Dr Elinor Gunning, Course Lead for the Year 6 GPSA, Year 2 GP SCA
and Module lead for Year 3 SSC ‘The Science of Yoga and Mindfulness’.
In November 2017 I attended
the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Mindfulness in
Medical Education Special Interest Group showcase and Inaugural meeting. Based in the Barts pathology lab, surrounded
by medical specimens looking down on us, medical educators from around the
country gathered to discuss how mindfulness is currently being taught in
medical schools. The day was a
fascinating exploration of current practices and research, with presentations
from ophthalmic surgeons, A&E consultants, and GPs who are all trying to
incorporate mindfulness into their own practices and promote it to their
students. I presented our innovative 3rd
year SSC ‘The Science of Yoga and Mindfulness’ to the group, which stimulated
much discussion. As a group we discussed
the ideal way to teach and assess mindfulness in medical education, and as the
special interest group moves forwards we will be collaborating to draw up best
practice guidelines to guide future educators hoping to develop mindfulness
teaching in their own institutions.
Dr Shivani Tanna, Year 3 GP and CMT Course Lead "I am delighted to have been appointed as year 3 GP course lead. My role in the department started on the 1st March 2016 and I have now taken over as CMT course lead. Having taught on this course, I feel privileged to be able to help maintain its excellent reputation and content. I am also developing the new 10 week GP attachment in year 3 which is being piloted for 60 students from September 2016. The students have expressed great enthusiasm and interest in this and we have already reached our recruitment target. Together with plenty of input from department leads, teaching fellows, and our GP tutors, we have started developing new ideas for both the attachment and departmental teaching sessions. I am hoping this is going to be fun and rewarding for all involved. I aim to design a course that is innovative, comprehensive and exciting. My version of “ICE”. If all goes to plan, the pilot will be rolled out ...
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