Self-Regulated Learning and Forgetting

We go through school without realizing if our learning strategies are inefficient even more so when some assessments support these practices as opposed to discourage it. Unfortunately, exams and graduation run the risk of giving us a sense that learning is over, that what we have learned does not change, or that there are not more effective ways of learning. There is no way of unlearning what we have learned in the past, so it’s always a sensible practice to reassess our knowledge on a constant basis. (more…)

By Javier Benitez, MD|2018-01-30T02:47:20-08:00Apr 19, 2014|Medical Education|

Behaviorism: Is punishment or reward more effective in education?

Every person involved in teaching and learning has a philosophy on how people learn. Implicitly, explicitly, legitimate or not this mental construct of learning affects the way they impart instruction and assess learning. One of the oldest and most
commonly used educational theory of learning is
behaviorism.
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By Javier Benitez, MD|2018-10-28T21:42:03-07:00Apr 12, 2014|Medical Education|

MEdIC Series: The Case of the Humorous Humerus – Expert Review and Curated Commentary

The Case of the Not-So-Humorous Humerus presented an attending faced with a patient complaint about a resident. This is a situation that all of us will almost certainly be faced with at one point or another and there is no easy way to address it. This month we asked you to tell us how you would approach this difficult conversation to successfully determine what the problem was and how it should be addressed.

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By Teresa Chan, MD, MHPE|2019-02-19T18:08:47-08:00Apr 4, 2014|MEdIC series|

Conference Tweeting: Do not start tweet with @ symbol

In the last two years, live tweeting from medical and education conferences has become mainstream. What better way to stay up-to-date with what is being taught around the globe! Pioneers like Dr. David Marcus (@EMIMDoc) even archive all of the conferences with hashtags, Twitter handles, and topic focus on his EM IM Doc blog.

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By Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FASHP|2017-03-05T14:11:02-08:00Mar 30, 2014|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Hands Up For Health: Simulation Extending to Community Education

Medical simulation is not just for the clinical learner. Rather, it can have far reaching impact and can contribute meaningfully to the community. In this post, Dr. Beth Thomas describes the work of Hands Up For Health which uses the power of simulation to reach young people.

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By Beth Thomas, BSc (Hons) MBBS|2016-11-11T19:19:38-08:00Mar 30, 2014|Medical Education, Simulation|

MEdIC Series: Case of the Not So Humorous Humerus

Unprofessionalism. It is notoriously hard to define and dependent upon the eye of the beholder. And yet, as medical educators, we often are asked to intervene when it occurs. Join our discussion on how to handle a case where a patient discloses to you, the supervising physician, that a resident has been less-than-professional. What would you do?

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By Amy Walsh, MD|2019-02-19T18:09:00-08:00Mar 28, 2014|MEdIC series|

Vote which Annals of EM articles to be open-access in July

Here’s your chance to help choose two articles to be open access in July’s Annals of Emergency Medicine . Take a look at the article abstracts accepted for publication in July’s issue. Vote on your top two choices over the next 4 days, and the top two will be made open after the July issue of Annals of EM goes online.

This may be the last month we are doing this, so if you like this opportunity, please vote! Your participation will help us decide whether or not to continue this feature.

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By Natalie Desouza, MD|2016-11-11T19:48:17-08:00Mar 27, 2014|Medical Education|