Medical school is an intense, focused, and sometimes seemingly unrelenting endeavor. However, when the investment of time is viewed through the lens of lasting benefits, and when the chosen specialty intersects with one’s area of high interest, the journey is potentially more fulfilling. And, as with all other learning experiences, teachers matter. Medical students Akul Munjal and Vamsi Reddy share a few of their thoughts about teaching and learning, and they each tell us about their favorite teacher.
Neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery (2:15)
Borborygmi – its meaning and significance (3:00)
Why be a physician? (4:15)
Meaningful work (4:45)
The neurosurgery Operating Room (OR) at every opportunity (5:30)
Don’t pursue medicine for the wrong reasons (6:15)
Look ahead – consider one’s life in a particular area (6:30)
Practical experiences at nth Dimensions (7:30)
A good medical rotation illuminates potential (8:00)
Hammers and screws and people – orthopedic surgery! (8:15)
20+ years of school plus residency – a lot of schooling (9:00)
Teaching skills adjust with the structure of the learning environment (9:45)
Important to convey the reasons for the content being taught (11:05)
Teachers need to remember what it’s like to be a beginner (11:45)
Great teachers understand each student’s perspective and context (12:30)
View each student as full of potential (13:15)
Teaching requires true understanding (14:30)
Thinking in “the language” of the content (world language, science, math…) (15:00)
Monkeys can’t actually explain the slides (15:30)
Understanding doesn’t automatically equate to being able to teach (16:00)
Standardized tests’ value (17:20)
Approach teaching by asking if the format and content are accessible and meaningful for the students (18:30)
Strengthen the relationship between first and second year medical students and their third and fourth year colleagues (19:15)
Don’t judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree (20:20)
Expand on what captures student interest (21:10)
Kahn Academy concepts (21:30)
The LSAT as an indicator of law school acceptance and as a gauge of one’s professional practice thereafter (22:30)
Focus on “next” and individualize earlier (23:05)
Memorable learning experience – a change of pace (24:45)
Problem based opportunities where “facts” are applied (25:10)
A kind word of interest and support makes a huge difference (25:45)
Take the time to “notice” (26:15)
Hand surgery – trust plus support equals a boost in confidence and skill (26:30)
The real lesson from Theory of Knowledge - Brain in a Vat (27:00)
We need to engage in intellectual humility (27:45)
Mr. Gribble – cared enough to attend the White Coat ceremony (28:15)
Ms. Mary Britt – really knows and cares about her students (29:35)
Thanks, educators, for your sacrifices (30:50)
Teachers and doctors - both have impacts on the populations they serve (31:25)
Borborygmi: Food for Thought podcast (32:10)
Todnem-Ready Review app for Neurosurgery resident board exams (32:25)
Professional Association of Georgia Educators: www.pageinc.org
David’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-w-reynolds-5a5b0a36/
Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats
Podcast cover art for Lead. Learn. Change. is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.
Medical College of Georgia link: https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/
Borborygmi: Food for Thought podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/borborygmi-food-for-thought/id1507529435
nth Dimensions – advancing women and minorities in specialty fields - www.nthdimensions.org
Kahn Academy – www.khanacademy.org
Riverwood International Charter School - https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/181
Theory of Knowledge: https://sites.google.com/site/ricsibtok/home
Brain in a Vat: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxyaWNzaWJ0b2t8Z3g6MjkyYTE4NWYzODE3YjI3YQ
AP World History: https://sites.google.com/site/ricsapworldhistory/about-me
Brookwood High School - https://www.gcpsk12.org/BrookwoodHS