Objective/ Background: The fast paced, unpredictable environment of labor and delivery (L&D) can be a barrier to medical student education. Medical students identify L&D as the most stressful learning environment during their OBGYN clerkship - with the pace, unpredictable nature of the environment, and amount of new required knowledge cited as key contributors. Chalk talks are a useful teaching tool in these settings as they require limited time and resources. However, effective chalk talks require advanced preparation.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will:
-Identify barriers to teaching on L&D
-Explore strategies to construct effective chalk talks
-Develop and practice a chalk talk on a common obstetrics topic
Methods: Agenda:
-Introduction (5 min)
-Small Groups: (5 min) Participants share their experiences as educators on L&D via polling software.
-Large Group: (5 min) Facilitators recap poll results and introduce chalk talks as a useful tool
-Large Group: (10min) Facilitators highlight strategies for creating and implementing effective chalk talks, including supporting educational theory frameworks.
-Small groups:
-Participants create mini chalk talks (15 min)
-Groups role play giving talks on L&D; roles include attending/resident, medical student, and observers (5 min)
-Small group debrief (5 min)
-Large Group: (15min) Small groups report out.
-Closing and Questions: (10 min) - Participants share one environment where they hope to utilize the chalk talk strategies discussed in their future practice with a peer
Results: Interactive components: small group discussions, interactive polling
Take home products: chalk talks, guidebook for making effective chalk talks
Conclusion/ Discussion: Effective chalk talks require advanced preparation and utilize learning theory.
Topics: Faculty Development Seminar, 2024, Student, Resident, Faculty, Clerkship Director, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, GME, UME, Team-Based Learning,
