Producing Competent Doctors - The Art and Science of Teaching Clinical Skills.
For a doctor to provide medical care with competence, he must not only have knowledge but must also be able to translate that knowledge into action. It is his competence in clinical skills that will enable him to practice safely and effectively in the real world. To ensure acquisition of clinical skills, medical teachers must adopt teaching methods that prioritise observation, practice, feedback; and more practice. We try to elucidate the meaning of clinical skills, the challenges inherent in clinical skills training in India, training models that have shown success in practice and can be adopted in the Indian context, and various techniques to enhance skill-training, including the giving of feedback, which is a critically important component of skills development.
Departments of *Ophthalmology and ‡Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi; #Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Medical Education, Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai; and Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Education, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab; India. Correspondence to: Dr Tejinder Singh, Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana 141 008, Punjab, India.  drtejinder22@gmail.com.
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Dhaliwal
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards*; D011364:Professional Practice