The pedagogic characteristics of a clinical conference for senior residents and family

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Regular clinical conferences for senior residents and faculty appear to be an effective and satisfying teaching technique. A pediatric hospital in Boston holds daily, hour-long conferences for senior residents and invited faculty members to discuss specific cases on the medical service. Residents select the cases, and the chief resident facilitates the sessions. Thirty-three participants completed a questionnaire rating the experience. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 was most effective, the average senior resident rating was 4.5 and the average faculty rating was 4.7. Learning was enhanced by the informal atmosphere, focused discussions, the collegial and noncompetitive interactions, and the access to input from other residents, faculty specialists, and resources such as journals and textbooks. Occasionally there were problems with participants who made authoritative, but unsupported, statements, or who spoke too long or who failed to listen to others.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Residents (Medicine), Pediatricians, Medical education

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Intern learning and education in a short stay unit: a qualitative study

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A short stay pediatric unit (SSU) can enhance intern education. An SSU clusters patients with straightforward diagnoses and no complicating conditions. Researchers interviewed 10 interns who had rotated through an SSU at a children's hospital. Key points enhancing learning were the attending physicians' involvement and availability, the ability to work more efficiently and to provide more patient-oriented care, the free time to pursue self-directed learning, and the teaching conferences. Residents felt the SSU experience to be especially valuable for those planning careers in primary care.

Training, Study and teaching, Pediatrics, Interns (Medicine), Medical interns

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Shared management of children with cancer

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There are benefits from the treatment of children with cancer being shared between the primary physician and the university-based pediatric oncologist, with little risk. The treatment of 226 children shared by both was compared to that of 240 children treated by pediatric oncologists alone. The survival rate was the same in both groups. Primary care physicians found that shared treatment increased choices available to the patients. It also improved relations between physicians, was educational and provided relief for the physician from the stress of solitary caring for the families.

Services, Physicians, Medical professions, Cancer in children, Childhood cancer, Oncologists

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