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10 Awesome (Tolerable) Songs About Doctors

Check out these 10 inspiring (or not so inspiring) songs about doctors!
4th Aug 2021 • 3m read

Internal Medicine Subspecialties: 7 Dark Horse Picks

These lesser-known internal medicine subspecialties can provide highly rewarding careers.
2nd Aug 2021 • 3m read

How the Personalization Principle can boost the effectiveness of your teaching

In this video, we'll look at the 5 key rules that all medical teachers should follow (yet don't) and why this one tiny tweak will keep learners hanging onto your every word.
22nd Jul 2021 • 4m read

Studies on the Redundancy Principle and how it inhibits learning

In this video, from our Teaching Masterclass: The Psychology of Learning course, we're going to look at a couple of super interesting experiments demonstrating this principle, and a handy rule of thumb that'll improve the quality of your teaching by 1000x.
22nd Jul 2021 • 4m read

How the Redundancy Principle inhibits learning

Bullet points are one of the worst teaching sins you can commit in a presentation. Why? It's an example of the Redundancy Principle in action. In this video, you'll discover what this Principle means and why most medical presentations are actually anti-learning as a result.
22nd Jul 2021 • 4m read

The role of cognitive load for learning

In this video, you'll discover the 3 processes that contribute to learning, how you can play with those processes to improve retention, and why creating killer lessons are 100% within your reach.
22nd Jul 2021 • 3m read

The role of working memory in learning

In this video, you'll learn about the role of cognitive load in learning theory and the energy-consuming processing steps that MUST happen for you to learn efficiently.
20th Jul 2021 • 5m read

E-learning in healthcare: 10 practical tips for success

These tips can help you maximize your success on an e-learning platform.
17th Jul 2021 • 3m read

How to teach medical residents: 21st century strategies

Today's residents are learning in completely new ways. These pointers can help you keep up.
8th Jul 2021 • 4m read

Dermatology 101: diagnosing a transient rash as urticaria

In this video, you'll learn strategies to recognize and treat this condition and how to make sure you don't confuse it with more serious conditions.
1st Jul 2021 • 2m read