The Clinical Learning Environment

Overview

This half-day online course aims to develop participants’ understanding of current thinking on learning in the workplace and focuses directly on the nature and distinctive characteristics of the clinical learning environment.

Drawing on relevant theoretical perspectives on situated and active learning, it will ask participants to reflect on their own experiences as learners and/or trainers. It will then enable them to identify ways in which the learning environment can be enhanced to maximize the positive outcomes of each learning experience for all those involved and will contribute to their continuing professional development as trainers.

Who is this course for?
The course is designed for clinicians – beyond foundation training – who are particularly involved in clinical teaching and promoting and enhancing clinical learning.  

What’s covered: 
The course involves four hours of online learning. Initially, you’ll undertake 2.5 hours of individual online learning on the College’s digital learning platform. You’ll have access to this one week prior to the 1.5-hour small-group interactive session which concludes the course: a choice of morning and afternoon sessions will be available.

During these highly interactive sessions, you’ll be able to share reflections on your own experience of different clinical learning environments and discuss how these relate to the course material.

Part 1: 2.5 hours of online modules to be completed prior to the live session
Part 2: 1.5-hour small group interactive session 

The full programme for the Clinical Learning Environment can be found at the bottom of this page.

By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

• Articulate current thinking in medical education regarding workplace learning and the clinical learning environment
• Explain how different members of the clinical workplace can contribute to clinical learning
• Evaluate their own workplace as a clinical learning environment
• Identify ways in which their clinical learning environment can be enhanced to maximise benefits of the learner experience 

Claiming your CPD
This course offers 4 CPD for everyone who attends as well as Dental enhanced CPD development outcomes B & D. This can be claimed via your College account. CPD points will be available for up to one month after the course.

Where the course has been recorded, these sessions will also be available. If you have any questions about claiming your CPD points, our Education team are happy to help. 

Downloads

• Programme - The Clinical Learning Environment