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Celebrating the Value of Learners for Teaching Faculty in Regional Medical 
Education 
Kathryn Martin, PhD, MPH; Ashley Saucier, MD 

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Kathryn Martin, PhD, MPH; Associate Dean for Regional Campuses, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Email: 
katmartin@augusta.edu 
Ashley Saucier, MD; Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Assistant Clerkship Director, Department of Family 
Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Email: asaucier@augusta.edu  
 
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Volume 2, Issue 3 (2019)             Journal of Regional Medical Campuses         Abstract 

Celebrating the Value of Learners for Teaching 
Faculty in Regional Medical Education 
Kathryn Martin, PhD, MPH; Ashley Saucier, MD 
 
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Teaching medical students in a busy private practice can be daunting – taking too much time away from patients, giving feedback, 
completing evaluations, and the like. However, there is much value to be obtained from the experience of young learners. With 
competing agendas in today's corporate healthcare arenas, there are benefits from teaching for both the physician and the hospital 
that oftentimes go unnoticed, unrecognized, and unappreciated. 
 
Short Description:  
 
A fun-filled participatory session, reminding us of the value of teaching medical students using the “Pictionary” game format and 
small group discussion. Participants will explore and discuss different roles that medical students can play as learners in their 
environment that add value to the healthcare system or clinical setting. Participants will also discuss how to use these “value-added 
roles” to recruit and retain community based clinical faculty. 
 
(Up to) Four questions that were posed to/considered by session participants:  
 

1) In what ways to medical students add value to your practice? 
2) Are there new and innovative ways you can incorporate the discussed medical student roles into your teaching methods with 

medical students? 
3) How can you use this information as a way to recruit or develop community based clinical teaching faculty? 

 
Three take home points from our session: 
 

1) Medical Students can function in the health care setting in various ways that optimize productivity and increase the quality 
of patient care. 

2) Defining ways medical students can add value to the clinical setting can serve as a tool to recruit and develop community 
based clinical faculty. 

3) Thinking outside the box for ways medical students can play roles that add value to the clinical setting has the potential to 
increase students’ understanding of the healthcare team and methods to promote quality patient care.