Clinical educators are often burdened by conflicts that occur as they try to balance multiple postclinical scheduling demands with students ‘varying timetables. The purpose of this article is to inform educators how to use teleconferences to deliver valuable postclinical debriefing, model professional growth experiences, and more. The innovative use of teleconferencing as a pedagogical method enables educators to take learning to the learners.
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