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Clinical Debrief Facilitator<\/h1>\n

Clinical Debrief sessions are delivered in small groups of five to ten students in Year 3 of the Manchester MBChB programme. Sessions are facilitated by the same GP for two blocks of 14 and 10 consecutive weeks, with each session lasting for 2.25 hours.<\/p>\n

They are friendly teaching experiences which encourage and facilitate sharing of the students’ professional and clinical experiences from their first full year of full clinical placement.<\/p>\n

The three key aims to CD sessions are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Debrief \u2013 offering the students a supportive environment where they can share, discuss and explore their professional and clinical experiences from the first year of full clinical placement learning<\/li>\n
  2. Clinical Reasoning Skills development \u2013 using students\u2019 own case histories to develop the thought processes behind formulating differential diagnoses, and choices for investigation and further management. The supportive classroom environment allows students to practice weighing up clinical decisions in complex, real-life scenarios and to stand in the shoes of their practising seniors.<\/li>\n
  3. Preparation for practice \u2013 a buffet of activities which allow students to develop skills and ideas for their training and to aid in their professional identity development.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    ”Teaching CD has prompted me to be much more up to date in my reading and has made me much more mindful of my own clinical reasoning processes.\u201d<\/em><\/h5>\n
    Dr Mervin<\/em><\/h5>\n

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    What the sessions involve<\/h2>\n

    Tutors get to know their group and tailor their teaching sessions to the students’ needs by way of learning outcomes generated in the session by the students. It is a free space where students can ‘unload’ by debriefing their week.<\/p>\n

    Areas that can be covered include:<\/p>\n