![]() ![]() From the reference lists of published articles, books available were also reviewed. A systematic literature search of research articles and reviews was undertaken from various educational databases. The aim of this article is to emphasize the need for using microteaching techniques more frequently and efficiently with minimum available facilities. With the introduction of microteaching about five decades ago, the lacunae of scientifically proven or effective methods to be followed in teacher training programs has been overcome. The pedagogic skill for teaching can be acquired only through more structured and cheaper faculty training techniques. Training of medical teachers in specific teaching skills is a major challenge in medical education programs. The classrooms cannot be used as a learning platform for acquiring primary teaching skills. Quality of a teacher is estimated on how much the students understand from his/her teaching. Instead, it is a complex process that facilitates and influences the process of learning. The art of teaching does not merely involve a simple transfer of knowledge from one to other. This paper presents an outline of the various phases of microteaching, core teaching skills, implementation aspects, and the impact of microteaching on medical education. From the reference list of published articles, books were also reviewed. ![]() The author made literature search of research and review articles in various educational databases, journals, and books. The alleged limitations of microteaching can be minimized by implementing this at the departmental level in several sequences. The emerging changes in medical curricula by the Medical Council of India and the role of medical teachers envisage the need of this special training of teachers and monitoring of their skills for their continued efficient performance at any age. The impact of this technique has been widely seen in various forms of education such as health sciences, life sciences, and other areas. The core skills of microteaching such as presentation and reinforcement skills help the novice teachers to learn the art of teaching at ease and to the maximum extent. With the proven success among the novice and seniors, microteaching helps to promote real-time teaching experiences. Microteaching, a teacher training technique currently practiced worldwide, provides teachers an opportunity to perk up their teaching skills by improving the various simple tasks called teaching skills. ![]()
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