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I’ve written a lot about what evaluators look for in candidates and what I look for in particular. Some people have asked me what I see as a red flag- an indication in an application or during an interview that I would definitely not want this person to move into the position. I think these
I am NOT talking about managing sex workers. In 1989, Dr. Brancati published a tongue-in-cheek article in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “The Art of Pimping”. It is a true classic which I think anyone bound to be a specialist would enjoy. Pimping is the term used when the senior clinician asks
The faculty interview typically involves meeting the faculty members of the department, the department head, and various other administrators. These may include the hospital director, the associate deans (typically research and academic affairs), the dean, and various directors (research centers, specific services, etc.). Beyond the general questions to ask during your interview, I think there
A year or two ago I was having a conversation with someone who had been an educator for decades. I tossed out a passing reference to Bloom’s Taxonomy and they said, “What’s that?” I was astonished. I consider this to be an extremely foundational principle for any educator to understand and use. Bloom’s Taxonomy is
Nope. I can say that with 100% certainty for faculty positions. You don’t submit your transcript for a faculty position in veterinary medicine. By that point, grades you made in vet school are utterly irrelevant. For residencies, it’s generally still true, but people still worry about it, so let’s dive in. I’ve taught veterinary medicine
Early in the summer of 2020, I discovered the concept of specifications (or spec) grading. I bought the book, which I reviewed earlier this week. You need to read that book review to understand this post. I decided to apply spec grading to all three classes I was teaching in the fall: a 1-credit Intro
I was reading a news article at the Chronicle of Higher Ed a few weeks ago about remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a throw-away line under a subheading “High-stakes assessments are overrated” about using ungrading or specifications grading. I had never heard of either of these, so followed the links provided about
When faculty positions come open, sometimes there is someone already doing the job in a temporary capacity. Sometimes there is a resident finishing who would be qualified to fill it. The internal candidate is someone whom the people at the institution already know and have worked with in a capacity similar to the open position.
This post was by request from an experienced clinician who is seeking more tips to improve giving feedback to advanced clinicians-in-training. I don’t really have all the answers, but here are some ideas I hope will help. First, effective feedback has three fundamental requirements: it has to be timely, it has to be specific, and
Except for a one-year stint in private practice for my internship, all of my full-time work has been in academia. I did work part-time for an emergency practice in Atlanta for years, but that was as an independent contractor, not a W2 employee. I’ve always heard “Oh the benefits in academia are great!” I never