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Teaching offers solution to ongoing workforce crisis, and it feels good
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Teaching offers solution to ongoing workforce crisis, and it feels good
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 12:35 AM

Help solve the workforce crisis by teaching and providing a supportive learning environment in general practice [Image: Seema Miah on Unsplash]
Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones looks at the importance of teaching in general practice and how to do it well
Key points, Teaching is a fundamental part of being a doctor, with many training resources available.
Teaching moments can take as little as one minute with the, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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Neher JO, Gordon KC, Meyer B, Stevens N. A five-step “microskills” model of clinical teaching. J Am Board Fam Pract 1992;5(4):419–24.