Teaching at the bedside: a new model. Med Teach 2003 Mar;25(2):127-30
Date
05/15/2003Pubmed ID
12745518DOI
10.1080/0142159031000092490Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0042423373 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 113 CitationsAbstract
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.
Author List
Janicik RW, Fletcher KEAuthor
Kathlyn E. Fletcher MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Attitude of Health PersonnelClinical Medicine
Education, Medical
Humans
Learning
Models, Educational
Patients' Rooms
Physician-Patient Relations
Problem-Based Learning
Teaching
