Submission ID 77548
| Code | OG-4-1 |
|---|---|
| At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
| Category | Medical Education |
| Type | Oral |
| Will the presenter be a: | Other |
| Presenter Other | At the time of submission, I am less than 7 years of practice, based on the month I started practicing. At the time of presentation, I will be more than 7 years. |
| Title | Learning and Applying Medical Education Concepts Through A Two-Week, Assignment and Practicum-Based, Medical Education Elective for Residents |
| Background/Purpose | Medical education opportunities for residents are often intermittent, such as one-off resident-as-teacher workshops and sporadic teaching events. To better immerse, develop, and increase confidence of residents in the educator role, a medical education elective was established where residents taught in a University of Calgary's medical school course. |
| Methods | The course chair of "Intro to Clinical Practice" created a two-week, assignment and practicum-based, resident elective. Completion criteria included: 9 theory/foundations assignments, 3 direct observation field notes, 3 reflective practice assignments, and 1 teaching philosophy. Teaching requirements included: 24+ hours of course-teaching, delivering a microteaching presentation, and facilitating a student mentorship session. Since 2020, 4 residents completed the elective, and all completed a post-elective evaluation survey. |
| Results | The average overall elective rating was 4.5/5. The amount of work was rated an average of 3.5/5 (1="too little" and 5="too much" work). Average self-perceived confidence ratings, pre- versus post-elective, for 9/10 areas ("curriculum development", "lesson planning", "learning theories", "presentation skills", "memory and cognitive load theory", "feedback", "gamification and serious games", "simulation facilitation", "teaching philosophy") increased at a statistically significant level (p<0.05), and the other 1 area ("learning objectives") increased, but was not statistically significant (p=0.05). |
| Discussion | Educators can consider creating a two-week medical education resident elective, by curating practical resources and leveraging pre-existing medical school courses, to provide residents opportunities to review medical education topics and immediately apply their educator learning into practice. Reflection through field notes, reflective assignments, and drafting of a teaching philosophy provide further opportunity for educator development. |
| Keyword 1 | medical education elective |
| Keyword 2 | resident as teacher |
| Keyword 3 | |
| Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Residency Education |
| Abstract Track - First Choice | Teaching and learning |
| Authors | Anthony Seto Anthony Seto |
