"An academical system without the personal influence of teachers upon pupils is an Arctic winter." Attributed to Sir William Osler This report describes a novel part of the Teaching Residents to Teach program that we have developed at Temple University School of Medicine: the appointment of a Chief Resident for Education or "Academic Chief." The inception of this position grew out of the interest of a uniquely talented resident who was interested in an academic career, resident and student education, and modern theories of teaching and learning. It has since become an established and sought after senior resident position, and one that has now been duplicated at other schools (1). To put this special appointment in its educational context, we will describe some of the resident-as-teacher history and literature. We have described our course curriculum that focuses on the concepts and application of modern, adult learning theories elsewhere (2). Though the mechanism has not been determined, it has been found that residents teaching skills improve when they acquire knowledge of learning theory and teaching techniques and that these enhance their sense of clinical skill and mastery (3). In addition, it is thought that grasping these basic learning tenets
The Chief Resident for Education: Description of a Novel Academic Teaching Position
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"An academical system without the personal influence of teachers upon pupils is an Arctic winter." Attributed to Sir William Osler This report describes a novel part of the Teaching Residents to Teach program that we have developed at Temple University School of Medicine: the appointment of a Chief Resident for Education or "Academic Chief." The inception of this position grew out of the interest of a uniquely talented resident who was interested in an academic career, resident and student education, and modern theories of teaching and learning. It has since become an established and sought after senior resident position, and one that has now been duplicated at other schools (1). To put this special appointment in its educational context, we will describe some of the resident-as-teacher history and literature. We have described our course curriculum that focuses on the concepts and application of modern, adult learning theories elsewhere (2). Though the mechanism has not been determined, it has been found that residents teaching skills improve when they acquire knowledge of learning theory and teaching techniques and that these enhance their sense of clinical skill and mastery (3). In addition, it is thought that grasping these basic learning tenetsPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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The Chief Resident for Education: Description of a Novel Academic Teaching Position
Ning, Autumn; Gottlieb, Diane; Lamdan, Ruth M.
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, Volume 33 (2): 163
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Mar 1, 2009
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