Published February 21, 2022 | Version v1

S-I-R approach to teach and learn Attitude, Ethics & Communication (AETCOM)

  • 1. Department of Biochemistry, Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur, Rajasthan
  • 2. Medical Student, GMERS Medical College, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  • 3. Department of Physiology, Smt NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Description

AETCOM teaching and assessment have already become explicit part of MBBS curriculum in India. Obviously, medical faculties should now master effective appropriate teaching-learning methods for this domain also. Most fundamental teaching-learning methods are - Sensitization (S), followed by Immersion (I), which in turn in followed by Reflective writing (R). It can be remembered as S-I-R approach. Over and above, Immersion should be impactful and reflection should be effective, then and then, optimum learning outcome can be obtained. So, this is highly recommended.

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References

  • Medical Council of India. AETCOM, Attitude, ethics & communication, 2018: pp 1-94.
  • Joekes K, Noble LM, Kubacki AM, Potts HW, Lloyd M. Does the inclusion of 'professional development' teaching improve medical students' communication skills? BMC Med Educ. 2011;11:41.
  • Medical council of India, competency-based assessment module for undergraduate medical education training program, 2019, pp:1-30
  • Jain S, Mahajan N, Prajapat R, Sogani S, Bapna A, Varghese KA. Reflective writing: A reliable and versatile tool in medical teaching. International Journal of Medical Science and Current Research 2022; 5(1):304-7.