Teaching in the Emergency Department

Effective ways to teach in the ED:

• Limit the amount of time you spend teaching (more teaching does not = more learning)....Take Home Point: teach a quick pearl about a case and move on. Dont belabor the point and keep teaching for 5-10 minutes. You will loose the learner.
• Make teaching points applicable to the patient. Theoretical stuff is fine but no one cares about the Krebs cycle or ATP.
• Teach "on the fly" (teach as good teaching moments come up on each case). "Board talks" are nice but are often times not practical in a busy ED.
• Above all, be enthusiastic...without this all teaching will be ineffective

References

Bandiera, Thurgur. 2006-2008