Hot off the Press: Talking about Web 2.0 in Emergency Medicine

I am humbled to be included and quoted in a recent Annals of EM commentary about Web 2.0 in Emergency Medicine. Hey, my “street credibility” just went up just by having my name in the same article with the likes of:

Mike Cadogan (Life in the Fast Lane)
Joe Lex (Free Emergency Medicine Talks)
Chris Nickson (Life in the Fast Lane)
Cliff Reid (ResusMe)
Scott Weingart (EMCrit)

You can read the whole article, which is free to download by the journal.

By Michelle Lin, MD|2026-06-16T16:02:44-07:00Apr 8, 2012|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Video: Khan Academy and digital whiteboards

Dr. Rob Rogers (University of Maryland) is at it again with another brilliant installment of his Medical Education Videos. This 10-minute video covers the Khan Academy and how you too can create an interactive digital whiteboard for education. He talks about Doceri ($50 single-user access) and Splashtop ($19.99 for the iPad app).

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T22:34:42-08:00Mar 19, 2012|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Article review: New assessment method for medical students – A Script Concordance Test

What different ways can we assess learners? This fascinating study assesses a new tool – Script Concordance Test (SCT).

Assessing clinical reasoning skills in scenarios of uncertainty: Convergent validity for a Script Concordance Test in an Emergency Medicine clerkship and residency

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By Stella Yiu, MD|2016-11-11T18:51:13-08:00Feb 13, 2012|Education Articles, Medical Education|

Paucis Verbis: Feedback card

Today’s Paucis Verbis card is a little different. This card focuses on helping you give talking points when giving feedback to a learner on shift. This could be a medical student or resident.

Dr. David Thompson (UCSF-San Francisco General Hospital) sent this great card to me and I thought it was too useful NOT to share. It’s handy on shift, which ultimately is the purpose of these Paucis Verbis cards. These are useful especially for senior residents, who are supervising medical students and junior residents.

This card can be used in many ways. For instance:

Print these cards and fill it out at the end of the shift. Give to the learner.
Pick 1-2 questions from the list below as launching points for your feedback discussion. You don’t have to overwhelm the learner by answering everyone item below. Sometimes less is more to be effective.

PV Card: End of Shift Feedback

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Go to ALiEM (PV) Cards for more resources.

By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-10-11T15:37:33-07:00Dec 9, 2011|ALiEM Cards, Medical Education|

Crowdsourcing all of your burning questions about EM

Have you noticed that on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”, asking the audience as a lifeline almost always results in the right answer (over 90% of the time)?

Dr. David Thorisson (Lund University, Scandinavia) recently approached me with a novel idea of doing the same for Emergency Medicine questions. These questions are currently posted to a public Google Docs document, which allows anyone to post and answer questions.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2026-06-16T16:03:00-07:00Nov 21, 2011|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Calling all med students: SAEM Ambassador opportunity

Are you a medical student interested in EM? Want to get your registration costs waived at a national meeting? Want to come say hi to me? Here is an announcement from the SAEM website (deadline Feb 1, 2012):

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-11T18:43:24-08:00Nov 16, 2011|Medical Education|

Video: Dr. Eric Mazur on peer teaching

“My lecturing was ineffective, despite the high evaluations.”
“The traditional approach to teaching reduces education to a transfer of information.”
– Dr. Eric Mazur

Dr. Eric Mazur is a Harvard Professor of Physics and Applied Physics who talks about his “confessions of a converted lecturer”. He focuses on the power of peer teaching and the ineffectiveness of the traditional lecture format in a classroom.

This talk is 72 minutes long. Take some time to listen and learn. Dr. Mazur is such an engaging talk that I couldn’t stop watching. Maybe it’s because he looks a little like the comedian Steve Carell.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T22:35:07-08:00Nov 14, 2011|Medical Education|