IMT2

Question 1

Tell us about your teaching experience

Answer 1

Experience (meded, grand round, informal) courses, feedback, why enjoyed, plans for future

Question 2

Why do you enjoy teaching

Answer 2

Satisfaction, team bonding, consolidation

Question 3

What are the qualities of a good teacher?

Answer 3

goals / plan / involve / encouragemnt / enthusiastic / adaptable / feedback. Personal experience

Question 4

How do you know you are a good teacher?

Answer 4

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Question 5

Which methods of teaching do you know?

Answer 5

1:1; didactic; small group; e-learning

Question 6

You have been asked to organise weekly educational meetings for your colleagues. How do you approach this task?

Answer 6

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Question 7

Tell us about feebcak youve recieved for your teaching?

Answer 7

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Question 8

Tell us about a bad teaching experience

Answer 8

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Question 9

What is a clinical audit?

Answer 9

Review of current health practice against agreed standards designed to ensure that as clinicians we provide the best level of care to our patients and that we constantly seek to improve our practice where it is not matching those standards. 1. Identify problem 2. Identify standard 3. Current practice 4. Assess conformity 5. Change 6. Re-audit

Question 10

Tell us about an interesting audit you did

Answer 10

Tell us about your audit experience

Question 11

Why are audits important?

Answer 11

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Question 12

What are the problems associated with the audit process?

Answer 12

Local / retrospective / difficult change / prioritising audit questions.

Question 13

What is the difference between audit and research

Answer 13

Audit: comparing against set standards
Research: creation of new knowledge to establish best practice

Question 14

Tell us about your research experience

Answer 14

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Question 15

Why is research important

Answer 15

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Question 16

Do you think all trainees should do research

Answer 16

No: time/funding limited, some might not like it, moveing away from clinical duties,
Yes: everyone needs critical appraisal skills

Question 17

What is EBM

Answer 17

Integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. Normal: combination of best available research evidence with own clinical judegement and expertice, taking into account patient values.

Question 18

Different levels of evidence

Answer 18

1a. SR/MA of RCTs
1b. RCT
2a 1+ well designed control study w/o random
2b 1+ well designed e.g. cohort study
3. Comparative, correlation, case control studies
4. Expert opinion

Question 19

What is clinical governance?

Answer 19

Quality assurance process designed to ensure standards of care are maintained and improved and that the NHS is accountable to the public.

Question 20

VII pillars of clinical governance

Answer 20

Clinical effectiveness and research
Audit 
Risk management
Education and training 
Patient and public involvement
Information & IT
Staffing and staff management