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The Dance Between Attending Physicians and Senior Residents as Teachers and Supervisors
Pediatrics, 05/15/2012
Balmer DF et al. – The metaphor of a dance enabled us to better understand not only how attending physicians and senior residents negotiate shared responsibilities for teaching and supervision on clinical work rounds, but also how the clinical context impacts this negotiation. A better understanding of this negotiated relationship may help to clarify assumptions and set realistic expectations for what it might take for senior residents to assume progressive responsibility for these responsibilities in today’s clinical context.
