Leon Seebauer

Medical students who score high on affective empathy (the kind that involves feeling what a patient feels) are at greater risk of burnout, not less. Students high in cognitive empathy show the opposite pattern. This is a design problem for anyone building a clinical communication curriculum. Cognitive empathy is the ability to understand another person’s […]

Most examiners give feedback after an OSCE because the format asks them to. Few receive any training on how to do it well. The result is feedback that rarely lands. Not because examiners are unskilled, but because the conditions are almost optimally designed for poor retention. What follows is a set of techniques that work

Introduction Unsurprisingly, to everyone working in the industry, healthcare professionals commonly face emotionally charged situations that demand immediate action. Unfortunately, these often come without the luxury of processing their own emotional responses. This is where emotional intelligence (EI) becomes indispensable. EI is the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings, discriminate among them, and

This Blog is a practical Guide for CPD (Continuous Professional Development in the field of medicine), based on the WFME-Standards-for-Continuing-Professional-Development, which is very helpful if you want to become an expert on the topic, but also quite dense to read through.  If you’re a doctor, chances are you’ve heard the phrase continuous professional development more times than you

Introduction A quintessential part of medical education is simulation-based learning, where both students and medical professionals are confronted with situations out of their comfort zone in a controlled environment. While simulation provides the experience, it is the structured reflection that transforms that experience into knowledge. Often seen as a post-scenario chat or confused with Feedback,

Introduction Medical knowledge is expanding rapidly, and even the best doctors struggle to keep up. What separates good clinicians from great ones isn’t just what they know, but rather it’s how they think about their thinking. This is the core idea behind metacognition. Metacognition means being aware of your own thought processes. In medicine, it

What are EPAs?   EPAs are the next big thing in medical education. But what exactly are EPAs? Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are units of professional practice. Specifically, an EPA defines a task or duty that a trainee can perform unsupervised within a set timeframe, once they demonstrate sufficient competency.   EPAs offer a practical,