Teaching scripts via smartphone app facilitate resident-led teaching of medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have suggested that resident physicians are the most meaningful teachers during the clinical clerkships of third-year medical students (MS3s). Unfortunately, residents often feel unprepared for this crucial role. The pediatrics clerkship at our institution identified a paucity in the frequency of resident-led teaching with MS3s. Lack of confidence, suboptimal teaching space, and insufficient time were cited as the most significant barriers. To enhance resident-led teaching of MS3s, we created teaching scripts of general pediatrics topics accessible via a smartphone application (app).

Methods

Prior to the implementation of the app, MS3s and pediatric residents were surveyed on clerkship teaching practices. From May 2017 through July 2018, pediatric

SUBMITTER: Zessis NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185492 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature