Understanding medical education : evidence, theory and practice / Tim Swanwick.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: List of Contributors. -- Foreword. -- Introduction. -- Part 1: General. -- 1. Principles of curriculum design. -- 2. Teaching and learning: how theory can inform practice. -- Part 2: Education strategies. -- 3. Problem-based learning. -- 4. Interprofessional education. -- 5. Work-based learning. -- 6. Learning from the humanities. -- 7. Portfolios, personal development and reflective practice. -- Part 3: Educational encounters. -- 8. Supervision, mentoring and coaching. -- 9. Teaching and leading small groups. -- 10. Lectures and large groups. -- 11. e-learning. -- 12. Simulation in medical education. -- 13. Patient involvement in medical education. -- Part 4: Assessment. -- 14. How to design a useful test: the principles of assessment. -- 15. Written examinations. -- 16. Workplace assessment. -- 17. OSCEs and other structured assessments of clinical competence. -- 18. Formative assessment. -- 19. Self-regulated learning in medical education. -- Part 5: Research and evaluation. -- 20. Thinking about research: frameworks, ethics and scholarship. -- 21. Quantitative research methods in medical education. -- 22. Qualitative research methods in medical education. -- 23. Evaluation: improving education, influencing policy. -- Part 6: Staff and students. -- 24. Selection for medical education and training. -- 25. Managing remediation. -- 26. Quality in medical education. -- 27. Dealing with diversity. -- 28. Developing medical educators: A journey, not a destination. -- 29. Educational leadership. -- Index.