title: Innovative methods in laboratory medicine resident teaching.
abstract: Many methodologies have been employed in training laboratory medicine (clinical pathology) residents. Apprenticeship activities (observing and reproducing the job of an attending clinical pathologist in a direct practice setting) likely remain the most popular for trainees and arguably one of the most effective. The utility and current status of morning report, journal club, resident-led-grand rounds style presentations, faculty didactics, research by residents, placing residents specifically in the role of teachers themselves, hands-on activities in clinical laboratories, and emerging computer-based learning modalities are compared with each other and to similar exercises in other medical disciplines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8035, USA.
authors.forename: Henry M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Rinder
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*