PERFECT DAY
Performance Enhancement using Developmental Approaches,
Dynamic Assessment and Educational Theory
What is PERFECT DAY?
The PERFECT DAY intervention is an educational intervention designed to improve self-regulated action.
It applies the concept of ‘the aggregation of marginal gains’ so famously exploited by Team GB at the
London 2012 Olympics to bring individual success for athletes performing in high-pressure situations.
PERFECT DAY consists of 3 components:
Interview
•An interview conducted by the PSU, taking a psycho-social perspective and considering you
as a person, as a professional and as a learner. Key aspects of your medical training journey
to date and will be explored as well as the interaction between your personal, professional
and educational lives, in the context of your vocational training scheme.
Intervention
•You will then be asked to complete 2 short vidoed, simulated consultations.
•The purpose of the dynamic assessment is to triangulate the information about you as a
learner from the diagnostic interview with what you do on a given task in the primary care
context. There is a particular focus on the appropriate skills and strategy you would employ
to successfully manage the task.
Feedback
•An educator will go over the consultations with you and debreif in-depth on one of these.
They will use techniques to promote self-regualted action.
•You will recieve prescriptive feedback from the educator which can be applied practicially in
the workplace. You may choose to share this with your clinical supervisor.
Why me?
The cost of delayed progression through training is associated with significant costs for the trainee, the
training programme, the host practice and the region. For the trainee, the direct costs include the
additional financial burden of paying for the re-sit, any potential previous courses as well as
miscellaneous charges such as travel and accommodation. The indirect costs in terms of personal,
professional and psychological sequelae are significant for the individual going through the experience.
To find out more please contact Oliver Sloman ([email protected])