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Arianne Teherani1, Bridget C O'Brien, Dylan E Masters
1University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Office of Medical Education, 185 Berry St., Suite 5350, Box 3202, San Francisco, CA 94143-3202, USA. arianne.teherani@ucsf.edu
Background:
To address challenges to clinical education, clerkships should be designed to promote continuity of educational experiences including continuity in teaching. Yet, little is known about how continuity in teaching impacts clinical teachers. Experiences of clinical teachers who precept students during a longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC) must be examined.
Method:
The authors interviewed 27 preceptors who could compare their LIC with traditional clerkship teaching experiences.
Results:
Teaching during an LIC had a significant impact on preceptors' time, effort, and clinic responsibilities. Preceptors felt they bore sole responsibility for teaching a discipline and ensuring students' learning, and they experienced a deep sense of reward observing students' growth.
Conclusions:
To support and sustain the reward of LIC teaching for faculty, LIC developers should focus on targeted faculty development and resource allocation to clinical teaching.
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