%0 Journal Article %T SOBREEXPOSICI¨®N DE LOS PACIENTES EN HOSPITALES DOCENTES: LA EXPERIENCIA EN UN SERVICIO DE MEDICINA %A Orellana-Pe£¿a %A Cecilia %A Olmos-Olmedo %A Juan Manuel %A Rojas-De la Vega %A Juan Jos¨¦ %A Rebolledo-Garc¨ªa %A Enrique %J Persona y Bio¨¦tica %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X introduction: practical training in medicine at hospitals has led to an overpopulation of students and, oftentimes, to patient exhaustion. the authors believe professors in a clinical environment face a conflict of interests: respect for the patient's condition versus teaching. it is suggested that a climate conducive to learning and discovery of the person behind each set of clinical symptoms can be created if students and teachers know how they are perceived by patients. objectives: to understand the reaction students provoke in patients and to indicate whether there is a prudent maximum amount of interviews per patient. a cohort of patients at a medical service facility was interviewed. the results of those interviews indicate: 1) patients identify the student-patient relationship as one of mutual benefit; 2) they believe the limit on interviews should be set by each patient, 3) patients know they can refuse to cooperate; and 4) doing so does not predispose them negatively. conclusions: 1) the opportunity to interview a patient, or not, is determined by the patient. 2) it is essential to seek informed consent in teaching. 3) the teacher's role is that of an active observer of the student-patient duo, promoting the virtues of coexistence among students and intervening if due trust or confidentiality are compromised. %K informed consent %K communication in health %K patient %K teachers. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0123-31222011000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en