Message from Dr. Ben Zion-Hider:
As general pediatricians, we are regularly presented with medical students to precept for the 2-week outpatient portion of their general pediatrics rotation. If you are like me, you may find teaching students rewarding, but know it can create challenges, such as:
- Interference with patient flow and productivity
- Obligation to provide a good teaching experience
- Unawareness of what to focus on with each student due to his previous knowledge/experience, what others have already taught and seasonal variations of illnesses
To help facilitate teaching in your office, we created this guide with individual modules based on recognized pediatric clinical competencies with specific goals and objectives and links to resources.
What to do with this guide:
- share articles or handouts with the students
- have students pre-read or pre-view videos and discuss the next day
- test students to see if they have reached the objectives
Thank you for your commitment to teaching!
