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Anyone done this? What was your experience? I'm considering doing it as part of my fellowship next year but haven't spoken to that many people who've actually done it.
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It's one of the things I've considered as well.
Quite a few of the faculty are big name people.
I only know 2 people who have done it though.
Quite a few of the faculty are big name people.
I only know 2 people who have done it though.
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I did it, it was alright.
There are a lot of big name folks that give lectures, but only about 30% of the lectures are worth sitting through.
The first session gets pretty tedious with a ton of education theory from some big name but not so good speakers. Also during the first session everyone has to give a non-medical lecture, so you sit through about 60 people talking about random non-EM topics.
The second session a few months later is a lot better, the speakers were better and the topics were more high yield.
While the content was average at best, its actually a really cool chance to meet like minded folks in EM. You meet a lot of fellows/young faculty types, and since you're all essentially trapped in an office park on the far outskirts of Dallas, you get a good bit of time to hang out.
Its pretty expensive, as they pretty much force you to stay at this Omni which is really nice but isn't cheap, plus you have to get to/from Dallas twice in a few months.
I did it my first year out of residency when I was still looking for a job in academics, for me it was a decent thing to put on my CV, helped me get a feel for what academic medicine is really like, and let me meet a ton of cool folks. Overall it was an alright way to spend two weeks, but not really high yield in terms of lecture content or skills that I walked away with.
There are a lot of big name folks that give lectures, but only about 30% of the lectures are worth sitting through.
The first session gets pretty tedious with a ton of education theory from some big name but not so good speakers. Also during the first session everyone has to give a non-medical lecture, so you sit through about 60 people talking about random non-EM topics.
The second session a few months later is a lot better, the speakers were better and the topics were more high yield.
While the content was average at best, its actually a really cool chance to meet like minded folks in EM. You meet a lot of fellows/young faculty types, and since you're all essentially trapped in an office park on the far outskirts of Dallas, you get a good bit of time to hang out.
Its pretty expensive, as they pretty much force you to stay at this Omni which is really nice but isn't cheap, plus you have to get to/from Dallas twice in a few months.
I did it my first year out of residency when I was still looking for a job in academics, for me it was a decent thing to put on my CV, helped me get a feel for what academic medicine is really like, and let me meet a ton of cool folks. Overall it was an alright way to spend two weeks, but not really high yield in terms of lecture content or skills that I walked away with.
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I also completed this. I think the folks who are set on becoming residency leadership find great use in much of the educational theory and the information on managing the administrative parts of a residency. There are about 30% of the lectures / topics that are broadly applicable to all educators. The best part was the connections with other leaders around the country.
I felt that EMBRS was packed more densely with tangible learning than the teaching fellowship, but I have colleagues who debate this fiercely with me.
I felt that EMBRS was packed more densely with tangible learning than the teaching fellowship, but I have colleagues who debate this fiercely with me.
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I'm going to take this in the fall. Department paying for it and all.
I agree with above, but would take it a little further. Almost everything all of us has learned we could do at home without a teacher (maybe a podcast). We don't suffer a problem of learning.
These conferences are all about networking. And the overlap is pretty incredible. I see the same people at so many different type of conferences, from Advocacy to Education to Whatever.
I agree with above, but would take it a little further. Almost everything all of us has learned we could do at home without a teacher (maybe a podcast). We don't suffer a problem of learning.
These conferences are all about networking. And the overlap is pretty incredible. I see the same people at so many different type of conferences, from Advocacy to Education to Whatever.
