Information for Faculty

Housestaff and faculty are expected to read the Recommended References for each module prior to clinic attendance each week. Faculty are also encouraged to review the “answer key” contained in the moderator’s version, which contains suggested answers to all questions posed, teaching pearls, and suggestions for group exercises to reinforce key points. Advance preparation will minimize the amount of didactic information to be covered during conference and encourage more in-depth discussion of the questions posed in the cases. The Preceptor version “answer key” is not available to housestaff through Blackboard. The goals of the moderator should be to initiate lively discussion of the questions posed, eliciting input from all participants.

Faculty or designated housestaff will moderate discussion during each conference session. When pre-assigned to moderate the discussion, housestaff will have obtained a copy of the moderator’s version via email or from the Chief Residents or clinic faculty. Sessions are designed to fit into a 30-minute block. Housestaff moderators are encouraged to speak to clinic faculty in advance of each session, and/or seek feedback afterward, to review effective techniques for small group teaching.

Questions or comments about the curriculum in general should be sent via email to julie.rosenbaum@yale.edu, seonaid.hay@va.gov, or laura.whitman@yale.edu.