{"title":"Declining bedside teaching: the need for African medical institutions to adopt a structured approach.","authors":"Ayomikun Odekunle, Aarinola Olaiya, Bolanle Mojibola, Oladipo Olatunji, Oluwaseun Odekunle","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2771","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"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. [...]","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 10","pages":"2771"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10658465/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2771","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/10/31 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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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The Journal of Public Health in Africa (JPHiA) is a peer-reviewed, academic journal that focuses on health issues in the African continent. The journal editors seek high quality original articles on public health related issues, reviews, comments and more. The aim of the journal is to move public health discourse from the background to the forefront. The success of Africa’s struggle against disease depends on public health approaches.