Doctors need time and support to teach medical students, or no one will learn

The medical students turn up just as I’m about to start the ward round. They’ve been told the wrong time to meet, and no one has shown them where to get scrubs, so we’re already in flow when they arrive. I shoot them a sympathetic look and mutter something about having a chat after the ward round, but by the time I’ve got back to assess my list they’ve (understandably) abandoned the ward for teaching, revision, or simply somewhere that can offer them a better experience. I feel guilty for a second—as a medical student, I’d always vowed to become the kind of doctor that would involve students. Then I go back to my list.In my first year as a qualified doctor, this scenario has played out many times. I am sure it is echoed in hospitals across the UK, especially as medical schools embrace calls to expand the number…
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