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Showing feedback (instead of telling feedback)
I found a new blog on eLearning by Cathy Moore. Her most recent post is on giving feedback in scenarios that make students think. After answer a question of "what would you do next" you have one of two choices if the student picks the wrong answer: tell them the correct answer show them what … Continue reading Showing feedback (instead of telling feedback)
Finding Your Niche in Academic Medicine
Amal Mattu, who has appeared on many other posts I've put up here, spoke at the... well, he speaks at a lot of things. Despite being so accomplished he still comes off as being humble. Anyway, here's a talk of his on finding your niche in academic medicine. It's worth a listen. I usually listen … Continue reading Finding Your Niche in Academic Medicine
Writing Good Objectives
If you want a PDF of this, click this link: M4WG Writing Good Objectives An objective is a description of a performance you want learners to be able to exhibit before you consider them competent. In other words: what should students be able to do when they are done with your course? Clear objectives are … Continue reading Writing Good Objectives
Not Another Boring Lecture
Stacey Poznanski, Chris Chapman, Sally Stanten, Meg Wolff CGEA 2013 - Cincinnati, Ohio Normal lectures with a power point presentation full of bullet points does not lead to long term retention. We need to start with the acknowledgement of this fact. This inefficaciousness begs us to do something differently. We can still use the lecture … Continue reading Not Another Boring Lecture
Emergence
A recent(-ly rebroadcast) of one of my favorite podcasts, Radiolab, talked about the concept of emergence. They started with the example of fireflies on miles of riverbank in Thailand all flashing in unison. There is no conductor, they just somehow do it. Similarly, individually blind and thoughtless ants together spontaneously organize to create feats of … Continue reading Emergence
Knee pain? Or is it?
Here's a great case from Amal Mattu, EM EKG wizard. Put any questions in the comments.
Benign Early Repolarization vs STEMI
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
Steven Brill wrote "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us" in Time Magazine, Feb 20, 2013. This 36-page behemoth is actually a quick read, and I think worth the time spent. I never learned this stuff in medical school. As doctors, we order tests for the "benefit of the patient" regardless of cost. We … Continue reading Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
There’s not nothing more we can do
Ashley Shreeves (from SmartEM) is an EM doctor in NY who took a year to do a palliative care fellowship. Now she practices both. It would, at first, seem to be paradoxical. In EM, we are trained to do something. For us, the end-of-life is a challenge to overcome - not to be met gracefully. … Continue reading There’s not nothing more we can do
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