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Teacher-Learner Relationship

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:

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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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.

  • Vimmi Passi et al
  • Dario Sambunjak, et al

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Note: some documents on this page are only accessible to ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students and staff through myCourses. If you need help accessing myCourses, contactÌýfacdevcme [at] fammed.mcgill.ca (Ms. Manxi Guo).Ìý

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