What Advice Would You Give to Students Interested in Medical Education?

Blake: I really pushed myself to teach whenever there was an opportunity and so as a third year clerkship student I found that generally towards the end of the week usually on Fridays the team would reserve some time for protected education led by someone on the team. He says it's easy to shy away from these opportunities or not seek them out to teach in front of your peers or again like individuals who are more advanced in their training but if you put yourself in that situation then you will learn so much about techniques on effective teaching, he adds. Blake: The first tip I want to give to those early listeners who are either students or maybe interns interested in getting medical education is to start early and often