Why do we teach?
We teach to help students and residents develop their professional identity as family physicians. It is more than just transmitting information to a learner. We teach to develop novices into informed, curious, compassionate and moral physicians.
Here is a classic article discussing Professionalism and professional identity formation:
Professionalism and professional identify formation: the cognitive base. Cruess and Cruess
What makes a great teacher?
Check out this article which reviews the literature on what makes a good clinical teacher.
What Makes a Good Clinical Teacher in Medicine? A Review of the Literature Gary Sutkin et al.
No matter whom we teach, our daily interactions may be the most powerful teacher. This short article, from McGill medical education leaders Yvonne Steinert, Richard Cruess and Sylvia Cruess, introduces the concept of role modelling.
Great teachers are both role models and mentors.
Check out the following articles on Role Modelling and Mentoring.