4/ As mentioned previously, I like to schedule teaching BEFORE rounds.
I do this because it:
*⃣ shows I PRIORITIZE teaching
*⃣ ensures we have TIME for teaching
*⃣ allows me to teach when learners are FRESH
Plus, it sets the tone for rounds as a time for teaching & learning.
5/ When teaching before rounds, it's critical to pay attention to⏰
Keep it short or learners start worrying about how teaching is impacting their workflow.
Primary teams tend to have busier mornings than consult teams, so 5-10 minutes of teaching before rounds works best.
6/ There are many strategies that can be used for short, focused teaching sessions.
Here are 3 strategies that we have used/seen that are effective teaching methods.
(Alternatively, you can use the pre-round teaching time to get to know your team members!)
7/ Here are examples of peer teaching.
If you create a central repository to store the teaching points & learning resources, learners can reference it in the future!
Example: @ricapitt creates a Google slideshow & has learners add a slide w/ their teaching point each day.
8/ Peer teaching benefits everyone.
1. Teaching is a powerful way to learn a concept better. 2. Peers' cognitive congruence with each other results in content being taught at the appropriate level. 3. It takes pressure off the attending.
11/ Bite-sized teaching sessions allow you to teach content in a short amount of time.
The key is to limit what is taught in a single session; however, the same topic can be covered over multiple sessions allowing more comprehensive coverage of a single topic, if desired.
12/ Developing chalk talks will be covered in a future tweetorial.
1/ Your team just saw a patient with syphilis, and you're ready to teach, but:
Resident #1: on week 2 of their rotation
👉 Has already seen 2 patients w/ syphilis
Resident #2: started today
👉 Hasn't seen a single patient with syphilis
What should you do now?
2/ Unfortunately, learners on our team may miss teaching that occurs during the rotation for multiple reasons.
3/ As @VarunPhadke2 previously pointed out, all learners on the team are usually not present all day, every day for the entire time we are on clinical services.