Helps to establish your prioritised learning.

It does not however list out all your learning for the year ahead

 

From the nature of the job new ideas will arise during the year and so the plan will change and evolve. You might also attend a meeting or hear about something new. You may find that you did not know all that you thought about a particular condition - these opportunistic ideas and learning episodes should be recorded.

 

The most important factors are (sorry for the acronyms)

 

KISS     Keep It Simple Stupid

SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic Timely  

 

It really should be no more than this.

Do not get to worried about your initial PDP. Do not make it unachievable or too ambitious.

Also do not make it too vague ( e.g. "Update my knowledge in Medicine")

 

Below are shown two planned learning activities around a learning need. Compare the two.

These are adapted with kind permission from Amar Rughani

Alternatively view the Eastern Deanery Matrix. This is a guide developed for GP Tutors to help them provide feedback on the Quality of a Personal Development plan.

 

 

First plan

 

 

Second plan

 

 

Specific patient driven learning need

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. objectives

 

Range of learning activities

 

Key evidence kept and acted upon.

Multidisciplinary.

 

 

 

 

 

Educational need or educational want? Is it patient driven?

 

Objective vague, no end point

 

Range of learning activities

 

Evidence is proof of attendance not of learning. Keeping photocopies is much less useful than recording specific new things learnt

 

 

 

Educational

Need

Reason for inclusion

in development plan

Learning

Objectives

Activities to be used

What evidence will you keep?

 

 

 

 

 

Learn how to manage osteoporosis in patients on long-term steroids

 

 

Significant event: I had a patient on long-term steroids who suffered a vertebral fracture

1.      Know how to identify the at-risk group

2.      Know how to prevent osteoporosis in this group

3.      Know how to treat existing patients in accordance with best practice

Read recent literature : journal articles and existing guidelines

 

Speak to colleagues in the metabolic bone unit and review local guidelines.

1.      Summarise key points from my reading

 

2.      Discuss with practice team & develop     guidelines

 

3.      Produce an audit of osteoporosis management in my practice

 

 

 

Educational

Need

Reason for inclusion

in development plan

Learning

Objectives

Activities to be used

What evidence will you keep?

 

 

 

 

 

Update on osteoporosis

 

 

I don’t feel very confident about it

Refresh my knowledge on osteoporosis

Sit in on osteoporosis clinic

 

Read papers from BMJ

Log of attendance dates signed by the clinic doctor

 

Photocopies of Papers