Clinical Learning and Assessment Committee
Membership 2008
Membership is for a period of two years. The Presiding Member of the committee will be invited to become a member of the CDC.
Presiding Member
(elected by the members of the Committee) | Associate Professor Tony O’Sullivan |
| Associate Dean (Education) | Associate Professor Phil Jones |
| Two convenors of the Clinical & Communication Skills element | Dr Audra Barclay
Ms Edna Koritschoner |
| Two coordinators of the Phase 1 General Practitioner Teaching Staff | Dr Audra Barclay
Dr Sylvia Jacobson |
| Convenor of the Faculty's Standardised Patient Program | Dr Peter Harris |
| Coordinator of the Faculty's Clinical Skills Program | Dr Audra Barclay |
Additional members as suggested by the CDC
to ensure broad representation on the committee from clinical teaching sites and the major clinical disciplines (Medicine, Surgery, Women’s Health, Children’s Health, Mental Health and Primary Care) |  |
| - School of Public Heath & Community Medicine | Dr Barbara Booth |
| - School of Women's & Children's Health | Dr Bronwyn Chan |
| - School of Women's & Children's Health | Dr Terri Foran |
| - St Vincent's Clinical School | Dr Darren Gold |
| - South Western Sydney Clinical School | Dr Jude Ng |
| In attendance | |
| A representative of the Office of the Dean | Ms Michelle Brockbank |
| A representative from the administrative staff of the clinical teaching sites | Ms Jenny Ryall |
| Secretarial Support | |
| Office of Medical Education | |
The Curriculum Development Committee (CDC) approved the formation of the Clinical Learning and Assessment Committee to oversee the implementation of clinical learning and assessment activities. This committee is subject to the same regulations as the Phase committees ie
- that membership and roles of these committees will evolve over time,
- that members will be appointed by CDC, and
- the Committee will report to the CDC.
Functions
- To continuously develop a framework or blueprint which effectively integrates clinical learning across all phases of the program.
- To review teaching, learning and assessment activities, to ensure that assessments are integrated and aligned with graduate capabilities and teaching activities; the committee will have the authority to accept or reject such activities for a phase.
- To convene groups to set assessments according to the requirements of the blueprint.
- To develop standard-setting procedures and examiner training for clinical examinations.
- To review evaluation and assessment data, and suggest modifications to content and design of teaching activities and assessment as appropriate.
Areas of responsibility
1. Design and implementation of teaching and learning activities including:
- Phase 1 Clinical and communication skills sessions.
- Phase 2 Clinical and communication skills sessions.
- Procedural skills sessions across all phases.
2. Design and implementation of clinical assessments including:
- End of phase clinical examinations.
- Mini-CEX for continuous assessment of clinical skills during phase 3
- Training of examiners for clinical examinations.
3. Development and continuation of standardized patient program involving:
- Recruitment and training of simulated patients for teaching and assessment activities.
- Development of standardized scripts for simulated patients.
- Recruitment and training of standardized patients for teaching and assessment activities.
- Selection of simulated and standardized patients for clinical examinations.
4. Development and continuation of standardized teaching and assessment of procedural skills.
- Development of standardized teaching program for procedural skills.
- Acquisition of resources for clinical teaching sites for training in procedural skills.
- Development of standardized assessment for procedural skills.