Continuing Professional Development: Roles Of The Individual Lecturer And The Institution.

Rogayah Jaafar, (2006) Continuing Professional Development: Roles Of The Individual Lecturer And The Institution. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 13 (1). pp. 1-2. ISSN 1394195X

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Affiliations

Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Medical Education

Abstract

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the context of an educational institution, in particular a medical school, is increasingly seen as a requirement rather than an option. While medical teachers do need to keep abreast with updates and development in their own specific fields of medical expertise, they are also expected at the same time to enhance their knowledge and skills in teaching
and learning approaches as well as managerial and leadership skills in an academic setting. competency of an individual lecturer is an important criterion for promotion. The mechanism utilized to determine promotion must reflect and be seen to facilitate the career prospects
of that individual. The individual lecturer must feel the need for CPD and take every effort to fulfill his/her highest potential at the workplace. More institutional efforts should be directed towards preventing and minimizing all possible bottlenecks such as the timing and availability of CPD /PTK courses and examinations (4). Medical school must also plan, request and make known the number of posts available to its lecturers. There should be clear criteria of vacancy and close monitoring as well as effective filling of available vacant posts. The bottom line is that there should be transparency for fairness, equality and equity to attain genuine competency in the workplace.

Item Type:

Journal

Keywords:

Continuing professional development, roles, individual lecturers, institution, competency; medical education, medical training

Subjects:

R Medicine

ID Code:

808