#IMG: I have been preparing for #USMLE#Step1 for 2 years & can't seem to grasp it last #NBME Score is a 205 & I want a 250!
@BESTUSMLETUTOR: How are you doing besides Step 1?
#IMG: STEP 1 #frustration encapsulates every aspect of how I am at the moment. #Terrified of it!
#MedEd
A1: I think the end goal of faculty evaluations is to improve future courses, teaching style, and future student understanding. However, faculty evaluations often get side tracked to evaluate ease of class. #mededchat#MedEd
A1 #mededchat#meded Does it seem that sometimes good evals are based on exam performance....and not really the quality of the delivery of the material?
I love those consultants that know you’re a trainee and are on your side and encouraging when you call them for a consult as opposed to being annoyed. Shout out to the Ophtho staff I consulted the other night! #MedEd#realMVP
I work primarily with clinical students & find their evaluations very thoughtful. But I agree that teaching should be evaluated in other ways and not ONLY student evaluations #meded#MedEdChat
T1 However, the intention and entrenchment of SEL does not absolve #MedEd administrators from the responsibility of reconciling the fact that over-reliance on SET is hurting women and minority faculty. #MedEdChat
T1 Since preclinical evals are mostly evals of lecturers or small group leaders, they are quite a bit different. Interactions are not as close as with clinical educators #mededchat#meded
Not necessarily. If the the course work was presented well, but the exam was not a good reflection of what is taught then yes. And if the course is more challenging or grading is more strict then the student in turn evaluates the faculty and course more harsh. #mededchat#meded
T1: Students and ways of teaching change over time, we need to make sure our teachers/attendings adapt to the changes.
The main goal is to reach and connect with our students.
#MedEd#medtwitter
T1 As an instructor who has high standards, why should I be punished by evaluations from students who are upset that they had to work hard? #mededchat#meded
T1 It's also important to acknowledge that SET do not correlate to learning. So the 'purpose' becomes much more murky. #MedEdChat#MedEdhttps://t.co/WoSlxHaFod
I completely agree. This is one of the flaws of the system. I think if you teach difficult material well, test difficult material well- the instructor should be evaluated well. #medchat#Meded
The antidote to acute stress in EM is psychological skills training; the therapy for chronic stress is building resilience. #PST will also accelerate rate at which you gain knowledge and skills. #MedEd#FOAMed@HumanFact0rz@ResusPadawan
T1 #mededchat#meded . For me I also use themes/average teaching domain scores in our division, and I frame democratic choices for #facultydevelopment , then proceed with theme/skill that gets most votes. This way most learner and faculty centered.
T1 What is a possible solution? How do we evaluate the efficacy of an instructor and the course, and not skew the results with emotions of a challenging course work? #mededchat#Meded
T2: My sense is that mandatory evals would likely decrease overall quality as students would fill it out without thinking as much about their answers, which the study also seems to hint at #MedEdChat#MedEd
Agreed. I've often wanted to do a qualitative analysis of faculty evaluation comments to see if those with higher ratings have comments about entertainment value #mededchat#meded
I think it is important for learners to evaluate the things about which they are able to provide thoughtful feedback. Others, like an educator or a peer might evaluate the methods and content. #meded#mededchathttps://t.co/4OBGffNMqg
In reply to
@lauraholdenFNP, @GLBDallaghan, @MedEdChat
What if rather than evaluating during the course we do it later to see if the #medstudents recognize how much they did learn from that instructor - boring or not #mededchat#meded
In reply to
@hur2buzy, @lauraholdenFNP, @MedEdChat
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A3 As with any evaluation tool, it requires training. We just give evals to #medstudents to complete without fully explaining the purpose of the results. That might be a first step. #mededchat#meded
I can see why people would be nervous about peer evaluation but if you do it with someone you trust - and you also observe them - it could be a safe opportunity to try out new methods or simply get feedback on teaching. #MedEd#MedEdChat
In reply to
@GLBDallaghan, @AJKleinhex, @lauraholdenFNP, @MedEdChat
A3 Sometimes the faculty member won't be teaching again for that class. Maybe it's incumbent upon the leadership to inform the #medstudents what changes occurred based on feedback #mededchat#meded
T3 If we as #MedEd faculty and administrators can't articulate a purpose for SEL that also addresses the proven bias against women and minorities, as well as absence of any correlation to learning, we shouldn't bother trying to communicate our current justifications to them.
A3 Jumping in here, provided training on completing evaluations to my PA students this semester. Waiting to evaluate quality and quantity of responses. #MedEd#mededchat
Great article & why I ❤️@UCSFMedicine & our leaders @TalmadgeKing@CatherineRLucey
critical self-reflection,
rigorous study of an important problem,
proposed solutions that can improve #meded more broadly,
commitment to #equity
In print: @UCSFMedicine study on existence, causes & countermeasures for clerkship grading inequities in med school
Conclude: Urgent need for med schools &teaching hospitals to seek out and address issues of inequity in learning, assessment, and honors
https://t.co/qEeZUk1POW
#MedEd#MedEdchat I am teaching 2 sections of healthcare research to undergrad health sciences majors this term. I am having them do plus/delta after every class. What went well? What could have gone better? I want them to see that I value their feedback and try to incorporate it
Been thinking about the concept of bedside homeostasis when rounding— turn lights back off, move bedside table back to bedside, pull blanket back up— basic things that respect the patient’s tiny remaining autonomy.
Some MDs get it. Others don’t.
Teachable?
I also explain to them why this is important to me - that I care about their learning experience and I want to do what I can to help them solidify deep learning as future healthcare scholars. #MedEd#MedEdChat
At risk of outing myself as only inconsistently amazing and inspiring, here is a fun grab bag from an old lecture. I’m not sure how any of this is supposed to help me improve. #meded#mededchat
#MedEd#MedEdchat I am teaching 2 sections of healthcare research to undergrad health sciences majors this term. I am having them do plus/delta after every class. What went well? What could have gone better? I want them to see that I value their feedback and try to incorporate it
Oh, and they have never seen or done plus/delta or just in time formative feedback to their teacher before. So this is all new to them. #MedEd#MedEdChat
T3: Explain what happens to the evals after, like do they get summarized, who decides if changes will be made, how do they affect the faculty’s job, etc #MedEdChat#meded
Thanks Larry! I also explained adult learning theory to my students on the first day. I want them to have some understanding of why I make the pedagogical choices I do. #MedEd#MedEdChat
Hi Larry. The semester is new so we shall see. After compiling the plus/deltas I bring them up at the beginning of the next class so that they know I have considered them, and am working to improve their learning experience (or why I can't change something). #MedEd#MedEdChat
What you're doing sounds like a smaller class. I'm just curious if you think of full lecture hall would react the same with asking for what works and what isn't. #mededchat#meded
Final Thoughts: Training #medstudents how to complete evaluations is more important than I previously thought. Assuming they understand why they are important is an error on my part #mededchat#meded
Hi Gary, I am doing this anonymously and low-tech! They all write on a small piece of paper and hand it to me on their way out the door. I want it to feel safe for them to share. So, I think the same method could be used in a big lecture hall. #MedEd#MedEdChat
That's a wrap...I will be posting the transcript tomorrow morning (Flo permitting) on https://t.co/mJivoK9NyX on the Resources page. Thanks everyone for participating! #meded#mededchat
