Teaching models in the clinical years of medical education.

Abstract

Teaching models in the clinical years of medical education Anmol Bipin Patel, Harkaran Singh KalkatDepartment of Undergraduate Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK Students are exposed to a range of teachingmethods during the pre-clinical and clinical years of medical school. At Imperial College London, the pre-clinical years involve a predominantly lecture-based approach, with the aim of efficiently disseminating large volumes of knowledge to a large cohort. As clinical years approach, there is a swift move towards hospital-based teaching, where students have the independence to make the most of learning opportunities during placements. As learning objectives during medical studies, a corresponding change in teaching method is necessary. However, a sudden transition between teaching models or an overreliance on any one can be detrimental.