Teaching at the bedside: a new model.

Full Abstract

The patient is at the center of clinical medicine. In order to effectively teach clinical skills a teacher must learn to involve patients in the educational process. It is through this process that learners acquire the skills of observation, communication, examination and professionalism. Despite the importance of teaching with the patient present, many clinical teachers are hesitant to teach at the bedside. This paper describes a workshop on bedside teaching. The authors present barriers and advantages discussed during the workshop as well as a 'Model of Best Bedside Teaching Practices', which emerged after conducting the workshop for over 135 medical educators. The model includes suggested skills for effective bedside teaching that are arranged into three domains:
attending to patient comfort, focused teaching and group dynamics.

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Author information

Author/s: Janicik, Regina W (RW); Fletcher, Kathlyn E (KE);

Affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, NY 10012, USA. janicr01(-atsign-)!med.nyu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Medical teacher (Med Teach), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Mar; vol 25 (issue 2) : pp 127-30

Dates: Created 2003/05/14; Completed 2003/09/04; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12745518, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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