Promoting recognition: a personal perspective

Developing as a clinical teacher

“…Recognising this, some disciplines and training programmes for health care professionals have established mandatory training for all of their teachers. Such training might include faculty development workshops, reflecting on teaching, and peer observation and feedback of the sort described in this issue . The UK General Medical Council, for example, introduced statutory training requirements for all doctors with defined teaching roles 4 years ago .…”

“…Such training might include faculty development workshops, refl ecting on teaching, and peer observation and feedback of the sort described in this issue. 2 The UK General Medical Council, for example, introduced statutory training requirements for all doctors with defi ned teaching roles 4 years ago. 3 Although initial concerns were raised about the lack of time for training, and that clinical teachers felt undermined and threatened, 4 almost all the clinical teachers identifi ed have subsequently met the new requirements.…”