Resident as Teacher Program

Resident as Teacher Program

Goal:

The Resident as Teacher Program at the University of Florida College of Medicine aims to improve the teaching skills of residents, thereby enhancing the educational experience of both residents and medical students throughout their clinical training.

About the program:

With the support of the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Timothy Flynn, M.D., the Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, Joseph Fantone, M.D., and the Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Michael Mahla, M.D., and the support of residency program directors, the Office of Educational Affairs will offer two Resident as Teacher Programs.

One-Day PGY 1 Resident as Teacher Workshop

Started in the fall of 2009, this is a one-day workshop that is offered for all PGY1s.

Click here to see the 2011 PGY1 program dates.

Attendance at this workshop will be required. The workshop will focus on the following:

  • Using Microteaching skills

  • Setting Expectations and Orienting the Learner

  • Providing Feedback

  • Practice with Standardized Students

PGY1 residents will be scheduled by their programs to attend the one-day session.

Resident as Teacher Certificate Program

In recognition of the evolutionary nature of residency education, residents need different teaching skills as they progress through graduate medical education. (See Scott and Medio article, ACGME bulletin, Sept 2008). If a resident attends 50% of the topics, they would be eligible to receive a certificate indicating that they had completed the “Resident as Teacher Program.”

Longitudinal RasT Brochure Spring 2012

Sessions will be offered on a rotation basis over a 2 year period such that a resident can complete all the sessions in a two year period. Typically, sessions will be 1 ½ to 2 hours in length.

Upcoming Resident as Teacher Sessions

Session Topics:

  • Setting Goals and Expectations
  • Small group and case-based teaching
  • Teaching procedures
  • Evaluations
  • Giving Useful Feedback
  • Teaching in an ambulatory setting
  • Preparing an effective lecture
  • Time management
  • Patient Education/Patient Safety
  • Leadership and Team Management
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Conflict Manager/ Dealing with the difficult student
  • Presenting at professional meetings (10 minute presentation)
  • Teaching clinicians from other departments
  • Intra-operative teaching

Sessions are taught by faculty with expertise or interest in the topic. Residents are asked to complete a pre-conference self-assessment and post-conference self-assessment and an evaluation of the session.

Residents accepted to the program will be required to:

1. Attend 8 of the 15 topics.

2. Participate in the four required topics (Setting Goals and Expectations, Evaluations, Giving Useful Feedback, Preparing an Effective Lecture)

3. Develop a teaching portfolio reflective of their teaching and products from RasT program [Portfolio Information]

For more information, contact:

Lisa R. Dixon, M.D.
Director, Resident as Teacher Program
University of Florida
352-265-0238
dixolr@pathology.ufl.edu