title: A case-study approach. Fellows' perceptions of a teaching course.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine general and behavioral pediatric fellows' perceptions of a formal teaching course.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative research design using a case-study approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children's Hospital in Boston, Mass.
  
  
  METHODS
  All first-year general and behavioral pediatric fellows (n=5) taking the teaching course.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 12-week teaching course given to all participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data were collected using questionnaires completed by fellows; focused, open-ended interviews with fellows; and student ratings of fellows' teaching. Analysis revealed that after the course, the fellows perceived "teaching'' as an interactive, student-directed process; attained a greater awareness of the value of feedback; recognized new teaching opportunities; and changed their teaching strategies to reflect student-directed teaching.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This formal course influenced fellows' approach to teaching.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Zenni
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: First
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hafler
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005246:Feedback; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D010465:Perception; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*