How to Teach at the Bedside
摘要
A variety of factors have conspired to reduce the frequency and the quality of bedside teaching. However, the benefits of bedside teaching, for both learners and patients, remain profound and worthy of our efforts to resurrect this practice. At the bedside, the attending physician is charged with diagnosing the patient, then diagnosing the learner, and finally teaching. Many attending physicians are uncomfortable with bedside teaching—anxiety about extemporaneous teaching, frustration with frequent interruptions, or concern about disrupting the residents’ autonomy may play a role. Bedside teaching is a complex task requiring preparation, clear definitions of roles and responsibilities of all team members, and, ideally, the presentation of selected topics in a concise fashion. This chapter presents practical steps to accomplish these tasks.