Teaching the future health workforce

Good clinicians help the next generation become better clinicians.

Not only doctors teaching doctors. Students, juniors, nurses, allied professionals, peer education and, where relevant, patient education.

Why this matters

Every team is also a school. If you cannot explain the work, you do not fully hold it. If you humiliate a learner, you teach silence, not medicine.

What you should be able to do

Identify a learning need and define an outcome.
Choose a method that matches the need: bedside, case-based, simulation, small group, lecture.
Check understanding. Give usable feedback.
Adapt to level. Support a struggling learner without public shame.
Ask for feedback on your teaching and improve it.

A simple workflow

Identify need
Define outcome
Teach
Check understanding
Get feedback
Reflect
Improve

Inclusive teaching

Psychological safety, role modelling, and cultural fluency all apply. A learner who does not share your language or hierarchy may not interrupt. Check, do not assume they have it. See /learn/cultural-fluency.

Questions for reflection

What was the learner meant to be able to do afterwards?
How do I know they could?
What will I change in the next session?

How can I evidence this?

Related capabilities: Teaching and supervision.

Related assessments: Teaching assessment; Learner feedback.