Academic and Research Skills
Career Development
Medical Education
Trainee Track
Suzanne Friedman, MD (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York, United States
Suzanne Friedman, MD (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York, United States
Adin Nelson, MD, MHPE, FAAP (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medicine
NEW YORK, New York, United States
Thanakorn Jirasevijinda, MD (he/him/his)
Director, Pediatric Undergrad Medical Education
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, United States
Helen Wang, MD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States
Beth Goodman, MD (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Rutgers-RWJMS
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Meghan Treitz, MD (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
University of Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Workshop
Description: Education at Hogwarts runs the gamut from the ghost Professor Binns droning on to somnolent students to the imposter Professor Moody using exciting but illegal curses. Education for pediatric trainees spans a similar range: from interns coaching students on pre-rounding and oral presentations to consultants explaining physiology. Like the faculty at Hogwarts though, many people teaching medical trainees have little to no formal training in education; they simply teach however comes naturally. In this workshop, we will explore Grasha and Riechman’s framework of teaching styles with the goal of recognizing and improving on our natural teaching styles.
In this workshop, we will use examples from the world of Harry Potter to explore our own teaching styles and practice other teaching styles that do not come as naturally to us. We will use video clips from the Harry Potter movies to illustrate the five teaching styles described by Grasha and Riechman and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each. Participants will then break into groups - first divided by which teaching style they identify with, then mixed by natural teaching style - to discuss how different teaching styles could be best applied to a variety of learners and teaching scenarios. Participants will conclude by applying this framework to their own teaching and assembling a toolkit to apply these skills at their own institutions.
**Harry Potter novices and experts are all welcome; no prior knowledge required to participate and learn!**