March Faculty Development: How To Teach Quiet Learners

How To Teach Quiet Learners  Journal Club Entry by Anne Sprogell, TUSM-Maine Track Program, M18 In order to understand how to teach a quiet learner, it is first important to understand a quiet learner. Shy, quiet, or introverted learners are generally characterized by increased reflective thinking and reduced sociability. Their…

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January Faculty Development: Power Posing to Increase Presentation Quality

Power Posing to Increase Presentation Quality      Andy Biedlingmaier, Tufts M18 Student on Medical Education Elective Humans and nonhuman primates use open and expansive postures to convey power.  However, new research shows that these “high-power poses” not only communicate power, they also create it.  Therefore, high-power posing can be…

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July Faculty Development: Teaching Clinical Reasoning with the Think Aloud Technique

Teaching Clinical Reasoning with the Think Aloud Technique by Kelly M. Brooks, MD, Maine Track ‘16 “Expert clinicians frequently use automatic unconscious thinking processes as they gather and analyze clinical information to generate diagnoses. When experts use think aloud techniques, they articulate their thinking as they are reasoning and by doing so…

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June Faculty Development: Use of Social Media as a Supplement to Medical Education Curricula

Use of Social Media as a Supplement to Medical Education Curricula by Nate Rogers, MD, Maine track ‘16 Though the majority of medical education literature has studied social media and issues of professionalism in relation to its use, medical professionals are beginning to recognize its potential as a powerful educational…

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May Faculty Development: ARCH, A Guidance Model for Providing Effective Feedback to Medical Learners

ARCH Model for Guiding Effective Feedback for Medical Learners by: Conor Walsh, M17 Although feedback is a vital component of medical education and is important to ensure that standards are met, providing effective and appropriate feedback can be difficult for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians. Oftentimes, feedback can be too general…

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April Faculty Development: Tips for Educators Early in their Careers

Growing as a new teacher: Tips for educators early in their careers By Benjamin Levin, MD For new medical educators developing their career is important, here are 12 tips to help young early career medical educators get their careers started. Articulate your areas of interests Ask yourself “what kind of career…

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