PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Neher, Jon O.
AU  - Gordon, Katherine C.
AU  - Meyer, Barbara
AU  - Stevens, Nancy
TI  - A Five-Step “Microskills” Model Of Clinical Teaching
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.5.4.419
DP  - 1992 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 419--424
VI  - 5
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/5/4/419.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/5/4/419.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1992 Jul 01; 5
AB  - Teaching family practice residents in a clinical setting is a complex and challenging endeavor, especially for community family physicians teaching part-time and Junior faculty members beginning their academic careers. We present a five-step model of clinical teaching that utilizes Simple, discrete teaching behaviors or “microskills.” The five microskills that make up the model are (1) get a commitment, (2) probe for supporting evidence, (3) teach general rules, (4) reinforce what was done right, and (5) correct mistakes. The microskills are easy to learn and can be readily used as a framework for most clinical teaching encounters. The model has been well received by both community family physicians interested in teaching and newer residency faculty members.