Residents as Educator (RAE) Program
GME Resident as Educator Program
Overview
The main UTHSC College of Medicine requires that all first year Residents throughout the Statewide College of Medicine System who are in the seven programs at UTHSC that sponsor requires Medical Student Clerkships (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Surgery) must complete a longitudinal GME Resident as Educator [RAE] online curriculum developed by the UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center that will guide them in their roles as educators for Medical Students and more junior Residents.
The UTHSC College of Medicine - Chattanooga complies with and supports our first year Residents participating in the longitudinal curriculum in order to better prepare our GME trainees to supervise and teach Medical Students and more junior Residents throughout their training and lifelong career as a practicing physician. Participation is required for Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, and Surgery PGY-1 Residents. Our contact at the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) in Memphis is Amy Hall, EdD, MS, Instructional Consultant.
The course consists of an introduction and then 10 additional modules housed within the UTHSC Blackboard platform. Module topics include learning theory, setting learner expectations, feedback, teaching in the outpatient and inpatient settings, teaching medical procedures, questioning, role modeling, and teaching clinical reasoning skills. The modules include post-tests and written reflections within Blackboard that focus on specific educational topics
Residents begin the curriculum and assignments in February of their first year of Residency and should be able to complete the training by the end of November in their second year of training. All other UT Residency and Fellowship programs are able to participate in the RAE Curriculum at the discretion of their Program DIrectors. Certificates of completion are provided by the Teaching and Learning Center to our individual Residency Coordinators for distribution and documentation.
Purpose
The purpose of this one-year curriculum is to support medical Residents becoming effective teachers in clinical settings. The program includes ten asynchronous, interactive online modules and written reflection activities. PGY-1 Residents in programs associated with the seven core clerkship programs, i.e., Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and General Surgery, are required to complete this program. Of these seven, programs that can demonstrate a robust Resident as educator curriculum will be exempt from the mandatory requirement. However, they may elect to utilize any of the online modules as supplementary materials. All other residency and Fellowship programs can elect to participate in the program. In addition, individual Residents and Fellows can enroll in the program with permission from their program director.
Objectives
After completing RAE, Residents/Fellows will be able to:
- implement effective teaching strategies, e.g., One Minute Preceptor, SNAPPS, SETTUP, etc., in clinical settings;
- implement a game plan that outlines expectations for student performance during learning experiences;
- integrate characteristics of effective feedback and utilize the Ask-Tell-Ask feedback framework when giving feedback to students;
- identify strategies to improve role modeling skills; and discuss the importance of creating a psychologically safe learning environment.
Structure
The program runs from February to December on an annual basis.
Beginning in March and continuing monthly, Residents/Fellows complete ten online modules
with post-tests and written reflections within Blackboard that focus on specific educational
topics.
Module topics include learning theory, setting learner expectations, feedback, teaching
in the outpatient and inpatient settings, teaching medical procedures, questioning,
role modeling, and teaching clinical reasoning skills.
Recognition
Residents and Fellows who successfully complete RAE will receive a certificate of completion and recognition at an annual GME conference.