The Foundation Workshops are open to Senior Clinicians and those in a position as Supervisors and Educators.

About the Program

Teaching on the Run (TOTR) Program is from the highly acclaimed TELL Centre's suite of professional development programs. Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) is proud to run the nine Foundation Workshops as part of their education and training portfolio. The Foundation Workshops provide participants with practical skills, knowledge and confidence to fulfill their roles as a clinical teacher, supervisor or assessor.

Clinical Teaching

This workshop provides a framework for teaching and participants will:

• Identify the benefits of teaching.

• Explore adult learning principles and areas of learning.

• Define SNAPPS for clinical reasoning.

• Explore the positive critique method.

• Practice clinical teaching and giving feedback.

• Utilise the teaching framework: Set, Dialogue and Closure.

• Increase confidence in teaching ability.

Effective Group Teaching

This workshop will explore large group teaching and participants will:

• Identify considerations and challenges when group teaching.

• Recognise effective group teaching methods.

• Explore a framework for group teaching.

• Identify strategies to evaluate teaching.

• Identify benefits and challenges of small and large group teaching.

• Explore active learning strategies.

• Practice presenting and evaluating teaching.

Supporting Learners

This workshop addresses learner issues and participants will:

• Analyse clinical placement scenarios.

• Recognise learner, supervision and system problems.

• Identify flags for immediate action.

• Apply a framework for supporting learners.

• Identify and discuss learner-related problems.

• Implement the PAAR framework with learners.

• Explore management and prevention of problems.

• Increase confidence to deal with difficult situations.

Format

Participants attending the workshops are required to complete online learning modules before attending the face to face workshops.

Certification

A certificate of completion will be provided to participants issued by the TELL Centre once all face to face and online learning components have been completed.

Please note a minimum of 10 participants is required for the program to be delivered. The program may be rescheduled if this number is not reached.

Late Registrations

Late registrations are permissible, however, registrations made after 1500 hours the day prior to the course start date will not be processed in time. Please be aware that course links and relevant materials will be sent on the morning of the course date by 0900. If such an event is going to occur please contact PMCV during business hours at events@pmcv.com.au