Introduction
Professional development plan (PDP) is an official scheme used by an individual to design and embark on the goals, strategies, and outcomes of learning and training in a particular field of a profession (Jasper, 2011). The focus of this paper is to prepare a PD plan regarding medical practice in my presumed workplace. The paper will also obtain a third party verification of participation in networking to accomplish objectives set out in the PD plan.
Individual Professional Development Plan
Enrollment Year: 2015 Years of Experience: 4
Name……………… Position/Subject Are: Surgeon Hospital: Royal Melbourne Hospital
Mentor……………..Place/Subject Area. Hospital……………………….
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Timeframe
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Personal Goals
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Professional Goals
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Next five months
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I will develop competency in clinical judgment and decision making, identify acceptable standards of professional behavior about healthcare setting, reflect upon personal communication skills, establish relationships necessary for developing teamwork and gain a better understanding of how non-technical skills undermine safe operative performance.
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To gain further qualifications in surgical practice
Sign up for membership in surgical related professional associations
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This Professional Development Plan was discussed and approved on:
Instructor Signature:
Individual Professional Development Plan Template
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Planned Activities
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Objective of Development Activity
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How Activity Impacts on Participants and Patients
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Required knowledge/skills
-surgical practitioners
-have at least three years of experience
-able to perform minor and major surgeries
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Clinical decision making assessment for medical staff
The trainers will provide us with a roadmap of how surgeons make decisions (Young & Gladman, 2013).
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The workshop is meant to develop our understanding of decision-making process.
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They will enhance their decision-making practices by integrating more strategies and applying them always.
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Strengths
-outstanding trends in surgical practices
-increasing number of surgical practitioners
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Operating with professionalism discussion at a collaborative meeting, we will identify and discuss the principles relating to bullying, discrimination, and sexual harassment, specifically in the surgical setting.
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Improve the professional behavior of surgeons
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Acquisition of a range of techniques that promote respectful environments in a surgical setting (Walijee et, at, 2014)
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Weaknesses
-poor communication skills
-dysfunctional teamwork
-emerging unprofessional behavior
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Communication, collaboration, and teamwork sessions the trainer will illustrate a framework that I will apply to structure and build rapport with patients through interactive learning participation.
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To improve performance and teamwork in the operating theater hence enhancing safety of patients (Young et, at, 2013)
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Improved collaboration and professional relationship among surgical practitioners and patients.
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Individual Professional Development Plan Activity Log
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Description of professional development activity completed
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Dates/ hrs. of participation
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Workshop/ Training
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Clinical decision-making assessment
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5
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Assessment
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Operating with professionalism discussion
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3
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Discussion
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Communication, collaboration, and teamwork training
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4
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Trainings
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Senior Administrator’s Report
The training sessions he participated in were successful. Several educational programs like mentorship could help to maintain interest among surgeons (Mulholland & Doherty, 2012).
Name……….. Signature……………Date…………….
Senior Trainer’s Report
The operation with professionalism training lasted for 3 hrs. It exposed the participants to a wide range of ethical surgical practices. They require such training regularly in their professional careers (Martin et, at, 2016)
Name……….. Signature……………Date……………..
Surgical Peers’ Report
The collaboration and teamwork training yielded in enhancing the formerly strained cooperation among medical staff members (Ross, 2011).
Name……….. Signature……………Date……………..
Conclusion
All professional development requires purpose that is less about the planner and more about the attendees (Alsop, 2008).
References
Alsop, A. (2008). Continuing professional development: A guide for therapists. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Fred, E. (2016). Professional Development that Sticks: How Do I Create Meaningful Learning Experience for Educators? ASCD.
In Martin, R. F., & In Schenarts, P. J. (2016). Development of a surgeon: Medical school through retirement. Elsevier Health Sciences
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Jasper, M. (2011). Vital Notes for Nurses: Professional Development, Reflection, and Decision-making. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.
Mulholland, M. W., & Doherty, G. M. (2012). Complications in Surgery. LLW
Ross, J. D. (2011). Online professional development: Design, deliver, succeed!. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin.
Young, C. J., & Gladman, M. A. (2013). Examination surgery: A guide to passing the fellowship examination in general surgery. Chatswood Dc, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia.
