Name:________________________
Below are the competencies expected of a VM Tutor and the additional competencies that mark out excellence in teaching.
Please complete the following brief reflective document, which asks you to reflect on your own abilities and areas for development. These documents must be submitted to your appraiser prior to your appraisal review.
Standards expected of VM Tutors
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A competent tutor will:
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Stimulate interest and involve the learner
 Understand the learner’s needs and use teaching methods that suit them
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Prepare well and use a teaching plan
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Encourage the learner and provide regular feedback
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Evaluate their teaching and change practice as appropriate
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Be a lifelong learner themselves
The excellent VM Tutor
Along with the activities outlined above an excellent VM Tutor:
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Is willing to develop himself and others thorough education, audit and peer review
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Ensures visitors or patients are not upset or compromised by seeing students
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Understands basic educational theory and uses teaching methods linked to educational aims
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Uses formative assessment
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Assists in making honest assessments of learners
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Provides high quality and timely feedback to learners
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Provides an excellent role model in his or her relationship with patients, visitors, co tutors etc
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Encourages the PDS group to practice as a learning team
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Provides an educational climate that fosters learning
The purpose of VM Appraisal;
• A positive process
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Providing an opportunity to reflect and to help develop a reflective culture
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Consider how to improve effectiveness
• Identify development needs
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Underpin continuing professional development
1 Adapted from The Doctor as Teacher, General Medical Council 1999

1. Which of the attributes of an excellent tutor do you feel you have or are currently achieving? Outline how you are doing this.
2. Which of the attributes of a competent tutor are you finding it difficult to achieve? What the current barriers to achieving this? What can you do to address these issues?
3. Which of the attributes of an excellent tutor would you like to achieve? What can you do to achieve it?
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