T-23 days until ICRE 2018! But who’s counting. I am getting excited to see old friends and meet new ones. I am also looking forward to Thursday October 18th’s “Eat, Drink and be Scholarly” from 1900-2100. I have a bet with Jason that this session will be better than the ‘Educators Explore Malts: Whisky 101.’ Have you ever tasted whisky? Then you know what I am talking about.
This year’s theme for Eat, Drink and be Scholarly (formerly Clinician Educator Dinner) is focused on the Learning Environment. I always enjoy the conversations, great ideas and all the laughter. It is a time to network with colleagues from across the globe and learn about new ways to improve the learning environment. Plus, the food (and wine of course) is pretty good too. This year, we are changing up the process and bringing in speakers who truly live the learning environment every day. We have Ryan Luther, a resident in general internal medicine and Linessa Zuniga a recent graduate of the world’s largest pediatric training program who is doing research related to learning environment factors contributing to resident burnout. To round out this group, we have Lara Varpio whose current work focuses on the dynamics of teams.
If you haven’t already signed up, there are still a few spots remaining. You will go away with a breadth of ideas on how to improve the learning environment along with a ‘menu of tips and resources’ our presenters have collected. We may not be sipping malts but we will be having a lot more fun. Did I hear a mic drop?
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