sctr mentor training program may 4, 2012 mentoring of clinician educators douglas gelb university of...
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SCTR Mentor Training ProgramSCTR Mentor Training ProgramMay 4, 2012May 4, 2012
MENTORING OF CLINICIAN EDUCATORSMENTORING OF CLINICIAN EDUCATORS
Douglas GelbDouglas Gelb
University of Michigan Department of NeurologyUniversity of Michigan Department of Neurology
Relevant Financial RelationshipsNone
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Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Historical PerspectiveHistorical Perspective
The traditional triple threat:Patient Care
Teaching Research
Historical PerspectiveHistorical Perspective
Clinician-Educators:Patient Care
Teaching Research
Relevant MUSC TracksRelevant MUSC Tracks
College of Medicine: Clinician EducatorCollege of Medicine: Clinician Educator
College of Health Professions: Academic EducatorCollege of Health Professions: Academic Educator
College of Dental Medicine: Academic ClinicianCollege of Dental Medicine: Academic Clinician
Department of Library Science and Informatics: ?Department of Library Science and Informatics: ?
College of Nursing: ?College of Nursing: ?
College of Pharmacy: ?College of Pharmacy: ?
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Define Your GoalsDefine Your Goals
KNOW THYSELF
Good reasons to be a clinician-educator:
a. you like to teach and/or think about teaching
b. you like to see ptsNot so good reasons: a. inertia b. make your teachers proud
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Know the RulesKnow the Rules
Up or out? Salary implications? External funding expectations?
College of Medicine: not required, but “encouraged to participate in research as co-I, or a PI on
grants from local and regional fundingsources”
College of Health Professions: yesCollege of Dental Medicine: “important (*)”, NOT
“very important (***)”
Know the Rules – 2Know the Rules – 2
First author on peer-reviewed publications?
College of Medicine: “must participate inpublications of some variety, but may or maynot be an author on peer-reviewed papers intheir field. However, their publications shouldinfluence the practice of clinical medicine atthe regional and/or national levels”
College of Health Professions: yes (though this islisted as one of several examples)
College of Dental Medicine: yes (2 for Assoc Prof,5 for Prof [15 total publications])
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek
Local– Educational– Clinical– Administrative
National– Educational– Administrative
Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek
Local– Educational
- lecturer- small group leader- advisor- exam developer (oral or written)- director
Med Student
House Officer
pre-clinical
clinical
CME
neuro residents
neuro fellows
non-neuro HOs
Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek
Local
–Clinical
program (e.g. MS, headache)
laboratory (e.g. sleep, EEG)
service (e.g. weekend clinic, intra-operative monitoring)
Director
Committee Member
hospital (e.g. QA, Ethics, Policies, Brain Death)
community (e.g. free clinic)
Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek
Local
–Administrative
department
medical center
community
medical group
lay group
Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek
National–Educational
teaching
assessment
AAN courses(lecturer or director)
other meetings
CME
other medical schools(visiting prof)
AAN
ABPN
NBME
other (e.g. AANEM)
Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek
National
–Administrative
education-related
clinically-related
AAN Education Comm Consortia A.B. Baker Section
AAMC
subspecialtyorganizations
AAN Sections Committees
subspecialtyorganizations
How To Succeed NationallyHow To Succeed Nationally
follow-through!
Jobs Your Chair Needs DoneJobs Your Chair Needs Done
IRB Member URM Committee Member Professionalism Representative Quality Committee Length of Stay Committee Finance Committee Promotions Committee Human Nervous System and Behavior
Course Attending on the services
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Writing OpportunitiesWriting Opportunities
Writing OpportunitiesWriting Opportunities
The Neurologist Practical Neurology Seminars in Neurology Electronic media Books and book chapters
How To Succeed in WritingHow To Succeed in Writing
follow-through!
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Education ResearchEducation Research
Pros– lots of unanswered questions– you’re collecting lots of data anyway
Cons– not much funding– The Outcomes Dilemma– RCTs are tough
Advice for Education Research Advice for Education Research WannabesWannabes
Keep good records
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Did I Mention?Did I Mention?
follow-through!
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Periodic Re-assessment, Periodic Re-assessment, ShapingShaping
Develop a clinical theme – preferably off the beaten track– Neuro-rheumatology– Neuro-infectious diseases– Neuro-endocrinology– Women’s neurology
Focus your educational role Mindful practice makes an expert
– Keep questioning– Keep innovating– Keep testing hypotheses
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Documenting ProductivityDocumenting Productivity
Record everything
Save everything (evaluations, letters, …)
(eventually) … Organize everything– problems vs problem cues
Documenting ProductivityDocumenting Productivity
Documenting ProductivityDocumenting Productivity
CV includes:– Major Teaching Interests and Responsibilities
(current)– Mentoring Activities– Lectures and Presentations– Faculty Development– Candidate’s Personal Statement of Accomplishments
Faculty Intramural Teaching Effort Report- educational activities
- educational products
- evaluations
Documenting ProductivityDocumenting ProductivityQuestions for MUSCQuestions for MUSC
Why only current teaching activities? Why limit teaching evaluations to
- last 3 years?- one or two per year?
- maximum 20 pages?
What about Extramural Teaching Effort? e.g.- exam materials
- syllabus material
- evaluations
Advice for Job PromotionAdvice for Job Promotion
Keep good records
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A
Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline
Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice
– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in
Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research
– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records
Q & AQ & A