Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2003):

Teaching orthopaedics on the run: tell me the story backward.

Full Abstract

At times clinical teaching can become too passive and the cognitive level of discussions with residents may be inappropriately low. Busy outpatients clinics and emergency departments might be considered hostile educational environments that do not lend themselves well to scholarly discussions and intense teaching sessions. Paradoxically, these same areas are where attendings and residents may spend considerable time, and consequently, significant training opportunities may be lost. This situation demands a teaching tactic that is simple, time efficient, and cognitively challenging. Such a teaching tactic, referred to as Tell Me The Story Backward, is presented.

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Author information

Author/s: Mehlman, Charles T (CT); Farmer, James A (JA);

Affiliation: Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. ctmehlman(-atsign-)post.harvard.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Clinical orthopaedics and related research (Clin Orthop Relat Res), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Aug; vol (issue 413) : pp 303-8

Dates: Created 2003/08/04; Completed 2003/08/29; Revised 2005/03/03;

PMID: 12897622, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Cognition Education, Medical, Undergraduate Humans Internship and Residency

Internship and Residency Models, Educational Orthopedics - education Teaching - methods

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