Interprofessional Supervisor Workplace Assessment & Teaching
(I-SWAT) Pre-conference workshop – 12th of August 2026
Duration: 09h00 – 16h00 on Wednesday, 12th of August 2026
Facilitators:
Department of Family Medicine & Rural Health, FMHS, WSU
- Madeleine Muller
Corresponding facilitator: mmuller@wsu.ac.za
Background
Work-integrated Learning (WIL) is a key part of training health care professionals, and yet opportunities to build capacity in clinical supervision have been limited. The CMSA/SACOMD is in the process of incorporating workplace-based assessment (WBA) into postgraduate medical education of doctors in South Africa. To ensure that WBA is conducted in a professional, effective, and standardised manner, it is recognised that training clinical supervisors who support registrars in the workplace is essential. In 2025, the SWAT training for doctors on WBA was developed to provide clinical supervisors with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to perform assessments and provide feedback in the workplace. Over 300 consultants across ten universities in South Africa were trained in 2025.
The SWAT training for doctors has been adapted into a 6-hour interprofessional workshop, with its first offering at the SAAHE conference. It will cover essential concepts for work-integrated learning, an opportunity for personal reflection on becoming an exceptional clinical supervisor, and capacity-building in giving effective feedback.
Who Should Participate
The SWAT training for doctors has been adapted into a 6-hour interprofessional workshop targeting health care professionals who provide training, supervision and support to undergraduate and postgraduate trainees in clinical learning environments. This includes doctors, nurses, rehabilitation professionals, pharmacists, counsellors and psychologists, social workers, etc.
Structure of Workshop
Session 1: Work-integrated learning: key concepts. A session with both didactic and interactive components to explore Concepts such as WIL, WBA, EPAs & Entrustability. (2 hours).
Session 2: Fostering supportive Clinical environments. A session with didactic elements, followed by deep self-reflection into the factors that drive toxic learning environments and how to counter them. (2hours)
Session 3: Giving effective, high-quality feedback: A practical workshop to demonstrate the use of specific feedback tools. (2hours)
Intended Outcomes
- To understand key concepts related to WIL, WBA, EPAs and entrustability
- To be able to complete a work-place based assessment
- To be able to analyse a difficult interaction with a trainee and identify how to transform it using advanced communication techniques
- To be able to identify factors that contribute to toxic learning environments
- To be able to give effective feedback in the clinical workplace
Level of Workshop
Introductory
Important information No need for any previous experience or reading
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