New book “Educators of Healthcare Professionals: Agreeing a Shared Purpose” available now
26 November 2021
Available now the recently published “Educators of Healthcare Professionals Agreeing a Shared Purpose” reports on our Educators of Healthcare Professionals: Shared Values and Activities Study (HEVAS) project which aimed to establish the shared values and key activities undertaken by all healthcare educators.
Nine central values and 24 activities were identified after a five-stage research process involving hundreds of participants drawn from over 20 healthcare professions. A variety of methods was used to establish a broad and clear consensus, demonstrating conclusively that healthcare professions educators share a strong set of values around the importance of professional healthcare education to safeguarding excellence in clinical practice and patient care, both now and for the future. While each profession develops its students, trainees and practitioners in its own way, the fundamental work of the healthcare educator is broadly similar, regardless of clinical specialty or profession. This new insight provides solid academic underpinning for multi-professional and interprofessional practice in healthcare education, and offers a new shared perspective on the future for healthcare education and healthcare educators.
This book will be of interest to all senior educators, education commissioners and managers, other educators looking to improve their educational practice or further develop their careers and a wide range of students interested in educational practice and practices. The content is not only applicable to the United Kingdom but will be of value to many of those involved in the development of quality-based interprofessional education models around the world.