Author response: Formal faculty observation and assessment of bedside skills for 3rd-year neurology clerks

I appreciate Dr. Sethi's comments on our article,1 and his acknowledgement of the importance of bedside teaching. Measures to combat neurophobia are critical to improve neurologic diagnosis and care across health care providers. I agree that improved formal assessment and feedback of neurologic skills is an important step at the medical student level. When not accomplished formally during medical school, the future non-neurologist is less likely to have an adequate level of confidence in his or her own history and examination skills. Consequently, he or she may feel less confidant making diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. In addition, the use of real over standardized patients is critical in the creation of a realistic and optimally useful opportunity for this assessment.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: WRITECLICK & amp;reg; EDITOR ' S CHOICE Source Type: research