[44] Formative, Not Performative: Rethinking Teaching Evaluations to Help Teachers Grow

[44] Formative, Not Performative: Rethinking Teaching Evaluations to Help Teachers Grow

Clinical teaching happens in real time, but feedback about that teaching does not. Too often, feedback shows up late, feels vague, or never arrives at all, especially for the everyday teaching that happens on shift, in the hallway, or at the bedside. Adam speaks with Dr. Esther Bui about why that gap persists, and what it might look like to close it. Esther shares what led her team to build myTE, an app-based tool designed to capture in-the-moment teaching feedback. Together, they explore what traditional evaluation systems tend to miss, why authentic quality feedback is so important, and how trust and psychological safety shape the experience. Length of Episode: 30:27 Resources to check out: Halani S, Kumar SS, Lim DY, Hefferon D, Prakash V, Kumagai AK, Bui E. "In-the-moment" feedback: a novel app for clinical teaching evaluations. Can Med Educ J. 2025 Nov 6;16(5):86-88. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41255910/] Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca [keylime@royalcollege.ca] Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski [https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski]

[43] The Hidden Curriculum Exposed: When the CEOs of Canada's Family Medicine and Specialist Colleges Compare Notes on Medicine's Unwritten Lessons

On this episode of KeyLIME+, Adam sits down with Chris Watling and Mike Allan (the CEOs of Canada's two national medical colleges) to unpack the hidden curriculum in medicine. Together, they explore how subtle signals in our learning and working environments shape identity, influence career pathways, and reinforce hierarchies both between and within disciplines. From the loss of shared spaces like physician lounges, to structural pressures such as competition for residents and fragmented training pathways, to the powerful role of public narratives, the conversation examines how these forces quietly sculpt our professional culture. Chris and Mike reflect on their own professional experiences, the impacts felt by learners in both family and specialty practice, and what it might take to move toward a more respectful, connected, and collaborative medical community. Length of Episode: 38:11 Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca [keylime@royalcollege.ca] Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski [https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski]

[42] La Concordance de Script et la Formation par Concordance : Des origines aux nouvelles applications

Dans cet épisode de KeyLIME+, Adam s'entretient avec le Dr Bernard Charlin à propos de la théorie de la concordance de script, une approche permettant de comprendre et d'évaluer le raisonnement clinique dans des contextes médicaux incertains et complexes. Ils explorent comment le test de concordance de script saisit certaines des nuances de la prise de décision en situation réelle en analysant la manière dont les cliniciens ajustent leur réflexion face à de nouvelles informations. Ils approfondissent également comment cette approche va au-delà de l'évaluation pour devenir un puissant outil d'apprentissage, offrant une rétroaction personnalisée qui remet en question les hypothèses et aiguise le jugement clinique. Bernard partage aussi ses réflexions sur l'impact étendu de ce test dans différentes spécialités ainsi que sur la manière dont les technologies émergentes, comme l'intelligence artificielle, pourraient en façonner l'avenir. Episode Length: 32:29 Resources to check out: Hudon A, Phan V, Charlin B, Wittmer R. Teaching Clinical Reasoning in Health Care Professions Learners Using AI-Generated Script Concordance Tests: Mixed Methods Formative Evaluation. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Nov 20;9:e76618. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41264864/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41264864/] Bernard Charlin, Jacques Tardif, Henny P A Boshuizen, Scripts and Medical Diagnostic Knowledge: Theory and Applications for Clinical Reasoning Instruction and Research, Academic Medicine, Volume 75, Issue 2, February 2000, Pages 182–190 Scripts and Medical Diagnostic Knowledge | Academic Medicine | Oxford Academic [https://academic.oup.com/academicmedicine/article-abstract/75/2/182/8357178?login=false] Contact Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca [keylime@royalcollege.ca] Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski [https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski]

[41] Thinking Beyond the Patient: Planetary Health in Medical Education

On this episode of KeyLIME+, Adam and guest resident co-host Julia Sawatzky speak with Dr. Bhavini Gohel to explore the intersection of planetary health and medical education, highlighting how climate change impacts healthcare and what physicians can do to help. Together, they unpack what planetary health really means, why it has become an important issue for clinicians and educators, and how it shows up in everyday practice. The conversation also explores how medical training can meaningfully integrate planetary health without adding burden, and what this can mean for the future roles of physicians as educators, advocates, and system stewards. Episode Length: 37:13 Contact us Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca [keylime@royalcollege.ca] Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski [https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski]

[40] Mentorship Matters: Turning Potential into Performance in Medical Education

In this episode, Adam speaks with Dr. Ruth Gotian about the critical role of mentorship in cultivating high-performance individuals. Drawing on her research on elite performers - including Nobel laureates, Olympic athletes, and successful physicians - Ruth highlights how success can be nurtured through intrinsic motivation, resilience, and supportive mentoring relationships. The discussion explores distinctions between mentorship and sponsorship, the powerful impact of mentorship on reducing burnout, and offers practical strategies for medical educators to enhance their own mentorship practices. Length of episode: 36.39 Resources to check out Ruth's new book, "Mentoring in Healthcare: The Definitive Guide to Cultivating Individual and Organizational Success": https://mentoringinhealthcare.com/ [https://mentoringinhealthcare.com/] ; https://amzn.to/4q0QFqC [https://amzn.to/4q0QFqC] Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca [keylime@royalcollege.ca] Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski [https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski]