{"id":2750,"date":"2020-01-16T15:57:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T20:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/general-medicine\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2020-01-16T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T20:57:19","slug":"reflections-of-an-aspiring-clinician-educator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/general-medicine\/index.php\/2020\/01\/reflections-of-an-aspiring-clinician-educator\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections of an Aspiring Clinician-Educator"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Frances<\/a>

Dr. Ue is a Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance in MA.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recently, I had the pleasure of hiking up Roys Peak in South Island, New Zealand. A challenging 1586-meter summit that offered magnificent views of Lake Wanaka and snow-capped mountains of the Southern Alps. On this hike, devoid of phone calls and pages, I reflected on my journey as an aspiring clinician-educator. Many of us (like my fellow blogger Prarthna in Why Did I Spend an Extra Year as a Chief Resident?<\/a>) want to teach, become better at this skill, and have a career that supports this goal.<\/p>\n

So, how do we create careers as clinician-educators (with a big E)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Feeling exhilarated to be at the peak!\u00a0Roys Peak in South Island, New Zealand<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

In medicine, the clinician-educator term refers to, \u201ca physician whose primary role is caring for patients and who has formally incorporated educational principles and scholarship into her\/ his job description.\u201d These physicians distinguish themselves from other clinicians by, \u201cusing evidence-based educational constructs to teach around patient illness and wellness, and converting those constructions and innovations into scholarship.\u201d (Acad Med 2018; 98: 1764)<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Macy Institute’s program for postgraduate trainees<\/a> is one way to gain theoretical and practical skills towards a clinician-educator career. I had the privilege of attending last month. This three-day intensive program is paired with a year-long scholarly project in medical education and serves as an entry into the Harvard Macy community. I walked away from the course feeling excited and inspired. I\u2019d like to share some highlights of what I learned from the course and about myself.<\/p>\n

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What I learned from the course<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Kirkpatrick’s Outcomes Hierarchy<\/p><\/div>\n