Medical Education in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Patricia Kritek MD, EdM is the Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Washington and the Associate Dean for Faculty Development, University of Washington School of Medicine. She has published widely on respiratory medicine, critical care medicine, and particularly, medical education and teaching.Jeremy Richards, MD, MA is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is also the Fellowship Program Associate Director there. He has completed two medical education fellowships, and was the director for several courses for preclinical and clinical students.

• Introduction.- Section I: Teaching Different Levels of Learners.- Teaching Preclinical Medical Students.- Teaching Clinical Medical Students.- Teaching Residents.- Teaching Fellows.- Section II: Teaching in Different Settings.- Teaching in the Classroom: Large Groups.- Teaching in the Classroom: Small Groups.- Teaching at the Bedside.- Teaching in Clinic.- Teaching on the Wards.- Teaching in the ICU.- Section III: Unique Teaching Strategies.- Teaching Communication Skills.- Teaching with Simulation.- Procedural Teaching.- Distance and Web-Based Learning.- The Role of Feedback in Teaching.- Conclusion.

“The entire book is well written and easy to read. The content is clearly outlined and logically arranged. The book very nicely illustrates medical education principles with clinical examples relevant to pulmonary and critical care medicine. … anesthesiologists involved in teaching or learning will welcome this book.” (Cynthia Szalai and Frank Herbstreit, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 131 (3), September, 2020)