CAREER ADVANCEMENT THROUGH TEACHING

Coaching as a Teaching and Learning Tool

WE-238 / 1 Hour
Faculty: Esther K. Choo, MD, MPH; Stephen J. Wolf, MD, FACEP
Wednesday, October 29 / 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
The benefts of coaching have long been recognized in the business community. More recently coaching as
it applies to teaching in medical education has been gaining traction. Institutional and national academies for
health professions education have developed successful structured coaching programs to assist in faculty
development for educators. These coaching programs often focus on teaching strategies and performance in
large group lecturing, small group facilitation and clinical bedside teaching. By using a combination of appre-
ciative inquired, observation and feedback centered on the specifc teaching technique and a unique expe-
rience individualized teacher improvement plans and recommendations are made to gain improvement and
success. This presentation will feature actual observation and feedback elements from a live mini-presen-
tation and clinical ED teaching session that the audience and presenter observes. The speaker will demon-
strate the utility of coaching and how it could be implemented in any institution to help improve the presenta-
tion and bedside teaching skills of physicians.
Developing Your Career Niche in Emergency Medicine
WE-286 / 1 Hour
Faculty: Amal Mattu, MD, FACEP
Wednesday, October 29 / 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Developing a niche, or special area of interest, is an important part of career development in emergency
medicine. Choosing a focus area allows physicians to gain special expertise in certain topics that could lead
to great career benefts. The speaker will discuss the importance of developing a niche in emergency medi-
cine, how to develop it, and how to utilize it as a career development tool for advancement.
Everyday Leadership: Secrets of Great Leaders Through the Ages
WE-227 / 1 Hour
Faculty: Amal Mattu, MD, FACEP
Wednesday, October 29 / 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
A successful leader can be defned very simply as an individual that others want to follow. This defnition
implies nothing about titles, money, or delegated power. History, in fact, is rife with examples of ordinary
people that became known as great leaders; as well as national fgureheads that were not considered great
leaders. The difference between these great leaders and failed leaders was often simple behaviors and atti-
tudes. During this presentation, the speaker will discuss those qualities and characteristics of the truly suc-
cessful leaders. The speaker will use examples and teachings set forth by historys great leaders and great
thinkers, such as Alexander the Great, Michelangelo, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Win-
ston Churchill, and others. By the end of the session, participants will have acquired new skills in how to be a
successful leader. Most importantly, participants will understand that successful leadership skills are critical
to success in all walks of life, whether one aspires to succeeding as a national leader or whether one simply
aspires to being a successful emergency physician, spouse, and parent.
The Flipped Classroom: Emergency Medicine Education the Khan Academy Way
WE-264 / 0.5 Hour
Faculty: Michael B. Stone, MD, FACEP
Wednesday, October 29 / 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM
Emergency medicine education is rapidly changing. Educators are constantly striving to fnd ways to deliver
motivational, educational material outside the traditional classroom and lecture hall and in an environment
that is stimulating. The concept of fipping the classroom isnt a new one in education, but renewed inter-
est in this teaching modality has been sparked in recent years by the popularity of the Khan Academy. The
speaker will discuss how the fipped classroom approach can be utilized in emergency medicine education
and how to use videos to motivate, stimulate, and educate learners. The speaker will introduce the topic and
will then demonstrate how to make video screencasts for teaching.
The Flipped Classroom: Emergency Medicine Education the Khan Academy Way Workshop
WE-272 / 1 Hour
Faculty: Michael B. Stone, MD, FACEP
Wednesday, October 29 / 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Emergency medicine education is rapidly changing. Educators are constantly striving to fnd ways to deliver
motivational, educational material outside the traditional classroom and lecture hall and in an environment
that is stimulating. The concept of fipping the classroom isnt a new one in education, but renewed interest
in this teaching modality has been sparked in recent years by the popularity of the Khan Academy. This pre-
sentation will discuss how the fipped classroom approach can be utilized in emergency medicine education
and how to use videos to motivate, stimulate, and educate learners. The speaker will introduce the topic and
will then demonstrate how to make video screencasts for teaching. (This workshop is limited to 25 partici-
pants.)
Harnessing Technology to Teach Effectively
WE-198 / 1 Hour
Faculty: Michael C. Bond, MD, FACEP
Wednesday, October 29 / 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
There has been an explosion in medical education technology in recent years. From interactive whiteboards
to audience response systems, the emergency medicine educator has a plethora of technologies to choose
from in order to deliver motivational, educational material to learners. This presentation will give the physician
educator some sound advice on what technologies can be used in the teaching setting and which ones work
best.
Presentation Tools for the Emergency Physician
WE-256 / 0.5 Hour
Faculty: Haney Mallemat, MD
Wednesday, October 29 / 1:30 PM - 1:55 PM
Emergency physicians commonly employ the use of presentation tools like PowerPoint and Keynote to
deliver educational materials to learners. This presentation will cover the most important presentation tools
for the emergency medicine educator and how to use them to deliver cutting-edge educational sessions that
dont bore audiences to death! The presenter will also cover newer presentation tools, like Prezi and PowToon,
and discuss how they might be incorporated into medical education.
Twitter Anyone? Using Social Media to Teach, Learn, and Get Promoted!
WE-276 / 1 Hour
Faculty: Nikita Joshi, MD
Wednesday, October 29 / 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Social media has become an important part of education and teaching in medicine. Twitter, despite what
critics may say about it, can actually be a very useful career development and networking tool that can help
physicians further develop their professional skills and job satisfaction. In addition to being a career-building
tool, Twitter and other social media platforms are also useful teaching and learning tools and can help physi-
cians stay up to date with the medical literature. This presentation will highlight the use of Twitter and social
media in medical education and will emphasize the benefts as a career development tool.