Example Work-Based Learning activities

Work-based Learning incorporates activities that promote your learning at or through work and which are reflective in nature.

Activity examples:

• Peer review
• Multi-disciplinary clinical activities (MDTs, MDMs)
• Grand Rounds
• Schwartz Rounds
• Joint Review and discussion of cases
• Structured review of records and processes of care
• Practice Management
• Research and Scholarly activity
• Personal Learning (e.g. journal reading, viewing recorded lectures etc.)
• Education, teaching, training, mentoring and supervision
• Assessment of trainees and peers
• Organised learning activities (including journal clubs)
• Participation in College, national or international bodies in the development of standards for clinical or non-clinical care
• Management, policy and advocacy
• Internal teaching session
• Communication training (including Open Disclosure)
• Review of patients’ unmet needs (PUN) and doctors’ educational needs (DEN)
• Review of patient data
• Critique of patient data
• Critique of video review of consultation
• Reflection on health and well-being
• Health, well-being and staff support meetings
• Practice management systems enhancements
• Participation in research (and education)
• Participation in College or other Committees that are related to clinical care, education or research
• Participation in morbidity and mortality meetings
• Examining candidates for College examinations
• Research, publication and peer review for journals and texts
• Working as an Assessor or Reviewer for the Medical Council or Training Bodies

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