Medical ACT
Category A (Cat A) teaching refers to activities where the patient is the focus of the encounter; an example of this is where a student sits in on a clinic or GP surgery with a doctor who is consulting. Cat A figures reflect the total number of students ‘placement weeks’ for each medical programme. “Student weeks” are converted into hours using a “proxy” value; the proxy hours represent the loss in productive time for service provision in a week due to the delivery of training e.g., as the clinic list needs to be reduced to accommodate student teaching.
In Category B (Cat B) teaching, the student is the focus of the encounter; an example of Cat B teaching is when students are taught within a group session such as a tutorial or other group activity. Category B figures are the total NHS teaching hours (excluding preparation time) for each medical programme.
Cat B data is further broken down in to ten sub-categories as detailed in the table below:
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1 |
Teaching in large groups, e.g., lectures |
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2 |
Teaching in small groups, e.g., tutorials, problem-based learning |
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3 |
Fixed resource sessions, e.g., practicals |
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4 |
Clinical skills teaching |
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5 |
Project supervision, e.g., SSCs, electives |
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6 |
"Classical" bedside teaching |
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7 |
Summative assessment/revision |
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8 |
Admissions |
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9 |
Personal tutoring, mentoring, portfolio advice |
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10 |
Recognition of Trainers (RoT) activities – includes CPD for teaching roles |
Table: Category B teaching activity categories
This page was last updated on: 20.03.2024 at 11.40
