Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal, a Professor at UCSF and an expert in clinical education, shares his insights on mastering medical expertise. He discusses the essentials of brain training and the significance of feedback, simulation, and mentorship in honing clinical skills. Dr. Dhaliwal emphasizes active learning through challenging cases and practical strategies for improving knowledge retention. He highlights how structured practice can enhance decision-making and ultimately lead to better patient care, making this a valuable listen for any medical professional.
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volunteer_activism ADVICE
Training Regimen Overview
Track patient outcomes and read around the margins of your knowledge, even with routine cases.
Learn from colleagues by extracting knowledge through discussion.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Keeping a Patient Log
Keep a patient log and track their outcomes, even if it's only a small percentage of cases.
This helps identify unexpected learning opportunities and improve future practice.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Abscess Drainage Anecdote
Dr. Dhaliwal shares an anecdote about tracking a routine abscess drainage case.
He discovered unexpected complications, highlighting the value of tracking even seemingly simple cases.
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Expert diagnostician, Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal, again joins The Curbsiders to dive deeper into the topic of clinical expertise. Topics include, and are mainly focused on, Dr. Dhaliwal’s “training regimen:” feedback, simulation, quizzing, learning from consultants, and how to read the medical literature as a clinician. While we found this episode to be incredibly useful (and entertaining to record), don’t let our bias sway your opinion! In fact, just listen to the episode and listen for practical advise on how to improve your own clinical acumen.
Dr Brigham’s comment: Be forewarned, much of what we talk about is seemingly common sense, but, upon listening to the episode many times, I realize that we have, over time, overly complicated the fundamentals of expertise. I’m just as guilty as the next physician.
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Credits
Written and produced by: Stuart Brigham MD
Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD, Matthew Watto MD
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast 