title: The medical record review and resident education.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to consider the medical record review in resident education. With data obtained from mother-infant pairs during the puerperium as an example, three possibilities for using this method are discussed: (a) as a means by which faculty and trainees, working together, could specify objectives relating to patient care and trainee competence; (b) as a tool in assessing both the clinical progress of trainees over time and the effectiveness of a teaching program; and (c) as a way of helping both faculty and trainees become more than expert "doers," that is knowledgeable physicians critically assessing the effects of medical science applied to the care of their patients.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008485:Medical Audit; D008499:Medical Records; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors