Role models' influence on medical students' professional development
February 1, 2015 AMA Journal of Ethics
In this article, Dr. Levine highlights Haidet and Stein’s paper on the role of the student-teacher relationship and how educators can inadvertently model undesirable behaviours and attitudes to students. Dr. Levine notes that these behaviours and attitudes can have negative effects on students’ future behaviours and interactions with patients.
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Mentorship in health care Relationships Psychologically safe learning
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