This year marks the first time that we are doing something called "Summer School". We got the idea from other residency programs and have adapted it for us. "Summer School" are sessions designed to teach us things - very early in the year - that we might not necessarily learn in didactic lectures. That doesn't mean that they aren't important. You could make the argument that these sessions are THE MOST important things we learn.
Our first session was titled LOST! and it it taught us to work in groups and figure out our strengths as both leaders and supporters.
Our next session is tomorrow. We will be learning about FEEDBACK and it's role in the workplace. I remember back to my nights rotation where once a week I would have feedback sessions with my junior residents. I find that both getting and giving feedback is essential to lifelong development as a physician. Tomorrow, Dr. Peipert will lead this discussion and I'm looking forward to it.
Our last session will be this month also. Dr. Thomas Defer is a very well respected Internal Medicine physician here at WashU and may be an even better appreciated public speaker. He will lead us in a discussion on TEACHING - specifically, how to teach medical students and junior residents.
While I have you, I might as well bring up the fact that our OB Thursday morning curriculum has been revamped this year as well! We will be highlighting General OB topics in a fun and interactive way. Today, Dr. Schreiber has just procured a state of the art model to teach fourth degree repairs. Trust me, you want to practice on the model before having to do it in real life!
Thanks for reading!
Tony Shanks
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