Educator's Podcast

There has been a trend of the increasing use of infographics in MedEd. In this thought-provoking podcast, Dr Ben Symon from Brisbane advises budding educators to use it as an adjunct rather than the primary pedagogy. He talks about the role of infographics in promoting scholarship in MedEd and shares his insights in designing the better infographics. 

In this podcast, Dr Kristina Dzara talks about how health professions educators should approach to this concept and outlines her four-step approach to master the elevator pitch in order to excel in a career as an educator.

In this podcast, Professor Dan Pratt talks about the concept of Plurality of good teaching by diving deeper into the use of teaching perspective inventory.

Social media has become the integral part of medical educator's life. In this podcast, Jesse Spurr from Queensland talks about how to social media to create an impressive and effective profile as an educator.

For his paid work, Jesse is a critical care nurse. Much to the dismay of his ever-patient (and infinitely more successful) wife, Jesse likes to use his “spare” time doing “volunteer” work in the form of conference organising, co-producing healthcare simulation podcast Simulcast, producing nursing practice development blog and podcast Injectable Orange, and all manner of other questionable healthcare and education pseudo-academic activities. A sport and functional fitness obsessive, Jesse classes himself a lifelong student of teaching, learning, health and human performance.

"Branding" is not just a narcissistic pursuit, but it can be used effectively to disseminate your knowledge and expertise in Medical Education. In this podcast, Prof Vic Brazil talks about the novel concept of Branding for Medical Educators. The key message is "Know your Audience" & be mindful about the distinction between "Personal Brand" vs "Institutional Brand".

In this podcast, a well-renowned medical educator from Down Under Prof Margaret Hay shares her views and insights on the hot topic in MedEd, i.e. Assessment. She talks about the changing landscape of the assessment process and advises all budding educators to take formal training in designing assessment for their learners. 

We as healthcare professionals and medical educators grapple with Ambiguity all the time. However, we are still uncertain about how to deal with it. In this podcast, Dr Arabella Simpkin from Boston talks about the relevance of grey spaces in medical education and why embracing uncertainty is the key for future educational reforms.

In this podcast, Professor Stuart Goldman talks about this novel concept in Medical Education and shares his insights from creating a Kanban system for his residency programme. It's an innovative trainee driven feedback process and applies to any training programme, says Professor Goldman

The role of technology in MedEd is increasing day by day. It poses an enormous challenge to medical educators. In this podcast, Dr Eric Gantwerker from Chicago talks about his approach to deal with this challenge.

A passionate medical education enthusiast, podcast evangelist, learning choreographer, and entrepreneur, Rob Rogger from the University of Kentucky discusses about disruptive innovation in MedEd and shares valuable insights from his journey in MedED.