Didactic Lectures

COURSE OVERVIEW

MDTI’s didactic curriculum is an important cornerstone of a student’s education. A couple days per week are dedicated to real-time didactic education on primary care educational topics. During the COVID pandemic, we transitioned to zoom-based didactics to ensure safety, ability to social distance, and to avoid group settings. We offer lectures and talks from our teaching faculty made up of specialists and sub specialists who present a wide variety of primary care didactics. Our student advisors takes an active role in getting student feedback to constantly improve and diversify the didactic curriculum.

The following categories are presented:

1. Core clinical topics: Faculty and outside speakers augment clinical learning with case reviews, hands-on procedure workshops, and interactive Q&A.

2. Leadership development: This course introduces core skills needed for family physician leaders, including difficult conversations, emotional intelligence, conflict management, community interactions, and local and statewide advocacy opportunities.