A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers

by John Dent MMEd MD FHEA FRCSEd (Editor), Ronald Harden OBE MD FRCP(Glas) FRCSEd FRCPC (Editor), Dan Hunt MD MBA (Editor)

Highly regarded in the field of medical education, A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers provides accessible, highly readable, and practical information for those involved in basic science and clinical medicine teaching. The fully updated 6th Edition offers valuable insights into today’s medical education. Input from global contributors who offer an international perspective and multi-professional approach to topics of interest to all healthcare teachers. With an emphasis on the importance of developing educational skills in the delivery of enthusiastic and effective teaching, it is an essential guide to maximizing teaching performance.

Genres: Education

496 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 2001

Reviews

[Wk · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read the book, as required reading in the Qatar University College of Pharmacy program. In general it is a good book with a limited benefit to my pharmacy scope. It serves its primary audience of medical educators very well, but it falls short for those in related clinical fields like pharmacy.

The book successfully handles a dual purpose. As it functions as a practical workbook for immediate classroom application and as a reliable reference guide for deeper study. Medical instructors will find plenty of highly applicable frameworks to use in their daily teaching.

The main drawback is that these concepts do not translate seamlessly to other clinical majors. The structural approaches do not map neatly onto pharmacy education, creating a noticeable gap for instructors trying to adapt the material to non-medical healthcare disciplines.

Ultimately, reading this book highlights a missing piece in professional development literature. A pharmacy-specific equivalent would be highly beneficial, and this text simply makes me wish a dedicated guide for our field currently existed.