11. BECOMING A TRAINER

^{Updated June 2016 by Sarah McNeil MD}

This chapter is designed to help you train clinicians to competence in early abortion care and miscarriage management. It presents techniques for efficiency in training as well as integration of training into the clinical setting.

CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Following completion of this chapter, you should be able to:

• Maintain balance between patient-centered care, safety, clinic flow, and training
• Ask trainees for self-assessment and give effective feedback to trainees
• Assess competence in abortion provision
• Respond appropriately to difficult training situations
• Integrate training seamlessly into a busy clinical setting

READINGS / RESOURCES

• Clinic flow strategies for training clinics
• Conscientious refusal in reproductive medicine: an educational intervention (Lupi 2009)

VIDEOS

• This is How I Teach Series: helpful video series on teaching techniques (IERH)
• Planning a Career Workshop (IERH)