Showing posts with label faculty development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label faculty development. Show all posts

Bridging the quality gap: Becoming a peer-reviewed blog

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We are now a peer-reviewed blog. Starts today. I have been frustrated (in a good way) by the recent social media discussions (see  BoringEM....

Mentorship: Who benefits?

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Mentorship is one of the professional relationships that fascinates me the most. We've all had those people in our lives that help us ...

Twitter is the digital watercooler in Medicine

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I just don't have time to join Twitter. Are you serious, Twitter? Being in the minority of medical providers who use Twitter for work, t...

To debrief or not?

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Learners have limited time. Residents have work hours restrictions, practicing physicians have work / life demands, and the list goes on. ...

Teaching internationally: More than just a language barrier

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I recently traveled to San Salvador to help teach a pediatric and adult ultrasound course. The course was well received and it was wonderful...

The secret to patient presentations

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So there’s a patient, and umm...  they are in the hallway, they came to the ED today for breathing problems, I mean dyspnea.  They also don’...

Losing faith in "evidence-based medicine": Etomidate and sepsis

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In an era where evidence-based medicine is the goal, it is vitally important for practitioners to understand how to prioritize and interpret...

What is debriefing in simulation education?

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Debriefing at the Univ of New England Medical education high-fidelity simulation allows for deliberate practice in a safe environment. We a...

Eavesdrop into LIVE International EM Faculty Development Conference

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Today is the second day of the International EM Faculty Development and Teaching Course hosted at the University of Maryland by Dr. Rob Rog...

Trick of the Trade: Searching for Comments to a Published Article

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One day back in 2005 during my PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency, I remember a conversation with my residency director. He was a Surgical/Tr...

New blog section on Medical Education by Dr. Nikita Joshi

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Introduction of a new section on Medical Education Sir William Osler , renowned physician and believer in bedside medical education, once st...

I joined Twitter. Now what? (Tutorial video #1 - iPhone)

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There has been a recent groundswell of interest and support for using Twitter purely for medical education. After getting several requests t...

Blending Learning

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This TEDx video features Dr. Joseph Kim discussing his recommendation for improving the relationship between teacher and learner.  While his...

Top 10 reasons why Yoda would be a terrible mentor and teacher in medicine

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This is based on an article from GeekWire that lists the top ten reasons why Yoda would make a terrible teacher. Let’s see if I can make a ...