Teaching on Shift in Emergency Medicine: An Introduction (Education Committee-Sponsored)

As medical schools and residency programs expand across the country, many emergency medicine physicians who previously didn’t work with learners are now tasked with supervising and teaching them. This session will introduce key teaching resources and skills for physicians new to educating learners in the clinical setting. We will overview a SAEM Education Committee-sponsored online curriculum that provides high-yield, evidence-based resources to help physicians teach effectively while on shift. This didactic session will equip departmental leaders with the tools to implement this curriculum in local programs and assist individual physicians in applying these principles to their upcoming clinical shifts.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
  • Understanding the principles of adult learning theory and creating learning objectives utilizing Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Determining the level of your learner and utilizing the RIME paradigm to describe the professional growth of your learner
  • Assessing the pearls and pitfalls that may arise when trying to use these techniques for on-shift education
  • Describing the key components of demonstrating competency in a skill and utilizing various tools in clinical practice

Presenters:

  • Caroline Molins, MD, MSMEd
  • Sarah Dunn, MD
  • Krystin Miller, MD
  • Alejandro A. Palma, MD
  • Guy Carmelli, MD
Authors

  • Caroline Molins, MD, MSMEd

    University of South Alabama Medical Center

    Dr. Molins is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Alabama (USA) and a full-time physician at USA University Hospital & Children and Women’s Hospital since January 2023. Previously, she was the Assistant Program Director and Curriculum Director at AdventHealth Emergency Medicine Residency (2020-2022) and held roles at Loma Linda University, the University of Central Florida, and Florida State University.

    Dr. Molins received a master’s in medical education from Lake Erie College of Medicine, completed an Emergency Medicine Residency at the University of Puerto Rico SOM, earned a Doctorate in Medicine from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Florida International University.

    Dr. Molins has a significant presence in academic presentations and participation. They have presented at local, regional, national and international conferences such as FCEP Symposium by the Sea, SAEM SE Regional conference, CORDEM Academic Assembly and the Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress. She has also been involved as a judge in national emergency medicine competitions and contributed to numerous scholarly works, including peer-reviewed articles to medical journals AEM Education and Training, Cureus and Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Molins is a member of several professional organizations, including CORD EM, AAEM, and ACEP, and has participated in professional development programs such as ALiEM, ACEP’s EDDA and EMBRS and MERC Scholars.

    Dr. Molins holds active medical licenses in Alabama and Florida, with certifications in Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Basic Life Support. She has received multiple awards, including the Golden Apple Award from UCF COM and Preceptor of the Year from AdventHealth Emergency Medicine Residency.

    Her volunteer work includes being a founding member of the Women’s Philanthropic Giving Circle of Central Florida, participating in the AdventHealth for Children’s Pet Therapy Program, sees the Hispanic underserved community at Clinica MiSalud and plays competitive tennis.

  • Sarah Dunn, MD

    Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

    Dr. Sarah Dunn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ. A New Jersey native, Dr. Dunn returned to NJ after medical school and residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. After residency Dr. Dunn worked at a community hospital in NJ as well as in the urgent care setting before returning to academia at Rutgers NJMS. Since joining NJMS she has had an increasing role in medical education, serving as the clerkship director for the EM clerkship as well as course director for a transition to residency course for the medical school. She is an active member of both undergraduate and graduate medical education committees at NJMS and has a demonstrated commitment to teaching and educational improvement. She is a member of the SAEM Education Committee and the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine academy.

  • Krystin Miller, MD

    The Ohio State University

    Krystin Miller, MD is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University, where she serves as an Assistant Residency Program Director. She is a graduate of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Ohio State and completed a Medical Education Fellowship and the MERC at CORD Scholars Program. She is the current Director of Resident Didactics, as well as the Director of Rotating Residents and Fellows at Ohio State. Krystin has a passion for curriculum design, bedside teaching and graduate medical education. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband Brady and their three children on the family farm.

  • Alejandro A. Palma, MD

    University of Chicago

    Dr. Alejandro Palma is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine (PSOM), where he completed a faculty teaching fellowship in Medical Education Research Innovation Teaching and Scholarship. At PSOM, he plays a pivotal role in undergraduate medical education as the EM M4 Clerkship Director, EM M3 Elective Director, OPIATE M1 Course Director, and Chair of Admissions.

    On a national level, Dr. Palma serves as the subcommittee co-lead for Scholarship and Distribution on the CORD Advising Students Committee in EM (ASC-EM), a subcommittee co-lead on the SAEM Education Committee as well as the Treasurer for the Clerkship Directors in EM (CDEM) Executive Committee. Recognized with numerous teaching awards, Dr. Palma is committed to the advancement of new medical educators.

  • Guy Carmelli, MD

    University of Massachusetts

    Dr. Carmelli is a graduate of the Emergency Medicine residency program at Kings County and SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, where he also completed his two-year Medical Education Fellowship. He furthered his medical education knowledge by completing a two-year Masters in Medical Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his medical degree at USC’s Keck School of Medicine in California, where he grew up. His interests are in medical education, where he has spent most of his time. He is an enthusiastic teacher both in the clinical setting and in the lecture hall. He was awarded “best resident”, the first-place award for the CPC National Competition at ACEP in 2016 and again as “best attending” in Sri Lanka at the World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine (WACEM) conference in 2017. He has since lectured for numerous national conferences, all over the United States. Currently, he has a full-time academic faculty position at the University of Massachusetts, where he is pursuing his various interests in education. 

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