There is bias in all we do. Pik and Tom with the help of a wandering medical student discuss bias in teaching and bias in medicine in an effort to be better teachers.

The podcast is joined by Dr. David Foster and they discuss some of the ways medical educators could teach in the pediatric emergency department. Tom and Pik Discuss 2 more common learning theories and as always we try to be better teachers.

This month Pik and Tom review 3 of the 5 most commonly discussed learning theories in simple clinical terms. Later, 3 senior residents join the podcast to discuss teaching centered on sore throat and finally we all have something to try today in teaching.

Pik and Tom contemplate how the 2021 orientation should differ from previous years. They touch on the importance of physical exam and as always try to improve the way we teach.

We are joined by Joe Kim MD and discuss how getting a better history can make you dizzy. No. I mean how to take a better history in patients who are dizzy. As always we try to make all of our listeners teach better.

Is good clinical thinking like chess? Pik and Tom try to find lessons from learning to play chess. Also, 2 residents join to discuss clinical practice in the age of the internet.

Pik and Tom discuss some mistakes made during the covid 19 pandemic and how emergency medicine might learn from our mistakes

This month Tom Pik and Mat Foley discuss why physicians can make some changes to their practice but struggle with others. What are the elements needed to successfully change behavior?

In this episode Pik and Tom discuss a way to teach senior residents to think about their diagnostic reasoning and focus on the highest yield fact/test in any given clinical case

2 lifelong emergency medicine educators discuss 10 ways to improve your bedside teaching and win the coveted "teacher of the Year" award. Mostly reinforcement of common sense best practices in teaching. With cookies!