery by Clinical Teaching Fellows

Value proposition dynamics in response to external event triggers

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