Teaching is an ancient activity; it requires a predisposition and ability to transmit one’s own knowledge to others. It is also an innate quality that tends to strengthen over time, due to the interaction between teacher and pupil that develops and intensifies during their association, and to the ready availability of constantly improving teaching methods. Teaching is a predisposition to communication. It is a constant commitment that becomes a way of life and offers the capacity for self-renewal. In the clinical context, this desire to transfer and receive information, together with the ability to summarise and authoritatively reach decisions take on both professional and ethical significance
