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Resident as Teacher
Specialized focus on cross-disciplinary teaching skills
Resident as Teacher
Specialized focus on cross-disciplinary teaching skills
Resident as Teacher
Specialized focus on cross-disciplinary teaching skills
Bootcamp
The Postgraduate Medical Education Office hosts the annual Resident as Teacher Bootcamp, a two-day intensive, in-person program designed to strengthen residents’ teaching skills across disciplines.
What You Will Learn
- One-minute preceptor techniques
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Direct observation skills
- Case-based teaching
- Managing the difficult learner
The program emphasizes hands-on learning through small group discussions, simulations, and large group reflection.
Participants may use their RTBC experience as the foundation for a scholarly project.
Who Attends
Program Directors nominate one resident annually to participate. Nomination forms are distributed by PGME to all programs.
Program Format
Residents will engage in interactive sessions focused on applying teaching strategies to real-world scenarios.
Expectations
Participants are expected to share and disseminate their learning within their home programs.
Questions about Bootcamp?
Residents as Teachers Video Series
Explore practical strategies for effective clinical teaching through this resident-focused video series. Topics include orienting medical clerks and junior residents to a new rotation, delivering meaningful feedback, and teaching efficiently in busy clinical environments.
Giving Feedback
Tips for providing effective feedback to medical clerks and junior residents.
Teaching in the Moment
Strategies for teaching medical clerks and junior residents when time is limited.
Orientation
Key points to consider when orienting medical clerks and junior residents to a new rotation or learning environment.