Top 10 ideas to improve your bedside teaching in a busy emergency department

Emerg Med J. 2015 Jan;32(1):76-7. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2014-204211. Epub 2014 Sep 19.

Abstract

Physicians are called upon to teach students, residents, patients and their families in the clinical environment every day as part of clinical care. A fast-paced emergency department offers a unique set of challenges that require the physician to be an effective communicator. We present a top 10 list of ideas selected from the literature for the busy clinician to use on that next shift to improve bedside teaching.

Keywords: education; teaching.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Emergency Medicine / education*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Humans
  • Models, Educational*
  • Quality Improvement*
  • Teaching / standards*