Bedside Teaching in Emergency Medicine: Brief Review and Practical Suggestions

Abstract

Bedside teaching has been a tradtional practice and value in medicine. There is literature attesting the positive role of bedside teaching in medicine in general and in emergency medicine in particular. The value proposition is centered on teaching overall clinical, communication and procedural skills. There is very little actual data concerning the outcomes of various bedside teaching approaches in EM however here are a number of very interesting literature-based suggestions In this review, we discuss practical strategies to support bedside teaching in the speciality of emergency medicine