Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Bibliography: Teaching in Ambulatory Care

Selected Books from the DFCM Library:

Primary Sources

1) Alguire Patrick C, Dewitt Dawn E, Pinsky Linda E, Ferenchick Gary S. Teaching in your office: Guide to instructing medical students and residents. 2nd ed. Philadelphis: ACP Press, 2008

2) Deutch SL. Community-based teaching: A guide to developing education programs for medical students and residents in the practitioner's office. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1997

3) Durso SC. Teaching ambulatory medicine: Moving medical education into the office. Baltimore MD: John Hopkins University Press, 2002

4) Paulman PM, Susman JL, Abboud CA. Precepting medical students in the office. Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.

5) Rubenstein W, Talbot Y. Medical teaching in ambulatory care. 2nd ed. New York NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2003

6) Rogers John C, Corboy Jane E, Huang William Y, Monteiro F Marconi. Task-oriented processes in care (TOPIC) model in ambulatory care. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 2004

7) University of British Columbia. Office for Faculty Development. Teaching skills for community based preceptors. Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2006. Free online at: http://www.med.ubc.ca/faculty_staff/faculty_development/resources_preceptors.htm

8) Whitman Neal, Schwenk Thomas L. Preceptors as teachers: A guide to clinical teaching. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City, UT: Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, 1995. See http://whitmanassociates.org/books/

Other good teaching resources:


Amin Zubair, Eng Khoo Hoon. Basics in medical education. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, 2003.


Brookfield Stephen D. Skillful teacher (The): On technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006.


Dent John A., Harden Ronald M. Practical guide for medical teachers (A). 2nd. Ed. Toronto ON: Elsevier Limited, 2005.


Harden RM, Crosby J. AMEE Medical Education Guide No. 20: The good teacher is more than a lecturer - the twelve roles of the teacher. Medical Education 22(4), 334-347.


Hartley Sarah, Gill Deborah, Carter Frances, Walters Kate, Bryant Pauline. Teaching medical students in primary and secondary care: a resource book. Oxford University Press, 2003.


McCrorie Peter. Understanding medical education: Teaching and leading small groups. Edinburgh: Association for the Study of Medical Education, 2006.


Mohanna Kay, Wall David, Chambers Ruth. Teaching made easy: Manual for health professionals (A). 2nd Ed. Abingdon, UK: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004.


Piccinin Sergio J. Feedback: Key to learning. Green Guide #4. Halifax NS: Dalhousie University, Office of Instructional Development and Technology, on behalf of Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), 2006.


Schwenk TL, Whitman NA. Residents as teachers: A guide to educational practice. 2nd ed. U of Utah School of Medicine, 1993.


Van Ooijen Els. Clinical supervision made easy. Churchill Livingstone, 2003.


Westberg J, Jason H. Fostering reflection and providing feedback: Helping others learn from experience. New York: Springer, 2001.


Whitman NA, Schwenk TL. Physician as teacher (The). 2nd. Ed. Utah: Whitman Associates, 1997.


Whitman Neal, Schwenk Thomas L. Preceptors as teachers: A guide to clinical teaching. 2nd ed. Salt Lake City, UT: Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, 1995.


Journal Article Series


Twelve Tips series: excellent articles published in Medical Teacher – began in 1987, still in progress. DFCM Library has the set. Also, see

http://annietv600.wordpress.com/2006/04/01/twelve-tips-medical-teacher-series/


Teaching on the Run Tips - a series in Medical Journal of Australia. Australian Medical Association, 2004. 14 practice-based articles published in 2004 - 2006. Free access to full text at http://www.mja.com.au/ - in search box, type: teaching on the run


Here are the citations for all 14 tips articles:


Lake FR. Teaching on the run tips: doctors as teachers. Med J Aust 2004; 180(8):415-416.

Lake FR, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 2: educational guides for teaching in a clinical setting. Med J Aust 2004; 180(10):527-528.

Lake FR, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 3: planning a teaching episode. Med J Aust 2004; 180(12):643-644.

Lake FR, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 4: teaching with patients. Med J Aust 2004; 181(3):158-159.

Lake FR, Hamdorf JM. Teaching on the run tips 5: teaching a skill. Med J Aust 2004; 181(6):327-328.

Lake FR, Hamdorf JM. Teaching on the run tips 6: determining competence. Med J Aust 2004; 181(9):502-503.

Lake FR, Vickery AW, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 7: Effective use of questions. Med J Aust 2005; 182(3):126-127.

Lake FR, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 8: assessment and appraisal. Med J Aust 2005; 182(11):580-581.

Lake FR. Teaching on the run tips 9: in-training assessment. Med J Aust 2005; 183(1):33-34.

Vickery AW, Lake FR. Teaching on the run tips 10: giving feedback. Med J Aust 2005; 183(5):267-268.

Lake FR, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 11: the junior doctor in difficulty. Med J Aust 2005; 183(9):475-476.

Lake FR, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 12: planning for learning during clinical attachments. Med J Aust 2006; 184(5):238-239.

Lake FR, Ryan G. Teaching on the run tips 13: being a good supervisor - preventing problems. Med J Aust 2006; 184(8):414-415.

Lake FR, Vickery AW. Teaching on the run tips 14: teaching in ambulatory care. Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 166-167.


ASME Articles of Note

Two articles of interest from recent issues of Medical Education:

  • Teaching and its impact:
What do general practitioners do differently when consulting with a medical student? by Lucie Walters, David Prideaux, Paul Worley, Jennene Greenhill & Heidi Rolfe, from the March 2009 issue of Medical Education, 43(3), pp. 286-273.

Click here for the abstract.



  • Teaching physical examination:
Student views on the effective teaching of physical examination skills: A qualitative study by Merel JC Martens, Robbert J Duvivier, Jan van Dalen, G Maarten Verwijnen, Albert JJ A Scherpbier & Cees PM van der Vleuten, from the February 2009 issue of Medical Education, 43(2), pp. 184-191.

Click here for the abstract.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Learning in interprofessional teams: AMEE Guide no 38

From Medical Teacher, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2009, pages 1 - 12.

Abstract: This guide is for health and social care professionals who teach or guide others' learning before and after qualification, in formal courses or the workplace. It clarifies the understanding of interprofessional learning and explores the concept of teams and team working. Illustrated by examples from practice, the practicalities of effective interprofessional learning are described, and the underlying concepts of patient-centred care, excellent communication, development of capacity and clarity of roles that underpin this explored.

PubMed link

Link for U. of T. users to access full text