The AJHPE is published by the Health and Medical Publishing Group. AJHPE African Journal of Health Professions Education May 2013, Vol. 5 No. 1 The AJHPE is published by the Health and Medical Publishing Group (Pty) Ltd, Co registration 2004/0220 32/07, a subsidiary of SAMA. 28 Main Road (Cnr Devonshire Hill Road), Rondebosch, 7700 All letters and articles for publication must be submitted online at www.ajhpe.org.za Tel. (021) 681-7200. E-mail: publishing@hmpg.co.za EDITORIAL 2 Are we socially accountable educators? L P Green-Thompson ARTICLES 3 Developing reflection and research skills through blogging in an evidence-based practice postgraduate physiotherapy module J M Frantz, M Rowe 8 Clinical educators’ self-reported personal and professional development after completing a short course in undergraduate clinical supervision at Stellenbosch University A M S Schmutz, S Gardner-Lubbe, E Archer 14 The bottom line: Tailoring a public health elective to students’ needs J E Wolvaardt, V Burch, D C Cameron, P H du Toit 19 A model for community physiotherapy from the perspective of newly graduated physiotherapists as a guide to curriculum revision K Mostert-Wentzel, J Frantz, A J van Rooijen 26 Moving from conversation to commitment: Optimising school-based health promotion in the Western Cape, South Africa F Waggie, N Laattoe, G C Filies 30 Participatory action research: The key to successful implementation of innovations in health professions education A G Mubuuke, B Leibowitz 34 Experiences of graduating students from a medical programme five years after curricular transformation: A descriptive study P McInerney, L P Green-Thompson, D M Manning 37 Exploring the subjective experiences of allied health professionals in their transition from clinical educators to academia: Barriers and facilitators to successful transition J M Frantz, M R Smith 42 Cross-cultural medical education: Using narratives to reflect on experience P Diab, T Naidu, B Gaede, N Prose ABSTRACT 46 Simple learning tools to improve clinical laboratory practical skills training B Taye CPD 47 CPD questionnaire Editorial Board Editor-iN-ChiEf Vanessa Burch University of Cape Town dEPUtY Editors Juanita Bezuidenhout Stellenbosch University Jose Frantz University of the Western Cape assoCiatE Editors Julia Blitz Stellenbosch University David Cameron University of Pretoria Francois Cilliers University of Cape Town Lionel Green-Thompson University of the Witwatersrand Dianne Manning University of the Witwatersrand Michelle McLean Bond University, QL, Australia Ntombifikile Mtshali University of KwaZulu-Natal Deborah Murdoch-Eaton University of Leeds, UK Marietjie Nel University of the Free State Carmen Oltmann Rhodes University Glynis Pickworth University of Pretoria Ben van Heerden Stellenbosch University Marietjie van Rooyen University of Pretoria Jacqueline van Wyk University of KwaZulu-Natal Gert van Zyl University of the Free State hMPG Editor Janet Seggie Consulting Editor JP de V van Niekerk technical Editors Emma Buchanan Kerry Gordon Marijke Maree Robert Matzdorff Melissa Raemaekers Taryn Skikne Paula van der Bijl head of Publishing Robert Arendse Production Manager Emma Couzens art director Brent Meder digital designer Siobhan Tillemans dtP & design Carl Sampson | Anelia du Plessis online Manager Gertrude Fani ISSN 1999-7639