The following resources will help you develop and cultivate your interest in several aspects of medical education, from teaching to giving feedback to providing mentorship to designing curriculum. These resources are not meant to be exhaustive but serve as a great starting point to a career in medical education.
<aside> ⭐ The One-minute preceptor and SNAPPS models help faculty teach clinical reasoning in the context of a clinical case presentation in the inpatient or outpatient setting. This article provides a succinct overview of the one-minute preceptor and SNAPPs models for clinical teaching. It provides explicit examples of how to use these models during inpatient teaching. It contains tables with an example script demonstrating very concretely how to use these tools in clinical practice.
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<aside> ⭐ This short article reviews 7 learner-centered clinical teaching models: one-minute preceptor, SNAPPS, MiPLAN, ED STAT!, Aunt Minnie, SPIT, and Activated Demonstration. It provides a quick overview of each model and their strengths/limitations. Although this article was written for an emergency medicine audience, the same principles apply to any specialty.
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<aside> ⭐ This is a classic reading on how to effectively organize teaching rounds in internal medicine. Through three examples of rounding style, Dr. Irby talks about important principles of experiential learning and teaches effective strategies on teaching on rounds.
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<aside> ⭐ This is a helpful resource for anyone looking on how to practice bedside rounds effectively. It provides practical and evidence-based strategies that you can apply pre-rounds, during rounds, and post-rounds.
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<aside> ⭐ This brief practical guide offers tips and tricks for designing and implementing the chalk talk in clinical teaching. While the guide is somewhat oriented toward Pediatrics, it can be easily adapted to different settings. It serves as a good starting point for incorporating chalk talks into your teaching repertoire, although detailed suggestions are lacking.
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<aside> ⭐ This article provides an overview of various active learning techniques to use in the classroom. The article describes the techniques, outlines any resources/preparations required, and how to use them effectively. This is a great resource for anyone trying to incorporate more interactive learning activities into the classroom setting.
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<aside> ⭐ This article provides an overview of adult learning theory and how it applies to developing lectures. It would be helpful for anyone developing classroom lectures, especially educators developing lectures for the first time. It also contains a figure suggesting how to break up a lecture to result in better retention by your learners.
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