Effective teaching methods

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Anyone here have any advice for a resident who is teaching medical students history and physical examination techniques? What do you consider effective, or ineffective, teaching methods?

 

[nitemagi]

Depends on their year of training. I tried to teach them how to think like an H&P, which is largely about the CC and HPI, formulating a ddx from the CC, then the basic structure all keeping in mind the organization of pertinent (+)'s and (-)'s in relation to the ddx. If they can learn THAT, then every rotation just becomes about learning the ddx and appropriate hx/findings for that specialty. But too many med students just haven't put those pieces together yet.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Have you looked at this site: http://residentteachers.usc.edu/

 

[dpmd]

I find that screaming, belittling, and corporal punishment is the most effective method of teaching.