Teaching adolescent medicine in the office setting.

Full Abstract

Despite recent educational improvements in adolescent medicine, challenges remain. Residents in pediatrics are required to have a 1-month block rotation in adolescent medicine, and residents in family medicine and internal medicine are strongly encouraged to receive training in adolescent health issues. Meeting the educational challenges for all of these residents can be a daunting task but can be accomplished with proper curricular development, utilization of learner-centered materials, and effective planning of the clinical education program. A significant amount of adolescent teaching occurs in the ambulatory setting. Clinical preceptors should be familiar with teaching approaches such as the 1-minute preceptor and should regularly reflect on their own teaching styles and skills. Proper learner feedback is crucial to any clinical teaching endeavor.

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Author information

Author/s: Bravender, Terrill (T);

Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Children's Primary Care, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Terrill.Bravender(-atsign-)Duke.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Current opinion in pediatrics (Curr Opin Pediatr), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 14 (issue 4) : pp 389-94

Dates: Created 2002/07/19; Completed 2002/09/27; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 12130899, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Adolescent Medicine - education
Humans

Physicians' Offices
Teaching

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