Transmitting the passion of what I enjoy about medicine and research.

Ignacio Alberto Portales Castillo, M.D. 

Fellow in Nephrology 

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital 

PGY 5

11/01/2020

Ignacio A. Portales Castillo, M.D. (L) 

Most of us in medicine have certain topics of that we find vey interesting and are eager to talk about them if the opportunity comes. Communicating with others is what makes or job more enjoyable. We often find, however, that when we try to communicate why we find a topic to be of interest and important we struggle to come up with the adequate form and words to teach. It is often frustrating to realize that the learner does not retain the message. 

The clinical teaching skills course provides foundation knowledge about the basis of learning and also gives you the opportunity of applying your skills in an interactive session. The course allowed me to be more comfortable when teaching medical students, residents and even colleagues, and to provide and receive more effective feedback. 

This has made my work more enjoyable both in the hospital and in the laboratory. In addition, I now have simple, yet effective tricks that I apply when studying a new subject, which have improved how much information I retain while studying, thus making me a more efficient learner and teacher.