Time-efficient strategies for learning and performance

When teaching does take place, it most often occurs in increments of at most three–five minutes. Added to this time pressure is the challenge of providing instruction to learners at different developmental levels: we have to maintain the attention of advanced learners while also addressing the needs of novices. Although some of the teaching in this environment can be planned, most is extemporaneous and offered in response to the clinical issues at hand. In addition to providing supervision, excellent clinical teachers model respectful, empathic and professional interactions with their patients and need to be able to teach in timeefficient ways that: