Education, education, education

Abstract

Patient outcomes can be influenced by one of three main mechanisms: the delivery of optimal clinical care, the conduct of high quality research and through teaching and mentorship of other health care professionals. Measurable educational outcomes include the mentorship of others, the publication of guidelines and the authorship of journal articles. There is good evidence to support an optimal profile for medical educators and evidence that optimal teaching can improve outcomes for children with asthma. The evidence for the value of clinical guidelines and even the publication of research is limited.