‘It has a lot more to contribute than just the teaching’: Perceptions of participants in a peer-observation programme to develop clinical teaching

This study sought to evaluate the perceptions of participants in a faculty development project involving peer observation of clinical teaching. Learning in the workplace, and therefore clinical teaching, remain important for the development of doctors. It is recognised that clinical teaching is complex, and that doctors need support to develop the skills necessary to become effective educators. The literature suggests that doctors develop as clinical teachers through experiential learning based in the workplace, learning from peers and critical reflection, and this is best …