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Twelve tips for expanding undergraduate clinical teaching capacity

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Abstract

Undergraduate medical education has expanded substantially in recent years, through both establishing new programs and increasing student numbers in existing programs. This expansion has placed pressure on the capacity for training students in clinical placements, raising concerns about the risk of dilution of experience, and reducing work readiness. The concerns have been greatest in more traditional environments, where clinical placements in large academic medical centers are often the "gold standard". However, there are ways of exposing medical students to patient interactions and clinical supervisors in many other contexts. In this paper, we share our experiences and observations of expanding clinical placements for both existing and new medical programs in several international locations. While this is not necessarily an easy task, a wide range of opportunities can be accessed by asking the right questions of the right people, often with only relatively modest changes in resource allocation.

Acceptance Date Jan 18, 2018
Publication Date Feb 5, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Medical Teacher
Print ISSN 0142-159X
Publisher Taylor and Francis
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1429587
Keywords clinical teaching; undergraduate
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1429587

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