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The role of the educational supervisor

A questionnaire survey

All Birmingham Rotational Training Scheme in Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Lyndon Clinic, Hobs Meadow, Solihull, B92 8PW

AIMS AND METHODS

A postal questionnaire of all pre-membership psychiatric trainees in the West Midlands was used to investigate the role of the educational supervisor. The trainees were asked about their experience of educational supervision, and also asked to rank a number of possible roles for their supervisor in order of importance.

RESULTS

A response rate of 70% was achieved. Trainees rated regular appraisal and assessment of skills and deficits as the most important role of the educational supervisor, but had only experienced this in 55% of their training posts thus far. Less than half of the respondents had developed a written educational plan with their educational supervisors, and trainees rated this the least important task of good educational supervision.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

The results of this survey inform the training agenda for trainers, and emphasise the need to equip consultants with the skills to appraise their trainee's educational development.

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