The Effects of Short Trainings for Clinical Instructors with Emphasis on Basic Fundamentals

A questionnaire survey was administered to 40 students to examine the effects of short trainings that were given at this university for clinical instructors with emphasis on the basic fundamentals. The objective of these trainings is to “allow clinical instructors and faculty members with limited experience providing clinical instructions to understand the importance and methods of clinical instruction, as well as learn knowledge and techniques that can be quickly deployed, thereby heightening their desire and interest in providing clinical instructions.” The training consists of four one-hour lectures centered on “promoting student understanding,” which is one of the basic fundamentals of clinical instruction, to resolve any perplexities and difficulties experienced by the clinical instructors, as well as a 30-minute summary Q&A session. According to the survey results, roughly 80% of the respondents indicated that they “understood 80% or more of the contents,” and nearly all the respondents indicated that they “can leverage what they learned in their work,” and nearly 70% of those without teaching experience indicated that they “wish to become involved in education.” An analysis of the free descriptions from the respondents uncovered 71 codes across 6 categories for “things they newly learned,” and 73 codes across 6 categories for “things they wish to newly try.” These results showed that the training objective was achieved and a certain level of effect was observed.