Residents as Teachers: How to effectively mentor, teach, and evaluate medical students
What are the steps of Medical Education?
Know —> Knows How —> Shows How —> Does
What are the goals of accessing students?
To identify deficiencies in knowledge
To evaluate the competencies of a physician
To provide baseline medical knowledge so students can be prepared for residency
To improve knowledge of students
4 KEY Areas to Access Medical Students:
What is Clinical Competence?
Dedication to life long learning
Recognize that they never know everything -
The application of baseline scientific and medical knowledge acquired during preclinical
A developmental trait which develops over time - every month and every year in medical education one improves
Able to ask the right types of questions of patients to try to diagnose and evaluate needs
Ask for help when beyond scope of knowledge or skill
What are Inter-professional skills:
Collaborate and Work as a team
Mutual Support: Ask other’s if they need help —> provide help
Work well with team members of different backgrounds, occupations, and levels
Seeks information from all available sources (patients, family, care team)
What are Communication skills:
Clear, specific, and timely
Articulate problem and possible solutions (ex: treatments)
Notice need and alter communication style based on the other person’s unique need
Use of an interpreter if in another language
Communicate with caregiver
Use writing or typing if non verbal patient
Monitors environment for possible harm to patient and verbalizes altert
What are Professionalism Skills (not all inclusive & has many definitions)
Respect the dignity of all people
Hold self accountable for own actions
Takes initiative - does without being asked
Evaluating Medical Students
Be Consistent between students
Ask their experience and level
What rotations have they done?
How many months have they been in clinical (some start at different times because of leaves and own schedule)
Notice Improvement over time
Differences in Generations:
Current medical students are Mellenials and Gen z who value consistent feedback
Provide Feedback Daily or weekly!
Differences in Gendered Feedback (NOT A GOOD THING):
Usually are commented positively on the warmth, empathy (maternalistic skills), team work, getting along with othersUsually are commented negatively on their confidence, lack of knowledge
Usually are commented positively on their knowledge, skills, confidenceUsually are commented negatively on their empathy, emotions
Creating a Feedback Rich Environment
Residents openly giving feedback to each other
Demonstrating that no one is perfect or knows everything
Valuing honesty and openness
How to give effective feedback:
Provide EXPECTATIONS at beginning of working together
Separate for Learning feedback
1. Ask for their self-evaluation
2. State observation and describe objective facts
3. Ask for their thoughts
4. Develop a plan together on action steps to improve
5. Ask for feedback on own work
SELF —> OBSERVATION —> ACTION —> IMPROVE
FREE Residents as Teachers Training:
https://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/academics/chicago-medical-school/offices/academic-affairs/faculty-affairs-and-equity/faculty-development/residents-as-teachers-certificate/