P10 - Active development of written communication skills curricula via a forum of UK Medical Schools: Presenter(s): Caroline Sprake, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
The General Medical Council’s Outcomes for Graduates states that students should be able to “communicate by spoken, written and electronic Methods: (including in medical records) clearly, sensitively and effectively”. Many clinical teachers have reported written communication is a “presumed skill” o...
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| Published in: | Patient education and counseling 2023-04, Vol.109 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | The General Medical Council’s Outcomes for Graduates states that students should be able to “communicate by spoken, written and electronic Methods: (including in medical records) clearly, sensitively and effectively”. Many clinical teachers have reported written communication is a “presumed skill” once later years are reached and often not done well even after graduation. As students become more actively involved in the care of patients, contributing to the patient record is an increasingly important part of their role. Writing in notes and becoming part of the medicolegal record requires an explicit framework to protect the patient and student. There is little in the literature about “how” to teach written communication. Medico-legal advice is clear regarding expectations of what should be included in clinical records and responsibility for the accuracy of the records remains with the supervising clinician. The introduction of open access for patients to the free text in their medical record makes this a topical issue and one that Medical Schools must address.
The UK Council on Clinical Communication (UKCCC) is a representative body of the communication teaching leads from all the Medical Schools in the UK. At a planned meeting in Summer 2022, the issues surrounding written communication teaching and assessment will form a large part of the agenda. Further discussion will take place via an online Forum, with Medical Schools sharing best practice and collaborating on the development of resources.
Preliminary Findings: to be presented at ICCH. Examples of resources developed will be shared within the presentation.
Collaboration has been shown to be an effective and efficient way of developing educational materials. It is hoped that this intervention will allow the rapid development of Learning objectives:, teaching scenarios, assessment Methods: and resources that can be shared across all members of the UKCCC and beyond. |
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| ISSN: | 0738-3991 1873-5134 |