Teaching Resources and Best Practices

For New Site Directors

• New Site Director Informative One-Pager

For All Site Directors

Orientation to your clerkship site

• Student Orientation to Clerkship Site
• Student Orientation Samples

Mid and End of Clerkship Review Meetings

• Mid and End of Clerkship Review Informative Video
• Student Feedback Card – developed by Mark Nguyen for use during Mid and End of Clerkship reviews.

Letters of Recommendation

• Best Practices: Letter of Recommendation Tips
• Writing Letters of Recommendation for Any Student presentation

Guide to Identifying Student Mistreatment

• MISTREAT Guide to Identify Student Mistreatment

For All Teaching Faculty

Teaching tips

• New Preceptor Guide
• Teaching Physician website: LOTS of resources related to a wide array of topics: learners in difficulty, professionalism, residents as teachers, and much more. Login info: please e-mail fmclerk@uw.edu for this information.
  • Focus of the Month: a variety of short articles and links to more resources. Examples: Communicating about a Learner in Difficulty, Integrate Learners into Your Clinic Team, Bringing New Learners Into Your Clinic
  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine: Teaching, Research, and Point-of-Care Resource Library for family medicine educators
• Optimizing the Educational Environment: GLEAM
• Best Practices for Maintaining Clinic Flow While Teaching
• 5 Microskills for Teaching
• Services for Students
  • Disability Resources for Students
  • Counseling and Wellness Services
  • Academic Advising

Medical Student Documentation

• Examples of attestations for documentation when medical student is present
• FAQ: Medical Student Documentation for Evaluation and Management Services
• Note: These two documents are for UW and faculty should clear this policy with their own organizations before using.

 
Updated June 2022