RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 ‘I’m too busy to teach’. Tips for teaching when time is tight
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP edpract-2021-321983
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2021-321983
A1 McLaughlin, Diarmuid
A1 Mulholland, Melissa
A1 McKenna, Dearbhla
A1 Mallett, Peter
A1 Lewis, Julie
YR 2021
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/13/archdischild-2021-321983.abstract
AB Prioritising teaching when clinical practice is hectic can be difficult. Often teaching is seen to be confined to formal structured events. This article aims to highlight the abundance of learning opportunities that arise outside of such formal teaching events in daily clinical practice. It first discusses the qualities and skills of a time-efficient, yet effective, teacher. Practical suggestions are then provided in order to maximise learning from important opportunities that occur daily from handovers, ward rounds, clinics to tea-trolley teaching aiming to give encouragement to all that valuable teaching is possible even when time is limited.