Clinical Teaching Roles

There are a number of ways you can become an involved faculty member at The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Whatever your reason for getting involved with local medical education, we have a role available to suit your interest.

Become better acquainted with our curriculum to know how medical education works at McMaster. Explore the roles below to learn more and contact us with any questions. We’re here to make help you easily add an educational aspect to your clinical work.

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Small Group PBL Tutor

Small group, problem-based-learning (PBL) tutorials are the central component of the Undergraduate MD Program curriculum. As a result, these tutors play a very important roll in facilitating the learning of our students.

As students explore, discuss and problem-solve cases, the tutor ensures the discussion stays on track. You will identify to the students when they are going in the wrong direction of solving the cases and provide overall corrective feedback during discussions.
Pre-Clerkship Clinical Skills Preceptor

Clinical skills teaching sessions allow undergraduate MD students the opportunity to learn the physical examination of the various body systems being covered in the Medical Foundations. The Pre-Clerkship Preceptor is important for guiding students’ learning in these real world sessions involving real, standardized or simulated patients.

You will provide guidance and feedback to pre-clerkship MD students within a real or simulated clinical setting. You would be supporting the curriculum by providing experienced input into student’s practice of physical examination, history taking and clinical communication skills.
Clinical Clerkship Placement Preceptor

As any medical professional can attest, there is no better training than being directly involved in the care of patients. The clerkship placements are a very formative experience in our students’ training. The clerkship preceptor, as a teacher and mentor, plays a large role in the development of these students and future physicians.
Longitudinal Facilitator

This role is a central piece of the professional competencies curriculum of the Undergraduate MD program. Professional competencies runs throughout the three-year MD program. Using a variety of small and large group sessions, experiential learning, and facilitated reflection learning methods, students are taught the complexities of clinical practice – from ethics to interdisciplinary teamwork.

You will co-facilitate a professional competency group of ten students. The goal is to teach professional competencies within an interdisciplinary context. As a result, each group has one physician and one non-MD health professional as facilitators. With your co-facilitator, you’ll lead the small group sessions. Throughout the Medical Foundation, you will maintain ongoing evaluation of students, provide formative feedback and complete a summative evaluation that appears on the student’s transcript.
Student Advisor

Student Advisors are an important aspect to an undergraduate MD student’s experience. As a peer and mentor, advisors monitor a student’s progression in the program and is readily available for feedback and guidance.

You will guide a group of two students within each of the three years of the MD program. For these students, you will monitor academic progress, provides mentorship, and facilitates referrals to the Director of Student Affairs as needed. You will informally meet both individually and in groups to discuss the program, issues arising from adjusting to academic and professional responsibilities, and facilitate an environment of peer mentoring.
Other Roles
Some of the other roles available are:
- Objective Structures Clinical Examination (OSCE) Observer,
- Electives Preceptor and
- Ad Hoc Content Resource.
To find out more about these roles and others, contact the Faculty coordinator at your closest campus.

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