Twelve tips for teaching and supervising post-graduate trainees in clinic

By providing quality teaching and supervision, medical educators can contribute to productive and fulfilling outpatient experiences for postgraduate trainees (sometimes called residents, registrars, or GP trainees). The recent literature addressing practical steps to improve outpatient teaching is limited. Here we present specific trainee-centric behaviors, techniques, and language that educators can employ to enhance their teaching in the outpatient clinic, in the form of twelve tips. The first two tips pertain to navigating the patient-trainee-supervisor dynamic in the exam room, the next four address listening to an oral presentation, and the last six are tips on being an effective teacher and coach.

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By providing quality teaching and supervision, medical educators can help postgraduate trainees have productive and fulfilling outpatient experiences. Specific tips include navigating the patient-trainee-supervisor dynamic, listening to oral presentations, and being an effective teacher and coach.