SCTR Mentor Training ProgramSCTR Mentor Training ProgramMay 4, 2012May 4, 2012

MENTORING OF CLINICIAN EDUCATORSMENTORING OF CLINICIAN EDUCATORS

Douglas GelbDouglas Gelb

University of Michigan Department of NeurologyUniversity of Michigan Department of Neurology

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Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Historical PerspectiveHistorical Perspective

The traditional triple threat:Patient Care

Teaching Research

Historical PerspectiveHistorical Perspective

Clinician-Educators:Patient Care

Teaching Research

Relevant MUSC TracksRelevant MUSC Tracks

College of Medicine: Clinician EducatorCollege of Medicine: Clinician Educator

College of Health Professions: Academic EducatorCollege of Health Professions: Academic Educator

College of Dental Medicine: Academic ClinicianCollege of Dental Medicine: Academic Clinician

Department of Library Science and Informatics: ?Department of Library Science and Informatics: ?

College of Nursing: ?College of Nursing: ?

College of Pharmacy: ?College of Pharmacy: ?

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Define Your GoalsDefine Your Goals

KNOW THYSELF

Good reasons to be a clinician-educator:

a. you like to teach and/or think about teaching

b. you like to see ptsNot so good reasons: a. inertia b. make your teachers proud

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Know the RulesKnow the Rules

Up or out? Salary implications? External funding expectations?

College of Medicine: not required, but “encouraged to participate in research as co-I, or a PI on

grants from local and regional fundingsources”

College of Health Professions: yesCollege of Dental Medicine: “important (*)”, NOT

“very important (***)”

Know the Rules – 2Know the Rules – 2

First author on peer-reviewed publications?

College of Medicine: “must participate inpublications of some variety, but may or maynot be an author on peer-reviewed papers intheir field. However, their publications shouldinfluence the practice of clinical medicine atthe regional and/or national levels”

College of Health Professions: yes (though this islisted as one of several examples)

College of Dental Medicine: yes (2 for Assoc Prof,5 for Prof [15 total publications])

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek

Local– Educational– Clinical– Administrative

National– Educational– Administrative

Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek

Local– Educational

- lecturer- small group leader- advisor- exam developer (oral or written)- director

Med Student

House Officer

pre-clinical

clinical

CME

neuro residents

neuro fellows

non-neuro HOs

Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek

Local

–Clinical

program (e.g. MS, headache)

laboratory (e.g. sleep, EEG)

service (e.g. weekend clinic, intra-operative monitoring)

Director

Committee Member

hospital (e.g. QA, Ethics, Policies, Brain Death)

community (e.g. free clinic)

Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek

Local

–Administrative

department

medical center

community

medical group

lay group

Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek

National–Educational

teaching

assessment

AAN courses(lecturer or director)

other meetings

CME

other medical schools(visiting prof)

AAN

ABPN

NBME

other (e.g. AANEM)

Jobs to SeekJobs to Seek

National

–Administrative

education-related

clinically-related

AAN Education Comm Consortia A.B. Baker Section

AAMC

subspecialtyorganizations

AAN Sections Committees

subspecialtyorganizations

How To Succeed NationallyHow To Succeed Nationally

follow-through!

Jobs Your Chair Needs DoneJobs Your Chair Needs Done

IRB Member URM Committee Member Professionalism Representative Quality Committee Length of Stay Committee Finance Committee Promotions Committee Human Nervous System and Behavior

Course Attending on the services

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Writing OpportunitiesWriting Opportunities

Writing OpportunitiesWriting Opportunities

The Neurologist Practical Neurology Seminars in Neurology Electronic media Books and book chapters

How To Succeed in WritingHow To Succeed in Writing

follow-through!

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Education ResearchEducation Research

Pros– lots of unanswered questions– you’re collecting lots of data anyway

Cons– not much funding– The Outcomes Dilemma– RCTs are tough

Advice for Education Research Advice for Education Research WannabesWannabes

Keep good records

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Did I Mention?Did I Mention?

follow-through!

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Periodic Re-assessment, Periodic Re-assessment, ShapingShaping

Develop a clinical theme – preferably off the beaten track– Neuro-rheumatology– Neuro-infectious diseases– Neuro-endocrinology– Women’s neurology

Focus your educational role Mindful practice makes an expert

– Keep questioning– Keep innovating– Keep testing hypotheses

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Documenting ProductivityDocumenting Productivity

Record everything

Save everything (evaluations, letters, …)

(eventually) … Organize everything– problems vs problem cues

Documenting ProductivityDocumenting Productivity

Documenting ProductivityDocumenting Productivity

CV includes:– Major Teaching Interests and Responsibilities

(current)– Mentoring Activities– Lectures and Presentations– Faculty Development– Candidate’s Personal Statement of Accomplishments

Faculty Intramural Teaching Effort Report- educational activities

- educational products

- evaluations

Documenting ProductivityDocumenting ProductivityQuestions for MUSCQuestions for MUSC

Why only current teaching activities? Why limit teaching evaluations to

- last 3 years?- one or two per year?

- maximum 20 pages?

What about Extramural Teaching Effort? e.g.- exam materials

- syllabus material

- evaluations

Advice for Job PromotionAdvice for Job Promotion

Keep good records

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A

Mentoring of Clinician EducatorsMentoring of Clinician EducatorsOutlineOutline

Historical perspectiveHistorical perspective AdviceAdvice

– Define your goalsDefine your goals– Know the rulesKnow the rules– Dive inDive in

Jobs to seekJobs to seek Writing opportunitiesWriting opportunities Education researchEducation research

– Follow throughFollow through– Keep re-assessing goals, activitiesKeep re-assessing goals, activities– Keep good recordsKeep good records

Q & AQ & A