Bedside Teaching in the time of COVID-19: Patient Perspectives
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Bedside Teaching in the time of COVID-19: Patient Perspectives
IRAS ID
296748
Contact name
Rebecca Shone
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 7 days
Research summary
Bedside teaching (BST) has long been considered an essential element of undergraduate medical education. In Tomorrow’s Doctors (2009) the GMC recognises that patients need to be put at the heart of healthcare and this partnership between doctor and patient needs to begin in the earliest stages of medical training (5). BST is a key learning opportunity that allows students to interact with patients under the close supervision of clinicians, thus building the partnership described by the GMC.
BST is offered routinely to students undertaking clinical attachments in medicine. While the literature to date suggests that patients enjoy engaging in student teaching, little is known regarding the potential impact of the COVID-19 on patient participation in teaching.
It is important that we keep patients at the heart of the teaching we offer and as such, it is vital that we establish whether there are patient concerns regarding BST and if so, we establish how to address these.
We propose to survey all patients participating BST by consenting them to complete a questionnaire following their involvement in teaching.
We will use the results to inform ongoing BST practice.
REC name
London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/PR/0629
Date of REC Opinion
11 May 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion