Incorporating medical students into your practice.
BACKGROUND
Teaching is fun and intrinsically rewarding. It helps doctors to refresh their knowledge base, improves morale, and adds variety to routine practice. However, it does take time.


OBJECTIVE
This article discusses tips to help busy doctors incorporate learners into their practice.


CONCLUSIONS
Many busy practitioners default to having the student 'sit in' on consultations. While this might be most efficient for the doctor, research on adult learning principles tell us that adults learn best when they are engaged and active in the learning process.
School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria. ddewitt@unimelb.edu.au
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