- For colleagues working in our Unit it is important that you avail yourself of every opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills and performance.
- Getting involved, and not being shy to ask around, is vital.
- Some opportunities are listed below, but remember there may be other opportunities. Asking the Consultants or Registrars is often helpful.
2017 – Online Case based learning – write some cases
Online clinical cases designed for Aberdeen medical students, supported by the University of Aberdeen (co-leads Dr Owen Dempsey in Respiratory, Dr Kevin Deans, Clinical Biochemistry).
What work is required?
- Revision of existing clinical cases or development of new cases, in PowerPoint format, taking an average student 10-15 minutes to complete.
- Ideally very interactive, the cases follow a patient’s journey from referral to diagnosis.
- Existing cases (to provide inspiration!) can be provided, and there is a standard template to follow.
- Help is on hand e.g. sourcing images, illustrations and I.T help, from the University of Aberdeen.
- We welcome cases from all colleagues in all disciplines, particularly students and doctors in training.
- One tip is to collaborate with colleagues to write a case – this speeds things up considerably and ia a good way to avoid procrastination!
What’s in it for me?
- Apart from developing your own knowledge (and the glory!), you case will help Aberdeen medical students.
- In addition your CV will look more impressive, and gives you something to talk about at that next interview – “so tell me what experience have you of medical education?”
What do I do next if interested?
- Contact Dr Owen Dempsey and he can arrange a brief meeting, and provide you with links to various related websites and existing cases.
