The Art of Precepting
Socrates or Aunt Minnie?
Allan S. Cunningham, MD;
Steven D. Blatt, MD;
Paul G. Fuller, MD;
Howard L. Weinberger, MD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999;153:114-116.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings. |
|
|
|
As clinicians and as teachers we are asked to be efficient and effective. In pediatric outpatient departments, this sometimes seems like a tall order, especially when trainees are lined up to present cases. They expect excellent teaching and families expect excellent care for their children.
Tradition has given us the Socratic method: the trainee performs a complete medical history and physical examination and presents the case with all details to a preceptor. The trainee then lists the diagnostic possibilities and the 2 engage in a discussion of the pros and cons of each diagnosis. Facets of the history and examination are discussed and there is a process of elimination until the most likely diagnosis is chosen. The method is thorough but time consuming. In the past, the preceptor may not actually have seen the . . . [Full Text of this Article] PATTERN RECOGNITION
RESERVATIONS ABOUT AUNT MINNIE
FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION
CONCLUSIONS
From the Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse.
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES
Teaching when time is limited
Irby and Wilkerson
BMJ 2008;336:384-387.
FULL TEXT
North american dental students' perspectives about their clinical education.
Henzi et al.
J Dent Educ 2006;70:361-377.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
The Search for Effective and Efficient Ambulatory Teaching Methods Through the Literature
Heidenreich et al.
Pediatrics 2000;105:231-237.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Socrates or Aunt Minnie?
Dave et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999;153:893-893.
FULL TEXT
Aunt Minnie: Will Inexperienced Trainees Recognize Her?
Greenberg et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999;153:893-894.
FULL TEXT
|
