This section offers resources to support teaching and learning, including self-paced modules, videos of physical exam maneuvers, and reference materials for the UArizona Department of Medicine. We also provide links to “tried-and-true” instructional methods.
Resources for Clinical Teaching
DoM Expectations for Teaching Faculty – High-yield source defining DoM faculty roles and responsibilities for teaching medical students, residents and fellows.
Clerkship Forms
- Form for the Assessment of Student Performance in the Medicine Clerkship
- CeX form- Direct Observation Clinical Evaluation Exercise [PDF]
Medical Student Documentation in Cerner (Video):
- Five Principles for Establishing an Optimal Learning Environment - Factors that contribute to effective learning
- Setting Expectations – Short video on setting learner expectations in the clinical teaching environment
- A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine – Techniques for teaching patient history and physical exam skills for various regions of the body
- Auscultation Assistant – Heart sounds, heart murmurs and breath sounds for use in teaching physical diagnosis
- Stanford Medicine 25 – Well- produced videos of common, essential bedside exam procedures, supported with concise written instruction
- Strategies in Clinical Teaching – Mini-modules on teaching strategies aimed at the outpatient setting.
- Microskills for Teaching – A variation of the One Minute Preceptor, emphasizing learner reflection
- Clinical Education Monographs – Short, practical papers dealing with a broad variety of clinical teaching topics
Giving Feedback
- "Twelve tips for giving feedback effectively in the clinical environment" – Practical, easy to implement tips for clinical teachers
- FID Feedback Guides – Mini-presentations on feedback principles & strategies available at the College of Medicine Faculty Instructional Development (FID) website
Learner Performance Assessment
- The Internal Medicine Milestone Project – Framework for assessing and evaluating resident physicians, a joint initiative of the ACGME and the ABIM
- P.R.I.M.E. Evaluation Framework – A system for documenting and describing learner achievement, useful with medical students, residents and fellows
Creating Learning Materials
- Presentation Basics- Short and sweet, guidelines for effective lecture presentation
- Tidying up Your Presentation- "Turn your presentation from Meh to Marvelous" with this material from Stanford Med. Follow the link, then scroll to "Slides" in the “Workshop Materials” section (bottom of page)
- Presentation Basics: The Video- This guide aims to assist educators in developing a presentation for large screen projection, highlighting the basic guidelines
- DIY: Using Familiar Tools to Create Materials for Self-managed Learning- Step-by-step instructions for creating narrated presentations using PowerPoint and your cell phone
Learning Theory
- Teaching the Current Generation of Learners – Key themes for effectively teaching “Millennials” applied to medical education
- Adult Learning Theory & Medical Education- Summary of common learning theories relevant to medical education
Additional Resources
Residents as Educators – Engaging Medical Students in Reflective Feedback Conversations- A guide for clinical educators- Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guide – Core learning objectives for the Medicine clerkship, developed by the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) in conjunction with the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM)
- Medical Education Grand Rounds from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Monthly presentations on medical education topics with accessible archives of former presentations