title: Supervised teaching practice: a system for teacher support and quality assurance.
abstract: Supervised teaching practice is practical supervision of teaching under the tutelage of an established teacher. It is proposed as a cost-effective integrated approach to linking the support and development of teachers with quality assurance. In modern undergraduate medical curricula increasing value is placed on teaching and teacher-training. The response to the General Medical Council's demand for a new style of undergraduate medical education requires a system of practical and continuous training which will ensure the highest standard among teachers. Supervised teaching practice offers such a system.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Guy's, King's, and St Thomas' School of Medicine, Weston Education Centre, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK.
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authors.lastname: T White Anne E Stephenson