Residents’ perceptions of the ideal clinical teacher—A qualitative study
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Objective The object of this study was to establish what residents in 1994 and 2003 characterised as an ideal clinical teacher and whether differences existed between residents' views in 1994 and 2003.Study design Setting postgraduate medical education in the Netherlands.Subjects 207 obstetric-gynaecologic residents.Intervention open-ended questionnaire.Analysis qualitative data analysis with two coding dictionaries based on current literature. Differences between 1994 and 2003 were estimated using the Chi-square test.Results Residents preferred the 'person' role both in 1994 (42%) and in 2003 (48%). The 'physician' role was significantly more important in 1994 than in 2003; the 'supervisor' role was significantly more important in 2003 than in 1994 (p<0.05). Seventy percent of the comments related to 'direct interaction' (i.e., between residents and clinical teachers), 30% to 'indirect interaction' (i.e., clinical teachers' behaviour affecting residents indirectly).Conclusion The data showed that almost half of residents' comments described 'person' role characteristics. There was a significant shift in the role ranked second, from the physician role in 1994 to the supervisor role in 2003. The findings highlighted that teachers, in order to be perceived as ideal, should adapt their behaviour to residents' learning needs.
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Boor et al. found that learners value clinical supervisors who are aware of the educational system and expectations and who can apply that knowledge to the individual learner, next to the importance of a good relationship.
“In a study of residents’ expectations of their clinical teachers, Boor et al. found that, next to the importance of a good relationship, learners value clinical supervisors who are aware of the educational system and expectations and who can apply that knowledge to the individual learner [85].”
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- Authors
- Boor, K., Teunissen, P. W., Scherpbier, A. J. J. A., van der Vleuten, C. P. M., van de Lande, J., & Scheele, F.
- Affiliations
- Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital (NL)
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Boor, Klarke
- Venue
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-10
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 152-157
- ISSN
- 0028-2243 (ISSN-L)
- 0301-2115
- OpenAlex
- W2098339359
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 3.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
- Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Keywords
- clinical instructors, resident perceptions, ideal teacher, graduate medical education, teacher role, direct interaction, supervisor role, physician role, learning needs
- MeSH terms
- Gynecology, Internship and Residency, Obstetrics, Teaching
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