Transcript Peer Review of Teaching: GP Tutor training

Dr Ann O’Brien,
Dr Vidya Mistry,
Dr Devina Raval
25 March2015
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Introductions
Peer Review - summary to date
Discussion of the Resources
Giving it a go!
Plenary Roundup
Next Steps
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Difficult to review all aspects
Recruitment of reviewers
Training
Need trust in reviewer
Impact on teaching session
Standardisation of format
Video vs observed
Finance
Handling poor teaching/
referral to CBME
Challenges
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Keep formative not
summative
Set against consistent
standards
Need to give it time
External reviewer/ ?triad
Link it to student feedback
Links to revalidation/
appraisal
Need to cater for different
types of tutors etc
Important
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Review proformas
Meetings
Location
Videoing
Frequency of reviews
Guidance & information pack
Forms
Funding
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Discuss final draft of CBME GP tutor peer review
proformas
See your pack!
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Prior to peer review
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Introduce reviewer to teaching session
Arrange time & date for teaching session to be reviewed
Provide details of the session (see form)
Can be done via email or telephone conversation
Peer review –minimum 1 hour observation of teaching
practice
Post review
◦ Must occur within 48 -72 hours of peer review
◦ Personal interaction – ideally face to face, but can be
telephone
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Surgery
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Face to face teaching observation
Can incorporate practice visit if by CBME academic
Review environment for learning, resources
Interest in teaching & specialist areas
Combine practice visit with teaching review once every 4 years
Practice visit for new applicants at start and after 1 year
Peer reviewers should not review tutors from own practice
Centrally
◦ Tutors bring in videos
◦ Pilot – preliminary date by second week June 2015
◦ Opportunities to attend twice/year
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Using practice/personal cameras to film teaching
session
30 – 60 minutes total recording
Needs to show student involvement/interaction –
ensure can see faces and hear voices
Student +/- patient consent to be filmed
Video/AV equipment – possible funding/loaning of
equipment from CBME
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Peer review to occur every 12-18 months, maximum of
2 years gap depending on frequency of teaching
Should be different teaching method at each review
Face to face review to occur at least one in every 3
reviews
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Peer reviewers will receive information and guidance
on providing feedback
Support details
Development strategies
Cause for concern
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Pre-meeting form requirements – set context of teaching
eg lesson plan, module and year teaching etc, learning
objectives, areas of feedback required
Post review requirements
◦ Personalised feedback for GP tutor using proforma
◦ Notification to CBME that peer review has taken place includes:
Dates of review, key points of review, signatures of both parties
confirming process took place (Certificate from CBME to both with
payment to reviewer on receipt of notification )
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Consent forms – for students+/- patients to be in videos
Student briefing – short explanation that reviewer will
attend session to review tutor not students!
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Funding for pilot
◦ Attendance to workshop 1 - £150
◦ Attendance to workshop 2 - £150
◦ Being reviewed for pilot - £75
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Conducting peer review £100 (2 hours – review and
post review meeting time)
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Post pilot funding to be confirmed
◦ Peer reviewers will receive payment
◦ Reviewees will not receive payment – will eventually expect all
tutors to comply as part of CBME requirements (introduce
rota to sign up to)
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Conduct a short 5 minute “Microteach” session
Use both proformas to do peer review of session
Topics to teach could include:
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Y1 students – How to take blood pressure
Y2 students – Explain cervical smear test results
Y3 students – Principles of Type 2 Diabetes management
Y4 students – Drug Management of epilepsy
Y5 students – Post MI management including DVLA guidelines
Other topics include – How to use an inhaler, instructions for
spirometry and interpreting results, NICE guidelines on
management on hypertension, counselling about PSA blood
test and implications of results
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Discuss any arising issues from practical session with
peer review process including pre and post meeting
requirements/forms
Final adjustments of proforma to be used – agree final
version
Central/video review sessions
◦ Group triads according to central or practice review?
◦ Review of videos – duration eg 30 mins straight/clips?
◦ Supporting material for video review eg copy of powerpoint
slides or patient scenario
◦ Conduction of central review – whole group or as triads
(rotate small groups OSCE style)
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Invite GP tutors to arrange triad group (not from same
practice) to conduct peer review and be reviewed
Complete peer review pilot at either surgeries or
centrally by mid-June
Commit to the evaluation of process, may include
attending focus groups or completing evaluation
Would like to report back at Summer Education
Meeting
Aim to roll out in academic year 2015