In this episode, Adam is joined by two med ed heavyweights, Dr. Shiphra Ginsburg and Dr. David Taylor, who discuss their views on CBME in Canada in front of a live audience of medical educators. In Part 1 of this lively discussion, our guests discuss whether using EPAs as the unit of measurement in CBME makes sense as well as the challenge of differentiating signal from noise in an assessment environment with so much data.  

Length of Episode: 40 minutes  

Resources to check out : 

Szulewski, A., Braund, H., Dagnone, D. J., McEwen, L., Dalgarno, N., Schultz, K. W., & Hall, A. K. (2023). The assessment burden in competency-based medical education: how programs are adapting. Academic Medicine, 98(11), 1261-1267. 

Schumacher DJ, Cate OT, Damodaran A, Richardson D, Hamstra SJ, Ross S, Hodgson J, Touchie C, Molgaard L, Gofton W, Carraccio C; ICBME Collaborators. Clarifying essential terminology in entrustment. Med Teach. 2021 Jul;43(7):737-744. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2021.1924365. Epub 2021 May 14. PMID: 33989100. 

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Adam invites Dr. Jane Philpott (the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University and former federal Minister of Health) to discuss the changes she’s seen in medical education over her career thus far. Jane also talks about where she sees the field of medical education (as well as Canadian healthcare in general) moving forward in the coming years.  

  Length of Episode: 35 minutes  

 Resources to check out : 

 Dr. Philpott’s book 

  Health for All : A Doctor's Prescription for a Healthier Canada, Publisher McClelland & Stewart, 2024. https://healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/blog/introducing-health-all  

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Dr. Dan Dworkis joins us to discuss his perspective on performance under pressure and how it applies to teaching residents in clinical practice settings that are sometimes unpredictable and messy. We’re also joined by a guest co-host, Dr. Julie La, who is a PGY5 general surgery resident and PhD student, who provides her perspective on the topic.  

 Length of Episode: 47:50 

 Resources to check out : 

 Dr. Dworkis’ book:  

Title 

The Emergency Mind: Wiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure 

Author 

Dan Dworkis 

Publisher 

Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US, 2021 

ISBN 

9798746482327 

Length 

228 pages 

https://www.amazon.ca/Emergency-Mind-Wiring-Performance-Pressure/dp/B094GY88RK 

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Adam and guest resident co-host, Dr. Victoria Turnbull, interview Dr. Michael Gottlieb about a recent paper of his that should be relevant to anyone who listens to podcasts for learning. The paper looked at immediate and delayed recall of podcast content of residents listening to podcasts during aerobic exercise and at rest. We also discuss multitasking, cognitive load, and the way our brains make decisions.  

Length of Episode: 38 minutes  

Resources to check out : 

Gottlieb M, Cooney R, Haas MRC, King A, Fung CC, Riddell J. A Randomized Trial Assessing the Effect of Exercise on Residents' Podcast Knowledge Acquisition and Retention. Acad Med. 2024 May 1;99(5):575-581. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005592. Epub 2023 Dec 18. PMID: 38109353. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38109353/ 

Perham, N., & Currie, H. (2014). Does listening to preferred music improve reading comprehension performance? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 28(2), 279–284. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.2994 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-08687-016 

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Adam invites Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum to discuss her recent publication in the NEJM titled Being Well while Doing Well — Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Training.  

This thought-provoking paper is the 3rd in a series of 4 essays in the NEJM by Dr. Rosenbaum.  It’s a social commentary on recent cultural and societal changes and their impact on medical education. We discuss Lisa’s critical perspectives on the important notions of wellness and professional identity in our field.  

Length of Episode: 40 minutes  

Article discussed: Rosenbaum L. Being Well while Doing Well - Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Training. N Engl J Med. 2024 Feb 8;390(6):568-572. doi: 10.1056/NEJMms2308228. Epub 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38231543. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38231543/ 

Resources to check out : 

Dr. Rosenbaum’s recent related publications   

1. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMms2308228 Being Well while Doing Well — Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Training  

1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38265727/ Beyond Moral Injury - Can We Reclaim Agency, Belief, and Joy in Medicine?  

1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38197811/ On Calling - From Privileged Professionals to Cogs of Capitalism?  

1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38170694/ What Do Trainees Want? The Rise of House Staff Unions  

1. Podcast ‘Not Otherwise Specified’ https://not-otherwise-specified-podcast.nejm.org/e/tough-love/   

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