Tips for GP trainees interested in medical education

摘要

Teaching is a fantastic way to add variety to your job and to brush up on your own knowledge and skills — you need to have a good understanding of something to be able to teach it. It is also part of the RCGP curriculum and a requirement of the GMC. Most doctors will have had some experience of teaching but many will not have put much thought into how they teach, or how they could improve their teaching. This article provides some simple tips on planning, delivering, and evaluating a teaching session, and will also highlight some of the teaching opportunities available.