Teaching.....

(By Dr Sue Catling)

 

Tried to use all modern teaching techniques as in UK, but some interesting differences e.g.  handing out prizes of books, pens, and sweets! At first I thought this was going to be embarrassing and feel very condescending, but the students were very comfortable with it and indeed clearly expected it – next time we’ll bring even more wine gums and humbugs!! Student s fed back that they particularly liked the small group discussions – which are of course the most demanding to teach – you really have to know your stuff to face 14 eager faces asking “why” – no hiding behind powerpoint slides

 

 
I always learn from my fellow teachers, and for me the abiding memory will be of  (sorry to non-anaesthetic readers here, too technical to explain in a blog, but for any anaesthetists out there – its a winner!!) Dave explaining the relationship between oxygen saturation, oxygen content and haemoglobin in terms of taxis(red cells) driving to Monrovia either full  or half full  ( oxygen saturation)  of passengers, and how that defines how many people arrive in Monrovia  (oxygen content)......that’s how I’ll teach it in future Dave, thank you!!