Kathleen Weiss, MD
Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
PGY 3
11/12/2020
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| Kathleen Weiss, M.D. |
The COE CTS
course was fantastic. The lectures highlighted important concepts in
educational theory, and integrated those principles with day-to-day practical
elements in teaching and learning. The presentation on situated cognition and
constructivism was particularly relevant and incredibly useful; it underscored
in my mind how little instruction we receive during our training on
how to teach (as opposed to
what to teach). The solidarity in
discussing obstacles to teaching and learning stood out as a highlight of the
program, and there was some consolation in the collective recognition that time
(or lack thereof!) is a pervasive barrier to teaching and learning in the
clinical realm. We discussed strategies for mitigating this challenge, with one
being a suggestion for having “pocket talks” prepared in advance, i.e., brief,
pre-planned lessons on important topics that you know will be relevant to your
anticipated learning cohort. I have since prepared several of these “pocket
talks” to have on hand to use when the opportunity arises. I practiced one with
a med student and it was a tremendous success! This small victory encourages me
to put this strategy into practice and capitalize on seemingly small
opportunities to teach during brief (2-5 minute) chances to do so. There is a
lot that can be learned from even a small amount of time! Preparing and
executing my “pocket talk” also gave me newfound confidence in my own teaching potential,
and cultivated a mindset of making this a regular part of my
professional/academic endeavors moving forward.
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