Annual Richard C. Vari, PhD Endowed Lecture
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Increasing attention has been paid in health professions education to curriculum planning and education strategies such as PBL, to teaching and learning methods including the use of new technologies, and to assessment including developments relating to performance and programmatic approaches. Sufficient attention has not been given to the teacher as key to the success or failure of any educational initiative. Important in the implementation of an education program or a new development in the field is the teacher or trainer. The eight roles and responsibilities of the teacher have been described by Harden & Lilley (2018).
Students also have an important role to play in health professions education, not simply as customers or clients but working alongside the teacher as partners. This is perhaps the most important development in health professions education in the next decade (Harden & Harden, 2023).
In a conscious shift, schools need to decide where they wish to sit on the student/teacher partnership ladder, from little or minimal involvement of the student to a full partnership and strategic collaboration. How to best involve students and the extent of the collaboration in the education program is a challenge.
References
- Harden RM, Lilley PM. The Eight Roles of the Medical Teacher (2018) Edinburgh: Elsevier.
- Harden J, Harden RM. The Changing Role of Medical Students. (2023) Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of the teacher in the education program
- Appraise the eight different roles of the teacher
- Identify how these roles have changed
- Recognize the importance of the student as a partner in the curriculum rather than simply a client or consumer
- Give examples of how the student can contribute to curriculum planning and implementation
- Evaluate on the student participation ladder the school’s position
Dr. Harden’s lecture presentation slides
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