tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post4065053548002427293..comments2023-10-07T12:47:43.024+00:00Comments on I'm a Medical Student, Get Me Out of Here: Wherefore Art Thou PortfolioThe Little Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05743228690074334742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-78946277044696962892008-06-04T22:09:00.000+00:002008-06-04T22:09:00.000+00:00Its's worse now. They've got portfolio straight of...Its's worse now. They've got portfolio straight off from 1st year onwards. It's the first year so we've been guinea pigs and they haven't had a clue how to do it. I've been lucky in that the guy my group meets to discuss has been very attentive and one of few who have attended all the meetings suggested by the school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-68989532876911178932008-01-24T20:18:00.000+00:002008-01-24T20:18:00.000+00:00From my 1st and 2nd yr teacher's perspective, Shri...From my 1st and 2nd yr teacher's perspective, Shrink, I suspect all this portfolio stuff really looks for "anything that suggests the person thinks / can think / has thought about the wider context of the path they are taking and the job they are studying to do". <BR/><BR/>A list of things done helps to give a timeline but I would guess more to start the conversation "and how was that different..." etc etc.PhD scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653179299453839890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-86678802824964316422008-01-23T22:21:00.000+00:002008-01-23T22:21:00.000+00:00Royal Colleges can have very detailed content on p...Royal Colleges can have very detailed content on postgraduate training grade doctors' portfolios, I'm totally clueless 'bout what an undergraduate's portfolio should look like!The Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009039342346247138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-47963030982747760162008-01-22T22:32:00.000+00:002008-01-22T22:32:00.000+00:00Portfolio suggestions:1. KitKat Addictions and Me:...Portfolio suggestions:<BR/><BR/>1. KitKat Addictions and Me: My New Year's Resolution<BR/><BR/>2. Wetherspoons and Debit Cards: Reflection on customer service<BR/><BR/>3. PBL: Opportunity to ShineMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11177919735884614881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-32391284598304113652008-01-22T22:16:00.000+00:002008-01-22T22:16:00.000+00:00Think you're right about not just printing out the...Think you're right about not just printing out the blogs, but I would suggest a re-read of your world tour/ elective ones in pursuit of a "what did I get out of / learn all that?"... Plenty of good portfolio material there, surely?<BR/><BR/>Re. your experiences with the teaching staff, clinical academics and hospital doctors are very busy folk. I suspect some of the apparent "non-listening" is just that people are pressed for time. It is also, though, a sad fact that being a good teacher doesn't really do wonders for your career as an academic, whether clinical or non-clinical - certainly not by comparison with running a high-powered research programme and raising lots of external funding. Finally, one could argue that medical academia is actually less "people-facing" than being a full-time clinician, so might actively select those with less interest in humans and their lives, rather than interesting genetic syndromes. But I must say I think the ever-increasing time and student numbers pressure has been a major factor over my years in the biz. When you only have a few students to deal with, and have spare time, it is relatively easy to be interested and sympathetic. When you have, say four PBL / tutorial groups worth to look after, and twenty other urgent tasks piling up, it is a bigger "ask". C'est la vie, sadly.PhD scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653179299453839890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-1934213427930964492008-01-22T19:01:00.000+00:002008-01-22T19:01:00.000+00:00I met the Dean back in October. And I agree with y...I met the Dean back in October. And I agree with you, he seems like a really nice guy- generally a mix between fair, eccentrict, and intimidating. Told us that he forms first impressions very quickly, that he liked active listeners and people who smiled, and that at his first week there many many years ago, he had learn that the laudary ladies were far more important than cosultants, and their stike caused the hospital to grind to a halt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371133189015379752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-70818102919798178392008-01-22T15:09:00.000+00:002008-01-22T15:09:00.000+00:00So are you at the same hospital for 3 years? Nice!...So are you at the same hospital for 3 years? Nice! We in attachment years (4 & 5) get sent to a new hospital every 5 weeks which can (with some judicious swapping) allow you to visit every hospital in the West of Scotland!! However whilst you may visit a hospital more than once, it will be in a different specialty etc.<BR/><BR/>How does this work for Psych and Kids, which tend to be separate to teaching Medical/Surgical hospitals up here.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329448556395742786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646672781891265261.post-60681390034425113962008-01-22T14:02:00.000+00:002008-01-22T14:02:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571519631436901475noreply@blogger.com