Effective learning & teaching in medical, dental, & veterinary education / edited by John Sweet, Sharon Huttly & Ian Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sweet, John, 1949-

Huttly, Sharon, 1961-

Taylor, Ian, 1944 December 12-

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Effective learning and teaching series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical education.

Dentistry--Study and teaching.

Dentistry.

Veterinary medicine--Study and teaching.

Veterinary medicine.

Education, Medical--methods.

Education, Dental--methods.

Education, Veterinary--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Education, Medical--methods.

Education, Dental--methods.

Education, Veterinary--methods.

Genre:

Donation -- Sharon Huttly LSHTM.

Physical Description:

xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Effective learning and teaching in medical, dental, and veterinary education

Medical, dental & veterinary education

Medical, dental and veterinary education

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Kogan Page, [2003]

Summary:

This book covers all of the key issues concerning the effective teaching in medical, dental and veterinary education. It includes contributions from a wide range of experts in the field, with a broad and international perspective. It includes material on teaching and the support of learning; effectively using learning materials and Information Technology in clinical education; assessment; developing effective learning environments; developing reflective practice and personal development.

Contents:

Introduction / Sharon Huttly and John Sweet

1. Opportunities in medical, dental and veterinary (MDV) educational development / John Sweet

2. Culture, collegiality and collaborative learning / George Brown, Madeleine Rohlin and Michael Manogue

3. Communication skills: on being patient-centred / Jeff Wilson

4. Curriculum / John Sweet

5. Assessment of the student practitioner / Joy Crosby

6. Large group teaching and interactive lectures / Iain Robbe

7. Learning in small groups and problem-based learning / Joy Crosby

8. Using information technologies and teaching online / John Eyers and Andrew Sackville

9. Supporting students / Jeff Wilson and John Sweet

10. Learning environments

a teacher's strategy / Ronald Brown and John Sweet

11. Learning in the clinical environment / Gerry Mullins, John Wetherell and Iain Robbe

12. Developing reflective clinical practice / Stephen Brigley.

13. Drawing together quality issues, institutional benchmarking and revalidation / Iain Robbe

14. The way ahead for medical, dental and veterinary education / Heather Fry and Sharon Huttly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0749435623

9780749435622

OCLC:

51020373

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