Making videos for medical undergraduate teaching in child psychiatry: the development, use and perceived effectiveness of structured videotapes of clinical material for use by medical students in child psychiatry

The rationale for using videotapes in medical student teaching is presented with some examples of their use. The process of producing videotapes for u se in the undergraduate child psychiatry course at the University of Leices ter Medical School is then described, based on eight videos made so far. Th is includes planning, patient recruitment, and the technical issues associa ted with video production. The use of the videotapes is then contextualized . Feedback from medical students on the usefulness and quality of the video s is presented. There is finally a brief discussion of some of the issues t hat arise for both patients and clinicians when videos are made and used fo r medical student teaching.