How to Become a Clinical Educator as a Junior Doctor

Introduction

Becoming a clinical educator is a valuable step in your medical career.

It helps with:

• specialty training
• leadership development
• career progression

What is a Clinical Educator?

A doctor who:

• teaches others
• supports learning
• contributes to medical education

Steps to Get Started

1. Start teaching – Take Initiative

• Fellow Peers and Juniors
• Offer to deliver teaching sessions Weekly Team Meetings
• Create a Teaching schedule for your peers or ward team such as weekly lunchtime teaching sessions
• Teach Medical students either formally or ad-hoc when available on the wards

2. Get feedback

• Document everything

3. Take a teaching course

• Formalise your skills by attending a teaching course (e.g. Clinicians Who Teach or completing a PGCert in Medical Education)

4. Build a portfolio

Final Thoughts

You don’t need to wait. Start now — even small steps count.

Develop your teaching skills with structured courses at The Clinician’s Campus.