General Practice 2 Malta Handbook 2021/22
4. Timetable
4.2. Sample lesson plan for GP 2
GENERIC STRUCTURE: THIS IS ONLY MEANT AS A SUGGESTED TEMPLATE FOR A DAY AND TUTORS ARE OF COURSE FREE TO DESIGN AND RUN THEIR TEACHING SESSIONS HOWEVER THEY WISH TO.
9.30 – 10.15 | Intro - Outline topic/s and plan for the day. Activity 1 – e.g. tutorial, which could include students presenting “homework” set at previous session. On day 1 this time should be spent getting to know each other with some icebreaker activities - you might like the students to tell you one memorable thing about themselves - you might start by telling them that you grow roses, are scared of spiders, play guitar with a band, have a dog called Snoopy... You might also like to explore whether they know each other - they may not have met in person. Discuss your plan for the day |
10.15 – 11.15 | Activity 2 - e.g. students complete tasks in breakout groups; students in groups of 2 or 3 to prepare short presentations of conditions related to the theme for the day or related to a patient they are going to meet later. They might read a paper, look at guidelines, look up some relevant drug. Brief presentation and discussion |
11.15 – 11.30 | Break |
11.30 – 13.00 | Activity 3 - e.g. patient encounters – virtual or face-to-face; prepare questions and/or observations. Students present patients, with a focus on different aspect of history taking, e.g. you might focus on Presenting complaint and PMHx , one week, social history another week, drug history and allergies another week so they have a clearer picture of the value of each element of the history Debrief and close |
In Malta the expectation in that there will be about 3.5 hours of interaction with a GP tutor over the course of the day, the timing may need to be negotiated if the tutor is working clinically on that day. The tutor might ask students to do some preparatory work in the morning and then spend the afternoon together, or you might spend two hours together in the morning then a gap for student group work then an hour or two together later in the day.
The structure of each day should be communicated to students in advance if possible using the Team as a means of communication.
Examples of activities that could be delivered virtually or face-to-face:
Tutorials
Student presentations
Online research
Debates
Group discussions
Quizzes/Polls
Role-plays – either in small groups or as whole group with fish bowel set-up (consider specific observation tasks for feedback and discussion)
Case-based discussions
Patient encounters –expert patients with group/small groups, students interview patients in pairs/small groups, home visits
Observing GPs and other healthcare professionals
Interviewing members of primary care team
Joining practice team, or wider MDT, meetings
Reviewing recent journal articles and media publications, especially to discuss current 'hot topics'
Please note this list is not exhaustive. Ideally each day would include mix of activities, prioritising any patient encounters. There may be times when the not all students from the group are completing the same activity, for example if 4 students are able to attend the practice in person they might go on home visits whilst the online group meet an expert patient and afterwards the whole group reconvenes to discuss their experiences and learning.