ESME CT (Essential Skills in Medical Education- Clinical Teaching) course

Teaching in the clinical environment is a demanding and complex task, a task many health professions educators assume without adequate preparation or orientation. The various settings (ward, ambulatory, urban or community) have their own distinct challenges. The ESME-CT is a 1.5-day face-to-face course with online pre and post course assignments and readings. The course aims to provide participants with a solid foundation of fundamental skills needed to teach effectively in clinical settings, informed by educational theories and available evidence. In acknowledgment of the complexity of clinical teaching, the educational strategies will employ a non-prescriptive and reflective approach for improving teaching. Participants will learn to select effective teaching strategies while considering many variables such as the content, the learners, and the context. The course also reflects the belief that teachers at all levels of experience and expertise can benefit from an organized review of their teaching. We will use several interactive exercises to enhance application of new strategies to own teaching. Finally, participants will be encouraged to be the agents of change in enhancing clinical teaching at their own institutions.

Who should participate in this course:
This course will focus on core topics in clinical teaching and is intended for clinicians who teach pre-registration students (medical / nursing etc) and post-registration trainees (physician, nursing etc) in ward, outpatient as well as simulation and conference settings. In addition, educators who organize staff development for clinical teachers will benefit from participation.

Mode of delivery:
The course will consist of an in person full-day masterclass session, half-day post-conference session with reflection and goal-setting, and pre and post online readings and assignments. The course language is English, but the pace will be suitable for participants whose first language is not English. The topic will feature short didactic presentations, review and debriefing of videotaped teaching scenarios, group brainstorming, individual reflections and skills practice.

Topics covered:
The course aims to cover the following areas of clinical teaching:
• A framework for clinical teachers- ExBL
• Teaching when time is limited (the one-minute preceptor, SNAPPS)
• Teaching clinical reasoning
• Direct observation and performance-based feedback and coaching
• Bedside teaching
• Role-modelling as a deliberate teaching strategy
• Reflective practice of own teaching

Course Structure:
Thursday 25 May: 0800-1700: ESME CT Course Pre-conference Session
Friday 26 May: Attend APMEC Conference
Saturday 27 May: Attend APMEC Conference
Sunday 28 May 0830-1230: ESME- CT Course Post-conference Session

Post-course report
We encourage participants to submit, within six months of completion of the course, a short report describing the application of the concepts and principles covered in the ESME CT Course to their own teaching settings, leading to award of the AMEE-ESME CT Certificate in Clinical Teaching.

Course Lead:
Dr. Subha Ramani, MBBS, PhD, MMed, MPH, FAMEE.
AMEE President, Member of AMEE Fellowship and Faculty Development Committees
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions Education; Boston, MA, USA.

Course Faculty:
Dr. James Kwan, MBBS, BSc (Hons), MMed (ClinEpi), MHPE, MRCSEd, FACEM, FRCEM, FAMS
Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Chair, Core Curriculum and Education Committee, International Federation for Emergency Medicine; Adjunct Asst. Professor, Emergency Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Dr. Faith Chia, MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Glasgow)
Senior Consultant, Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Designated Institutional Official, National Healthcare Group Residency, Assistant Dean (Curriculum), Adjunct Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University.

Dr. Wee Khoon Ng, MBBS (Singapore), M.MED (Internal Medicine) (Singapore), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edinburgh), FAMS.
Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Programme Director, NHG Internal Medicine Residency Programme.

Dr. Tracy Tan, MBBS (London), MRCP (UK), M.Med (Internal Medicine) (S'pore).
Adjunct Asst Professor Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Senior Consultant, Department of Renal Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Programme Director, NHG Renal Medicine Residency Programme.

Dr. Dong Haur Phua, MBBS, MRCS (A/E), MMed (A/E), Master in Education (MESA).
Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Programme Director, NHG Emergency Medicine Residency Programme.
Assistant Dean (Assessment), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University. Adjunct Asst. Professor, Emergency Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; Adjunct Assist. Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

ESME CT Course Fee: SG$ 825 + GST

Included in the course fee is:
• One full-day pre-conference session
• One half-day post-conference session
• Printed course programme
• Set of resource materials online
• Certificate of participation
• Optional submission and assessment of a post-course report, details of which will be given during the Course
• Award of ESME Certificate in Medical Education if the post-course report is assessed as meeting the requirements of the Certificate.

Please note: In addition to the ESME course fee, participants are required to register for APMEC 2023 and pay the registration fee.