title: The roles instructors play in clinical education.
abstract: Instructors in clinical radiologic technology education play many roles. These include expert, formal authority, socializing agent, facilitator, role model and person. This article explains the roles educators play in the teaching-learning process and how their appropriate portrayal can optimize the translation of theory into practice for students.
authors.affiliation: Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, CA 71209-0440.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D013663:Teaching; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000193:education*