Teach the teacherTeach the teacher

Nordisk KongresNordisk Kongres15.05.200915.05.2009

Merete Jorgensen,GP, Assisting Teaching ProfessorMerete Jorgensen,GP, Assisting Teaching Professor

Klaus Witt, GP,ph.d.,Assisting professorKlaus Witt, GP,ph.d.,Assisting professor

University og CopenhagenUniversity og Copenhagen

ProgramProgram Merete Jorgensen.Merete Jorgensen. GP,Assisting teaching professorGP,Assisting teaching professor Klaus Witt.Klaus Witt. Ph.d. Assisting professor.GP.Ph.d. Assisting professor.GP. Department of General Practice. Department of General Practice. University of CopenhagenUniversity of Copenhagen

Maria Tasola.Maria Tasola. GP, GP, Charlotte Leandersson,GP.Charlotte Leandersson,GP. Departement of general practiceDepartement of general practice CEFA, StockholmCEFA, Stockholm Knut Hovendahl.Knut Hovendahl. GP. Professor. GP. Professor. Departement of General PracticeDepartement of General Practice Tromsø UniversityTromsø University

Why could it difficult to be a studentWhy could it difficult to be a studentat general medicine? at general medicine?

Patients come with symptoms, not Patients come with symptoms, not

well defined illnesses.well defined illnesses.

Patients present their symptoms Patients present their symptoms according to the meaning it gives according to the meaning it gives the personthe person

The prevalence of diseases is different from what the students have The prevalence of diseases is different from what the students have experienced in hospitalsexperienced in hospitals

There might be several ways to deal with a problemThere might be several ways to deal with a problem

To create respect for general To create respect for general medicin we………medicin we………

have to be able to clarify the core issues have to be able to clarify the core issues and values of general medicine to the and values of general medicine to the studentstudent

have to clarify how we combine have to clarify how we combine bio-medical education, tacit knowledge, bio-medical education, tacit knowledge, patter recognititon and intuition when patter recognititon and intuition when handling our patients.handling our patients.

How on earth should we be able to How on earth should we be able to do that?do that?

The questions that arose were :The questions that arose were :

How much should a basic doctor How much should a basic doctor know about general practice?know about general practice?

Could we as teachers agree about this Could we as teachers agree about this issue?issue?

Which kind of teaching would Which kind of teaching would promote the aims we agreed on?promote the aims we agreed on?