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
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.
