The essential role of teaching in transforming medical practitioners into effective clinicians

Abstract

Converting health care to competent clinicians will depend on full teaching plans which connection practice along with theory. Medical education is pretty much a crux in learning clinical skills, critical thinking and decision-making in addition to basic science knowledge for patient care. The goal of this review is to highlight how teaching methodologies such as problem-based learning, simulation and mentor ship accomplish the task of bringing academic knowledge into clinical practice. Good clinical educators should provide more than just a technical skill but the ability to assess and progressively develop to be at least better than baseline as practitioners in teaching future recruits, this way the intern can cope with the modern healthcare system. In addition, the added value of lifelong learning and mentorship to clinical care is highlighted, highlighting how good medical education leads to better health outcomes.

Keywords: Clinical skills; Continuous learning; Critical thinking; Medical education; Problem-based learning (PBL); Professional development; Simulation-based learning; Teaching methodologies.

Citation: Zahid MA,  Parkash J, Kala C, Izhar HMF, Sheikh Z, Rehman MA. The essential role of teaching in transforming medical practitioners into effective clinicians. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2026;30(3):370-376. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v30i3.3177

Received: October 02, 2024; Revised: October 26, 2024; Accepted: January 01, 2025