How 2 Train Heroes?

Want to increase trainee interest and retention of key concepts? Make learning a game. The Press Play episode of the TED Radio Hour by NPR provides a fascinating review on why we play and how gamification enhances learning and wellness!

Coach Woodenism for the Week:"Loyalty is part of human beings higher nature. It is also part of the nature of great teams and those who lead them". In this blog series, we are applying legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success to medical education. As coaches and trainees, we began by adding the cornerstones of Attitude and Effort, followed by the Friendship block of the Pyramid's foundation. A colleague of mine asked me last week, "How does creating a successful sports team translate into clinical medicine?". Check out the terrific article in BMJ "Teams, tribes and patient safety: overcoming barriers to effective teamwork in healthcare" by Jennifer Weller.  You'll learn that poor team work in medicine actually increases patient mortality, creates waste, and reduces professional satisfaction. And you'll review strategies to improve team communication in clinical medicine - similar concepts are described in the blocks of Coach...

Inspirational and thought provoking TED talk on the real problems facing our patients. Finally, someone has the courage and conviction to begin to take on the fundamental issues that really prevent our patient from being well. Thank you Rebecca Onie!