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## Objective: To study how clinical preceptors select patients for medical student teaching in ambulatory care and to explore key factors they consider in the selection process. ## Design: Qualitative analysis of transcribed interviews. ## Setting: Harvard medical school, boston, mass. ## Participants: Nineteen physicians (14 general internists and 5 general pediatricians) who serve as clinical preceptors. ## Measurements: Responses to in-depth open-ended interview regarding selection of patients for participation in medical student teaching. ## Main results: Preceptors consider the competing needs of the patient, the student, and the practice the most important factors in selecting patients for medical student teaching. three dominant themes emerged: time and efficiency, educational value, and the influence of teaching on the doctor-patient relationship. these physicians consciously attempt to select patients whose participation in medical student teaching maximizes the efficiency of the clinical practice and optimizes the students' educational experiences, while minimizing any potential for harming the relationship between preceptor and patient. ## Conclusions: These findings may

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Author
Steven R. Simon; Darlene Davis; Antoinette S. Peters; Kelley M. Skeff; Robert H. Fletcher
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons; Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0884-8734)
Published
2003
Language
EN
Field
Medicine (Health Sciences)

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