There have been many initiatives to improve the conditions of clinical teachers to enable
them to achieve clinical teaching excellence in Academic Medical Centres (AMC). However …

Although universities are higher education providers, incentive structures often favour
research over teaching, a situation that is compounded in health care education by the …

Background Clinical teachers in medical schools are faced with the challenging task of
delivering high-quality patient care, producing high-impact research and contributing to …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the teaching and learning during a clinical
placement, and to draw lessons from the findings to inform medical educators about more …

Methods: The chiefs of hospital medicine at five hospitals were asked to identify their
“clinically best” hospitalists. Data collection, in the form of one-on-one interviews, was …

For medical teachers around the world, teaching duties have expanded beyond the
classroom and include teaching small groups, assessment, providing instructional materials …

When students attend clinical attachments in diverse locations, a key challenge is in
ensuring consistently good teaching over all areas. To meet this challenge, a faculty …

The changing dynamics in patient care, along with the increasing role of early clinical
experiences and community-based teaching models, can be a catalyst in furthering …

Context Clinical teachers in medicine face the daunting task of mastering the many domains
of knowledge needed for practice and teaching. The breadth and complexity of this …

Context and objectives Good clinical teaching is central to medical education but there is
concern about maintaining this in contemporary, pressured health care environments. This …