Presenter: Larrie Greenberg, M.D. Emeritus Professor, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine. As a dedicated clerkship director, he has overseen the pediatric education of over 3,000 medical students, mentoring and advising many of them. In his role as a clinician and educator, Dr. Greenberg has collaborated with over 2,000 pediatric residents, advancing research and contributing to the development of medical education. Since 1974, he has pioneered innovations, including the establishment of office rotations for residents, community training and home health care programs, and postpartum car seat initiatives. His work has included groundbreaking research on resident education and the use of stealth standardized patients. In recent years, he developed blended learning programs and a communication skills curriculum for pediatric residents (2014).
Description: Clinical educators assume most of the responsibility for teaching, patient care, educational scholarship, mentoring, and advocacy in academic medical centers. Their significant workload presents many challenges but also leads to wonderful opportunities in the evolution of one’s career.
Session Learning Objectives:
- Define the clinician educator
- Assess how the definition applies to what one does every day
- Identify the challenges and opportunities at each CE level
- Recognize concrete ways one can enhance one's career
- Determine how these fit with one's status in the academic health center