Didactics in Residency

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Which residencies are didactics heavy (think daily lectures) and which residencies give more independent study time?

And, which do you guys prefer... more structured lectures or more independent learning?

 

[tranzformer]

Which residencies are didactics heavy (think daily lectures) and which residencies give more independent study time?

And, which do you guys prefer... more structured lectures or more independent learning?

That is part of GME to have some degree of didactics. Whether they have new conferences, morning report/morning conference, grand rounds, journal club...etc. Each program will have this. Not sure what you consider "didactics heavy"? You might have to look at each individual programs website to determine this or wait until you are on an interview with the program for them to go over this in detail.

And, which do you guys prefer... more structured lectures or more independent learning?

I have never heard of a program with zero structured didactics. Independent learning will have to take place at home/when not on a service month. So not really sure what you mean by more "independent learning" as you aren't going to have that during the day when you are busy taking care of patients. You don't get a 60 min time out to go and do independent studying. That is for your free time at home.

 

[bustbones26]

Which residencies are didactics heavy (think daily lectures) and which residencies give more independent study time?

And, which do you guys prefer... more structured lectures or more independent learning?

Hard to say. My best advice is to ask around whenever you interview. As others have said, programs are required to have some didactics, they just all have a different way of doing it.

We all learn differently. In my opinion, I learned more my going out there and seeing it then I did my sitting in a room for an hour talking about it.

 

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That is part of GME to have some degree of didactics. Whether they have new conferences, morning report/morning conference, grand rounds, journal club...etc. Each program will have this. Not sure what you consider "didactics heavy"? You might have to look at each individual programs website to determine this or wait until you are on an interview with the program for them to go over this in detail.






I have never heard of a program with zero structured didactics. Independent learning will have to take place at home/when not on a service month. So not really sure what you mean by more "independent learning" as you aren't going to have that during the day when you are busy taking care of patients. You don't get a 60 min time out to go and do independent studying. That is for your free time at home.

Yes, structured didactics are part of every program. Yet clearly some programs have more structure and other programs have less. For example, I think Mayo is one of the more structured programs.

I was just wondering if anyone knows off hand of other programs that lean one direction or the other.

But I suppose this is something that I will figure out on the interview trail.

 

[typhoonegator]

I mean, there are a lot of programs out there. It would be easier if you gave us some specific programs; your question is somewhat akin to "what are some foods with a lot of vitamin E that I might eat in the next week?"

Also, didactic regimens change based on resident feedback and PD philosophy from year to year, so unless people are in particular programs right now, the data is not likely to be particularly accurate. What I remember about noon conference at BIDMC from the last time I was there is probably not reflective about what is going on there now.