How I Teach
“How I Teach” is ASH Clinical News’ forum for sharing best practices
in teaching hematology to medical students, residents, fellows,
and junior faculty. We invite essays providing insight into teaching
and modeling clinical practice (history-taking, the physical exam,
informed consent, giving bad news), successful research mentoring,
disease-specific tips, or more general advice.
This month, Timothy Gilligan, MD, MS, shares what he has learned
about teaching physicians communication skills as the co-director of the
Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication at Cleveland Clinic in
Cleveland, Ohio.
TEACHING PHYSICIANS
COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS
By Timothy Gilligan, MD, MS
ere’s a patient scenario
you might have encountered: One day, a patient
with a highly curable
cancer is admitted t