Resident as Educator

Residents and fellows are important in the development and education of medical students and their participation at all of our partner institutions is valued deeply. Resources listed below are meant to enhance the "residents as teachers" program throughout our community.

Clerkships

All sites where students rotate and may be supervised by residents and/or fellows must provide training on how to locate the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Educational Program Objectives and specific clerkship learning objectives, required clinical encounters and the assessment methods. These can be found in the syllabus for each clerkship.

• Clerkships Syllabi.

Development of Resident Teaching Skills:

Residents benefit from additional instruction on how to best teach students. This is addressed at the College of Medicine – Phoenix in several different ways:

1. In-person sessions sponsored by the College of Medicine – Phoenix onsite or elsewhere at other teaching sites.
2. Sessions that exist as part of their residency program curriculum. Residency programs submit this information annually, so that the college can assure that all residents are receiving training.
3. College of Medicine – Phoenix sponsored web-based training.
4. Other faculty development resources.
5. See Additional Resources (Below).

Independent Learning Modules are available by Educational Topic:

• Leadership Development.
• Medical Education and Curriculum.
• Personal and Professional Growth.
• Research/Scholarship.

Additional Resources:

• Resident as Educator Policies.
• ​Resident as Teacher: Giving and Receiving Feedback (PDF).
• UA College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Instructional Development Residents as Educatiors video series (10 total videos).

Contact Information

Lauren Fisher, DO Director, Resident as Educator Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology COMPHX-ResAsEducator@email.arizona.edu lfisher1@email.arizona.edu
Kristen Geary Coordinator, Continuous Quality Improvement kgeary@email.arizona.edu

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