Last Updated on 30/06/2021
Why do we have cohort tutors?
- To provide a point of contact for each cohort (with the bespoke/part time group being considered as a fourth ‘cohort’) for the duration of training
- To address specific cohort-related issues
- To provide a conduit for information between trainees and the programme
How does the cohort tutor system work?
- There are two members of the programme team (one clinical tutor and one research tutor) who act as cohort tutor for each cohort of trainees. The cohort tutors meet with the cohort once a month/every six weeks (or more frequently in exceptional circumstances, such as a pandemic) with meetings typically held on teaching days. The purpose of these regular, scheduled meetings are for trainees to inform the tutors of any issues affecting the cohort; and for the cohort tutors to pass on information to the cohort. These meetings can take place via Microsoft Teams or face-to-face on campus, dependant on which is most appropriate/possible.
- Cohort tutor meetings are also a forum for trainee committee reps to feed back any items from committees and development and implementation groups they have attended.
- The cohort tutors meetings are a standing agenda item for monthly staff team meetings. This allows for issues to be shared between cohort tutors and taken forward in efficient and systematic ways.
- The cohort tutors pass information/concerns raised by the cohort on to the relevant individual or development and implementation group.
- The cohort tutors are not responsible for individual trainee issues. Any issues affecting individual trainees should be taken to the trainee’s tutor pair in the first instance.