Clinical Teaching
DeWitt Thomas G. and Kenneth B. Roberts. Pediatric Education in Community
Settings: A Manual. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal
and Child Health, 1996. 199 pages
This MANUAL is designed as a resource for medical educators
who are creating, developing, or refining community-based educational experiences
for medical students or residents. The manual's 2 principal objectives are
to provide the reader with: (1) knowledge of the issues related to community-based
education and (2) a network of names and programs that can serve as a resource.
The 5 sections of the manual are: (1) an overview of pediatric education
in community settings; (2) essays providing theoretical background; (3)
resource materials and practical examples; (4) a directory of professions
involved in Pedicatric Education in Community Settings; and (5) an annotated
bibliography. The manual This manual is available through the National Maternal
and Child Health Clearing House, 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450, Vienna,
Virginia 22182-2536. Phone: 703-821-8955. Fax: 703-821-2098.
Douglas, Kaaren C., Michael C. Hosokawa, and Frank H. Lawler . A Practical
Guide to Clinical Teaching in Medicine. New York: Springer Publisher, 1988.
191 pages
- In this BOOK, the authors discuss learning in the clinical setting,
planning for learning, teaching strategies and aids, the computer as teacher,
evaluating cognitive and noncognitive skills, and strategies for presentations
and professional meetings.
Edwards, Janine C. and Robert L. Marier. Editors. Clinical Teaching for
Medical Residents: Roles, Techniques, and Programs. New York: Springer Publishing,
1988. 270 pages
- Part 1 of this BOOK focuses on resident roles. Topics in Part 2 include
clinical teaching techniques, developing lecture skills, evaluating resident
teaching, and studying clinical teaching. In Part 3 case examples are given
of teaching improvement programs for residents.
Learning from Practitioners: Office-Based Teaching of Internal Medicine
Residents. A manual prepared by the American College of Physicians Governor's
Class of 1996. Philadelphia, Pa: American College of Physicians, 1995. 29
pages
- This MANUAL is designed as a resource for those interested in the
community-based teaching of internal medicine residents. The authors discuss
both what preceptors can offer trainees as well as the rewards of teaching.
Other topics include getting started, the curriculum, resources, and common
questions and concerns. Some references and resources are provided.
McColl L, Palmer WH, Shafir MS, Stubbs B. Writers. David Tanks. Producer
Director. Strategies for Effective Medical Teaching. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto
General Hospital.
- This 19-minute long VIDEOTAPE, which is hosted by Dr. W. H. Palmer,
examines several basic strategies for teaching effectively in the hospital.
The program is built around 4 medical teacher-medical student encounters,
which are presented first ineffectively and then effectively. The tape can
be ordered by contacting Dr. M.S. Shafir, Medical Education, Toronto General
Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G-2C4.
Preceptor Education Project: Workshop Leader's Manual and Workbook. STFM
Preceptor Education Project Committee, Kansas City, MO: Society of Teachers
of Family Medicine, 1992.
- This INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE designed primarily for use in workshops
with preceptors of 3rd and 4th year medical students consists of a (1) a
workbook, which can be used by workshop participants or as a stand-alone
resource and (2) a Leader's manual consisting of the workbook materials
plus instructions on how to teach the 8 modules contained in the workbook.
A videotape and overhead transparency templates are also included for workshop
leaders. The modules are: (1) orientation/introduction; (2) organization
and planning; (3) observation; (4) teaching; (5) feedback; (6) evaluation;
(7) handling problems; (8) summary.
Primary Care Futures Project. Faculty Development Workbook. Office of
Community Programs. Worchester, MA: University of Massachusetts Medical
Center, 1995.
- This faculty development WORKBOOK was developed by the Massachusetts
Statewide Health Education Center for use in workshops for preceptors in
all the health professions who are teaching in community health centers.
The workbook contains outlines for 4 modules: (1) the effective teacher;
(2) the educational planning process; (3) teaching styles and methods; and
(4) educational evaluation. Other tools in the workbook include handout
and overhead materials, role-play exercises, an annotated bibliography,
and networking references.
Rubenstein Warren and Yves Talbot. Medical Teaching in Ambulatory Care:
A Practical Guide. New York: Springer Publishing. 1992. 126 pages
- Topics in the BOOK include learning and teaching in ambulatory care,
teaching skills in ambulatory care, setting up the office for teaching,
strategies to use during the teaching day, special learning situations,
and evaluation.
Simpson, Deborah E. Producer. Improving Clinical Teaching Through SATS
(1992), and, A Facilitator's Guide to SATS Consultation (1994). Milwaukee,
WI: Medical College of Wisconsin.
- The first VIDEOTAPE presents a series of standardized ambulatory teaching
situations (SATS) in which clinical teachers role-play encounters with standardized
medical students who present patients to them. In the second videotape Dr.
Simpson uses encounters from the first tape to demonstrate how to do SATS
consultations with clinical teachers. The cases presented in the first tape
are summarized in Simpson DE, Lawrence SL, McCormack TE. Standardized Ambulatory
Teaching Situations: Case Workbook and Samples. Madison, WI: Medical College
of Wisconsin. 1992-1996.
Weinholtz, Donn and Janine Edwards. Teaching During Rounds: A Handbook
for Attending Physicians and Residents. Baltimore, MA: The Johns Hopkins
University Press, 1992. 127 pages
- Topics in this BOOK include: the medical team as a teaching and learning
group, starting the rotation, allocating time for teaching, teaching in
the conference room and at the bedside, providing feedback, involving other
health professionals, finishing the rotation, improving one's teaching.
Westberg, Jane and Hilliard Jason. Producers. Clinical Teaching. Produced
at the University of Miami School of Medicine, 1989. Distributed by Centre
Communications (Boulder, CO), and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
- This VIDEO SERIES contains 7 programs, each about 20 minutes long
(plus a 10 minute overview tape), which are designed to be used interactively
in faculty development workshops or independent study, in medicine and nursing.
The programs are: (1) Orienting learners; (2) Assessing learners' needs;
(3) Developing plans for learning; (4) Providing systematic practice; (5)
Asking questions; (6) Fostering learners' self-critique; (7) Providing constructive
feedback. The programs are meant to provoke thinking and to stimulate discussion,
rather than to provide comprehensive reviews of the topics presented.
Each program presents multiple vignettes, illustrating effective and ineffective
approaches in a variety of instructional situations. Viewers are frequently
asked to stop the tape and respond to challenges that can either be presented
by the series hosts or by the faculty developer using the tapes. For each
program the Leader's/User's Guide provides further issues for reflection
and discussion as well as recommended follow-up activities. Practical suggestions
are also provided for persons using the programs with groups of teachers.
Westberg, Jane and Hilliard Jason. Collaborative Clinical Education:
The Foundation of Effective Health Care. New York: Springer Publishing,
1993. 405 pages
- Topics in this BOOK include preparing for clinical teaching, orienting
learners, developing helpful relationships, formulating and using goals,
assessing learners' needs, developing plans, serving as a role model, demonstrating
new skills, providing systematic practice, asking questions, encouraging
reflection and self-assessment, providing constructive feedback. The book
includes 16 check-lists that can be used by individual teachers or in faculty
development workshops.
Whitman, Neal A. and Tomas L. Schwenk. Preceptors as Teachers: A Guide
to Clinical Teaching, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah School
of Medicine, 1996. 30 pages
- This HANDBOOK outlines "agendas" for preceptors to use in
assessing students' knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
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