It's time to flip the medical school classroom
The Podcast by KevinMD · Kevin Pho, MD
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Show Notes
"As a nearly graduated medical student, I have come to the conclusion that the focus of medical school is split between training and distinguishing medical students. Modern pedagogy has not found its way into the modern medical school classroom. Preclinical students spend mounds of time on impossible tasks, like memorizing First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, without learning concrete skills that can be applied to clerkships. As for clerkships, the quality of teaching is highly dependent on the attending's or resident's level of commitment to education. Oftentimes, we feel like flies on the wall rather than active participants in patient care."
David Chen is a medical student.
He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "Why are medical students non-essential?" (https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/05/why-are-medical-students-non-essential.html)