Teaching medical students effectively as a resident.

[lfesiam]

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Hello fellow anesthesiology residents,

What is your teaching style for medical students?

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[cfdavid]

While not a CA1,2,3 I can elaborate on what I thought were great ideas way back when I was a student;

First, both rotations provided a key word sheet where we were supposed to use baby Miller or other sources to look up key words and concepts. They stressed to bring the sheet out, and ask residents about said concepts during cases (as appropriate).

***I thought this was really effective in establishing great dialogue with the residents, and it showed them that you were interested in what the hell they were doing.

Also, just asking random questions about a given case (as it progressed and drugs were pushed) seemed the way to go.

I can't really comment on this from the perspective of the resident, but for the med students, don't be overly pushy. There are definitely times during cases that are more conducive to chatting than others. Sometimes they really need to concentrate, but once the case gets underway and they get caught up on charting etc., then ask away. And if the rotation doesn't provide you with any structure, then sail through some of the books on your own each night and jot down a few Q's for each day.

Sorry to deviate. Now, back to the residents involved in teaching students......

cf

 

[DrDre']

Hey bud, hope all is well

I prefer the Socratic method when there is time and interest. If there is little time or interest, I will still teach but will lecture high points, key points for test and discuss how to deal with pre-oping pts for us.

I first ask what they are interested in, or going into.

There is no point in discussing the intricacies of volatile agents with anyone, let alone someone going into FP.

I teach ICU, vent management, Acid-base, lytes, fluid management to those who will do an internship. I always tailor to their interests so they actually value and poss retain the info

So far, the only person I had trouble teaching was a guy going into Path. They don't do internship any more. There just was nothing I could teach him.

Hello fellow anesthesiology residents,

What is your teaching style for medical students?

🙂

 

[DrDre']

Style: very relaxed. Flip-flops and mojito

Hello fellow anesthesiology residents,

What is your teaching style for medical students?

🙂

 

[GoodmanBrown]

Style: very relaxed. Flip-flops and mojito

Who gets the mojito? Cause I could see how that would really make or break a rotation.

 

[lfesiam]

Hey bud, hope all is well

I prefer the Socratic method when there is time and interest. If there is little time or interest, I will still teach but will lecture high points, key points for test and discuss how to deal with pre-oping pts for us.

I first ask what they are interested in, or going into.

There is no point in discussing the intricacies of volatile agents with anyone, let alone someone going into FP.

I teach ICU, vent management, Acid-base, lytes, fluid management to those who will do an internship. I always tailor to their interests so they actually value and poss retain the info

So far, the only person I had trouble teaching was a guy going into Path. They don't do internship any more. There just was nothing I could teach him.

wut up Dre!

I still remember when you went through the case of organophosphate poisoning with me, will pass that case on dude 😀

definitely mojito style.

 

[Fastrach]

You can teach em whatever the frack you want, but if they don't leave the rotation at the very least having the ability to mask a patient properly, you've done them (and their future patients) a big disservice.

 

[lord_jeebus]

As an intern we used to take out our students for tacos and margaritas on Thursdays...

I tend towards Socratic method. Every student on the rotation should be able to mask-ventilate, intubate patients with normal airways (agree that this is not as important as masking), and understand what we are looking for when we preop patients. Beyond that, I also gear things to their future specialty. Topics that tend to come up include transfusion medicine, fluids, and mechanical ventilation.

Those going into anesthesia are required to do a case one-on-one with an attending at the end of the rotation, and I let them choose topics of discussion as they are directed towards that specific goal. They usually have lots of questions and quickly learn a lot.