Feeling overwhelmed by clinical teaching? In this episode of The Curbsiders Teach, we dive into the essentials every new educator should know—from setting expectations and building a positive learning climate to dropping high-value teaching pearls on the fly. Our expert guest Elizabeth Gatewood DNP, FNP-C, CNE shares her best advice, biggest surprises, and go-to strategies for making teaching efficient, meaningful, and fun. Whether you're just starting out or refining your approach, this episode is packed with actionable insights you can use tomorrow.

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Credits

Producer, Writer, Graphics: Molly Heublein MD
Hosts: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Molly Heublein MD
Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Molly Heublein MD
Guest: Elizabeth Gatewood, DNP, FNP-C, CNE, FAANP, FAAN
Technical support: Podpaste
Theme Music: MorsyMusic

Show Segments

Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner/ Best piece of advice
Challenges to clinical teaching
Establishing a learning climate/orienting a learner
Goals and Feedback
Teaching clinical reasoning/One Minute Preceptor
Debriefing
Teaching on the fly
Focusing on Pearls
Setting expectations
Take home points
Outro

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