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After multiple shifts with plastic surgeons in the OR they take over after mastectomies or other cancers are removed. They are called to the Emergency room to evaluate superficial , I appreciate not only their physical skill, but the variety of…
As educators, we are used to being vulnerable. We stand in front of crowds (and sometimes very big crowds) of humans and explain what we know. We guide the ship, so to speak, and if we make mistakes, they are…
A cardiothoracic surgery to remove masses from the lung amazed me by not only the coordination of the surgeons, but their ability to use imaging and touch. The patient was ventilated as needed for the doctors to reduce the size…
In the last post, I talked about the many different ways to flip a class. When I decided to flip my classes, I spent a lot of time thinking about my student population and what form of the flip would…
Things I learned in my first week as an intern. Don’t use the elevators or stairs closest to the operating rooms! It was no big deal when the elevator wouldn’t go, it let me back out. The stairs though…require a…
Just like there are many ways to skin a cat (something most A&P teachers probably have extensive personal experience with!), there are also many ways to flip a class. The purpose of a flipped classroom is to motivate students to…
The most important thing I had to do before observing surgical shifts at the UC Davis Medical center was to get good shoes. The recommendation by former interns: Dansko clogs. The dress code for arriving is business casual, usually followed…
I’ve heard people argue that you don’t have to flip every single class when you first start flipping. After experiencing firsthand the incredible amount of time required to pull off a single flipped lecture, I can really see the value…
My internship at UC Davis Med Center began immediately following our HAPS conference in Vegas. So, while others were touring the Hoover Dam or the Grand Canyon, I had a daylong drive north. For the three months I rented a…
When I decided to flip my class, I knew I would need a very convincing explanation to justify the change, for both my students and colleagues. Selling the idea to my colleagues ended up being pretty straight forward. They thought…