Preparing Emergency Medicine Residents as Teachers: Clinical Teaching Scenarios

This educational intervention is designed to prepare emergency medicine residents for their supervisory and teaching roles with medical students in clinical environments. The curriculum uses structured, role-playing simulation scenarios that replicate common teaching interactions in the emergency department. Residents participate in observed simulated encounters in which they supervise and provide feedback to learners. Pre- and post-intervention surveys indicate that participation improves residents’ self-reported comfort with supervising students, evaluating clinical performance, and delivering effective feedback. The intervention supports accreditation requirements mandating resident involvement in medical student education and offers a practical framework for developing clinical teaching skills within a resident-as-teacher curriculum.

Target Learners 

  • Emergency Medicine residents 
  • Specifically designed for: 
  • Postgraduate Year-2 (PGY-2) Emergency Medicine residents 
  • Applicable to: 
  • Residents preparing to supervise fourth-year medical students during emergency medicine clerkships 
  • Participants in resident-as-teacher training programs 

Equipment Needed 

  • Simulated clinical teaching scenarios (role-play cases) 
  • Faculty facilitator/observer 
  • Residents participating in supervisory role 
  • Individuals acting as simulated medical students 
  • Pre-intervention survey instruments 
  • Post-intervention survey instruments 
  • Standard educational space suitable for small-group simulation or role-play 
  • Scenario-specific instructional materials (e.g., student role descriptions and clinical setting guides) 

Estimated Time to Complete the Activity 

  • Approximately 60–90 minutes total, including: 
  • Introduction and instructions 
  • Participation in four role-playing clinical teaching scenarios 
  • Faculty observation and feedback 
  • Completion of pre- and post-activity surveys 
  • Group discussion and debriefing 
Categories: MedEdPortal, Open Access, Peer Review
Tags: Educators, Emergency Medicine, Workshop
Author: Aloysius J. Humbert, Joseph S. Turner, Josh Mugele, Katie E. Pettit, Kevin Rodgers