Extinct is forever: Losing our best biomedical teachers

Mon, 2012-07-16 11:37 — morton

Curriculum structure

This article by Dr. Laitman is profound and much needed at this time. Of course curriculum structure is necessary just as the foundation and frame work of a house is necessary. However, it is the carpet, paint, furniture and landscaping that makes a house inviting to live in. So much focus is on the curriculum that the real inviting elements of education provided by the "devoted teacher" are ignored as if all that were needed for family to live was a cement floor and 2x4's keeping the roof up.

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Tue, 2012-07-03 10:04 — mitchell844@gmail.com (not verified)

I am at the very beginning of what I hope to be a long career...

I am at the very beginning of what I hope to be a long career as an anatomy instructor. What resonated the most with me from this article was the need for young faculty to have exemplar senior faculty to role model after. This was one of those things I just now realized I was doing without knowing it. Every experienced faculty member at my institution welcomes my invitations to coffee to discuss learning goals, exam writing, student response systems, etc... I am very humbled that I have these resources at my disposal and encourage you all to seek out those at your institution that have won the prestigious teaching awards and pick their brains!

Everyone loves to discuss what they are passionate about and these faculty are no exception.

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Wed, 2012-06-20 17:20 — Dr. Bill Meek (not verified)

Extinct is forever

You made a good point; however it is hard to get administrators and sometimes disgruntled residents (that come back as teachers) to listen. The administrators just want to cut hours and the residents (those that had a bad experience in anatomy) make a loud noise and appear to influence others. What happened to having a good, valid reason for cutting hours? Anyway, I am all for the best teachers, they always seek the best way(s) to make active learners and use them.

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Fri, 2012-06-15 23:45 — Mike Pascoe (not verified)

Excellent commentary

I am at the very beginning of what I hope to be a long career as an anatomy instructor. What resonated the most with me from this article was the need for young faculty to have exemplar senior faculty to role model after. This was one of those things I just now realized I was doing without knowing it. Every experienced faculty member at my institution welcomes my invitations to coffee to discuss learning goals, exam writing, student response systems, etc... I am very humbled that I have these resources at my disposal and encourage you all to seek out those at your institution that have won the prestigious teaching awards and pick their brains! Everyone loves to discuss what they are passionate about and these faculty are no exception.

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Thu, 2012-06-14 14:50 — K. Lindsay Eaves (not verified)

Last of the Biomedical educators?

Last of the Biomedical educators? A reflection that could also be true of many other fields where emphasis has shifted to strict application and research. The same industry and research should also go into developing the EDUCATIONAL part of these disciplines, as instructing future researchers can be viewed as an application in and of itself. Our fields of academic inquiry are immeasurably rich ended when those who *CAN* also TEACH.

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