Giving effective feedback in medical education

Abstract

Key content Understand that the skill of giving feedback is central to effective teaching and supervision. Communicate goals and objectives of feedback clearly from the outset. Begin feedback sessions with the learner's self‐assessment. Provide feedback in a timely manner. Reinforce and correct observed behaviours. Confirm the learner's understanding and conclude with an action plan. Develop a capacity in trainees to self‐reflect on their own practice and how it might be improved. Learning objectives To understand the principles of how to give effective feedback. To be familiar with the models of giving feedback. To understand why medical educators sometimes fail at giving feedback. Ethical issues Being dishonestly kind in giving feedback. Unconscious bias in providing feedback.