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Teaching medicine in general practice: the Guy's experience.
1United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Medical Education
|November 1, 1989
Summary
General practice medical education at Guy's Hospital emphasizes patient-centered learning and student responsibility. This approach fosters clinical confidence and essential doctoring skills, benefiting both students and patient care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- General Practice
- Clinical Training
Background:
- The evolution of general practice teaching at Guy's Hospital Medical School.
- Introduction of a new program for the United Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development and key features of the general practice teaching program.
- To highlight the benefits of active student roles and direct patient interaction in clinical education.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive account of the teaching program's structure and philosophy.
- Focus on student experiences and engagement with undifferentiated patient problems.
Main Results:
- Students actively engage with patients, gaining confidence and developing clinical skills.
- The program emphasizes direct patient contact and student responsibility in learning.
- Effective clinical teaching necessitates general practitioner teachers dedicating more time to patient service.
Conclusions:
- The current general practice teaching model at Guy's Hospital fosters essential clinical competencies and professional qualities in students.
- A balance between patient service and teaching time for general practitioner teachers is crucial for effective clinical education.