Clinical Teaching: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors

Abstract

BACKGROUND Emergency medicine (EM) is a dynamic specialty that requires not only an acquisition of vast amounts of medical knowledge, but also the ability to prioritize and task switch efficiently and effectively to combat the chaos, high patient volume, and variable acuity within a given shift. Additionally, mounting pressures are placed on EM faculty to use less time to care for a larger volume of patients while increasing patient satisfaction scores, documentation, billing, and academic productivity. 1,2 All of these factors can make the emergency department (ED) a challenging environment for clinical

Beyond the emergency department: Effects of COVID‐19 on emergency medicine resident education

“…These are important aspects of clinical education recommended by the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors that may be challenging in the setting of a busy ED. 18,19 However, participants frequently lamented a loss of experience caused by decreased patient volumes and patient variety. Many patients with urgent and, tragically, even emergent complaints elected to stay at home and not seek emergency care during the pandemic.…”

Conference Didactic Planning and Structure: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors

“…[54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63] Active learning is "any instructional method that engages students in the learning process" 64 and can include techniques such as games, flipped classroom, audience response systems, casebased problems, and team-based activities. 6 Real-time electronic broadcasts of lectures and video conferencing can be another good use of technology to support resident education. 66 This has been demonstrated to be an effective educational model that is positively viewed by trainees and can improve access and attendance at didactic offerings for both residents and faculty.…”

Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Representation in Leadership: An Evidence-Based Guide to Best Practices for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine

“…This article is the seventh in a series of evidencebased best practice reviews from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) Best Practices Subcommittee. [10][11][12][13][14][15] With the assistance of a medical librarian, we searched MEDLINE via PubMed for articles published from inception to January 21, 2021, using robust and sensitive keyword variations that relied on PubMed's automatic termmapping to apply the appropriate medical subheadings terms focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (Appendix). We also reviewed the bibliographies of all relevant articles for additional studies.…”