Struggling Learners

Date: Saturday, 28 September 2024 | Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm | Venue: Academia, L1-S1

Track Type: Main Conference Workshop

Speakers: Dr Krithikaa d/o Nadarajan, Dr. Kavitha Garuna Murthee, Dr. Matin Mattar, Dr. Lourdes Ducusin Galang, Dr Shalini Sri Kumaran

About 10% of trainees in healthcare are identified as ‘struggling’ or challenging leaner. Early identification of these trainees along with appropriate remediation leads to better outcomes. Faculty often have inadequate training in this area and can be perplexed on how to support and guide these struggling learners.

This remediation workshop will help participants understand the various types of challenging learners and how to ‘diagnose’ them, as well as recognize the key components involved in remediation. Participants will be introduced to a useful framework that can be used to assess a struggling trainee; develop and implement an individualised action plan; and conduct a focused reassessment of a struggling trainee to ensure an acceptable level of competence has been met. These skills will be taught via a combination of didactic lectures and small group interactive sessions utilising case studies and role plays. 

Learning Outcome(s):

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify struggling trainees 
• Develop an individualised action plan for struggling trainees 
  
• Do a focused reassessment of struggling trainees’ performance 

Target Audience:

Faculty in Undergraduate and Post-Graduate training programmes, programme coordinators, clinical and academic supervisors, and anyone who seeks to improve their skills in identification and remediation of struggling trainees. No prior knowledge/experience in remediation is necessary. 

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