Videos

Dynamic Presentations (5:20 min)

Learn practical strategies for making teaching presentations more engaging and interactive. This brief video demonstrates techniques such as Think-Pair-Share, audience participation, and purposeful changes in presentation activities to recapture attention and reinforce key learning points.

How to Prep for Rounds (5:37 min)

Explore practical ways residents can help medical students prepare for and participate successfully in clinical rounds. This brief video emphasizes the resident’s role in setting learners up for success and creating a more effective learning experience during day-to-day patient care.

How to Read an RCT in 10 Minutes (7:06 min)

Learn a practical, time-efficient approach to evaluating a randomized controlled trial (RCT). This brief video walks through key questions for determining a study’s relevance and interpreting its findings, including outcomes, relative and absolute risk, and confidence intervals.

Setting Expectations (5:13 min)

Learn how to set clear, practical expectations that help medical students succeed in the clinical environment. This brief video offers strategies for guiding learners through patient histories and physical exams while promoting active participation and hands-on learning.

Skill vs Will (6:07 min)

Learn how to identify whether a learner’s difficulty reflects a skill gap or a motivation (“will”) issue. This brief video demonstrates how recognizing the underlying cause of a performance problem can help residents choose more appropriate teaching, coaching, and support strategies.

The Library in Your Pocket (5:19 min)

Discover how MUSM library resources can support you wherever you teach and practice. This brief video highlights convenient ways to access clinical information, find full-text articles, request materials through Interlibrary Loan, and connect with a library liaison when you need assistance.

Resources

Evidence-Informed Facilitated Feedback: The R2C2 Feedback Model

Explore a structured, learner-centered approach to giving meaningful feedback in medical education. This MedEdPORTAL resource introduces the R2C2 model—Relationship, Reactions, Content, and Coaching—and provides practical tools and strategies for turning feedback conversations into opportunities for reflection, goal setting, and improvement.

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