Teaching of Pediatrics

Learning the teaching of pediatrics.

Clinical Teaching and OSCE in Pediatrics.

Emphasis is being given to early contact by medical students with patients, and curricula are being designed to address this trend. Although teaching of clinical skills mostly depends on the traditional "apprenticeship" model, there is insufficient supervision of students while they examine the patients. This leads to the lack of acquisition of good clinical skills and some patient-student frus...

Evaluation of the Effect of Short Message Service on Teaching Key Points in Pediatrics

Background: Nowadays, due to the emergence of new and advanced technologies, methods of medical education have undergone several changes. Because students often spend many minutes per day using mobile phone and its features, and this is a great attraction for them. This study was an attempt to assess the capabilities of the mobile phone technology to be used for teaching the key points of pedia...

Location, Location, Location: Teaching About Neighborhoods in Pediatrics.

From the Division of General and Community Pediatrics (Drs Real, Beck, and Klein), Division of Hospital Medicine (Drs Beck and Klein), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio; and Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center (Dr Michelson), Mass The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Address correspondence to Francis J. Real, MD, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 2011, C...

Teaching the musculoskeletal examination in pediatrics: a scoping review

Methods We searched electronic databases for the past 15 years for relevant articles using any type of study design. Articles describing aspects of curricula focusing on musculoskeletal exam education were eligible for inclusion. Abstracts were reviewed, and full text articles were obtained for studies meeting inclusion criteria. Reference lists were examined and additional relevant articles we...