Interns as teachers of medical students: a pilot programme

Bedside teaching in medical education: a literature review

“…It seems that educational interventions can change the amount of time spent on bedside teaching (from less than 1 % to 41 % in one study) [33]. To cope with the increased workload for clinical staff, a shift of some educational tasks to residents and even to interns has been successful [29, 36]. Different educational tasks can be divided between varying competent groups in this manner.…”

Unterricht am Krankenbett: allgemeine und fächerspezifische Dozentenmerkmale, Kriterien der Patientenauswahl und Schwierigkeiten

“…The latter was also mentioned as one of the problems in the open answers. Although BST was traditionally taught by consultants and attending physicians, the increasing clinical workload is associated with a shift of lessons towards younger residents in the US [15]. In order to come up against this trend without loss of quality, programs for teacher training were developed by several American groups which already address medical students from higher semesters as well as interns and residents [15], [16], [17].…”

“…Although BST was traditionally taught by consultants and attending physicians, the increasing clinical workload is associated with a shift of lessons towards younger residents in the US [15]. In order to come up against this trend without loss of quality, programs for teacher training were developed by several American groups which already address medical students from higher semesters as well as interns and residents [15], [16], [17]. The fact that BST in internal medicine, in contrast to surgery, is still taught mainly by attending physicians at the German university hospital in this study despite developments observed in other countries, could also be due to the fact that in this subject aspects of clinical reasoning are of great importance, which can be better structured by more experienced teachers [18].…”

Junior tutor programme—benefits and risks

“…The value of in-hospital teaching as part of the medical student curriculum should not be underestimated, and Dunne et al [1] have addressed a major issue concerning medical students today. With an increasing intake of students into medical school (not to mention an increasing staff workload), ensuring that each student acquires the essential knowledge and skills during their clinical years is a true challenge.…”

“…With an increasing intake of students into medical school (not to mention an increasing staff workload), ensuring that each student acquires the essential knowledge and skills during their clinical years is a true challenge. The programme proposed by Dunne et al [1] is a cost-effective way of tackling this problem, with the additional advantage of providing interns with a valuable set of teaching skills for future use. Furthermore, junior doctors are ideal candidates for teaching medical students because it is easier for them to relate to students (and vice versa), and they tend to have a better idea of what medical students should know at any given stage of their training.…”