Senior AHPs do not need to attend the clinical supervision course before taking on the role of a clinical supervisor. Typically, they are expected to support the development of students or younger AHPs as they become more experienced clinicians. So, many of them learn to become clinical supervisors on the job, she added.
However, there has been an increasing demand for advanced clinical supervision competencies among AHPs due to macro changes in Singapore’s healthcare sector, including the introduction of a pre-employment clinical training fund and a mandatory supervisory framework for conditionally-registered AHPs in 2013.
SIT's Associate Professor Heidi Tan shared the challenges in implementing performance-based assessments in Continuing Education and Training (CET) programmes at the CBExchange APAC Conference 2024. Image: Keng Photography for SIT.
SIT’s Adjunct Assistant Professor Sng Li Hoon shared strategies to support the cultivation of clinical supervisor competencies during a breakout session at the CBExchange APAC Conference 2024. Image: Keng Photography for SIT.
There are also objective structured teaching exercises (OSTE), which involve simulated scenarios where learners are assessed on their application of educational skills during interaction with “student actors”.
SIT’s Adjunct Assistant Professor Sng Li Hoon, a Senior Principal Radiographer at the Department of Radiology of Sengkang General Hospital, pointed out several practical considerations in developing competency-based assessments.
A good assessment is when learners can demonstrate the application of what they have learnt, is feasible for faculty and learners working full-time, and has a simple enough assessment rubric to set performance expectations, she said.
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