Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach
Dear Editor, Bedside teaching or ward rounds teaching has for many years been a major component of medical education but its use is currently on the downward trend in several medical institutions. The causes of this decline are diverse including busier hospitals with limited time allocation to comp...
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| author | Ayomikun Odekunle Aarinola Olaiya Bolanle Mojibola Oladipo Olatunji Oluwaseun Odekunle |
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Dear Editor, Bedside teaching or ward rounds teaching has for many years been a major component of medical education but its use is currently on the downward trend in several medical institutions. The causes of this decline are diverse including busier hospitals with limited time allocation to complete each day's tasks. This reality calls for innovative ways to make bedside teaching more effective within time constraints. [...]
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccc86b7712024ef1ac8c2a3eff5406cd2023-11-28T10:57:09ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Public Health in Africa2038-99222038-99302023-11-01141010.4081/jphia.2023.2771Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approachAyomikun Odekunle0Aarinola Olaiya1Bolanle Mojibola2Oladipo Olatunji3Oluwaseun Odekunle4East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustSouth Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustObafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile‑Ife Dear Editor, Bedside teaching or ward rounds teaching has for many years been a major component of medical education but its use is currently on the downward trend in several medical institutions. The causes of this decline are diverse including busier hospitals with limited time allocation to complete each day's tasks. This reality calls for innovative ways to make bedside teaching more effective within time constraints. [...] https://publichealthinafrica.org/jphia/article/view/2771 |
| spellingShingle | Ayomikun Odekunle Aarinola Olaiya Bolanle Mojibola Oladipo Olatunji Oluwaseun Odekunle Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach Journal of Public Health in Africa |
| title | Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach |
| title_full | Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach |
| title_fullStr | Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach |
| title_short | Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach |
| title_sort | declining bedside teaching the need for african medical institutions to adopt a structured approach |
| url | https://publichealthinafrica.org/jphia/article/view/2771 |
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