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.
You share details about a new consult & schedule ⏱️ to meet in the afternoon to staff.
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5 minutes into their presentation you realize, "Oh no. I'm going to have to redo this consult, aren't I?"
2/ Learners on consult teams must tackle unfamiliar and complex questions, often with less time to evaluate a patient and develop a plan than on primary services.
3/ This @AcadMedJournal paper by @s_brond describes factors that contribute to cognitive load on consults.