Teach with Medics Musings

Free discussion guides for using Medics Musings episodes in residency didactics, medical school small groups, journal clubs, nursing education and grand rounds. Each guide pairs one short episode with learning objectives, discussion questions and a quick activity. Satire gets people talking about things they'd rather not.

• Presentation skills and academic culture The Ten Commandments of Grand Rounds 5 min episode · 45–60 minutes session For residents, fellows and students who present at conferences; chief residents and faculty who run them
• Technology, tactile skill and the surgeon–patient relationship Out of Touch 10 min episode · 45–60 minutes session For surgical residents and students; anyone teaching technology, simulation or professionalism
• Hierarchy, informed consent and learning procedures on patients The Iceman Cometh and the Patient Goeth 14 min episode · 45–60 minutes session For medical students on their first clinical rotations; neurology and ethics teaching
• Recognizing transference and countertransference Transference Analysis: Play by Play 3 min episode · 30 minutes session For psychiatry residents, psychology trainees, social work and counseling students
• Burnout, humor and coping in medicine From Burnout to Punchlines: Freud's Solution 8 min episode · 30–45 minutes session For residents, faculty and wellness committees; any interprofessional group
• Operating room systems, delays and teamwork Standing on the Shoulders of Physicists in the Operating Room 17 min episode · 30–45 minutes session For surgical residents and OR teams (surgeons, nurses, anesthesia, radiology technologists)
• Longitudinal care, the older patient's story and diagnostic uncertainty Sylvia's Walker Balls 11 min episode · 30–45 minutes session For internal medicine, geriatrics and family medicine trainees; medical students

Note: These guides are not accredited for CME or CE credit. Programs are welcome to use them within their own accredited activities. Episodes are satirical and AI-generated; characters and “facts” in them may be fictional, which is part of what makes them good discussion starters. Want a guide for another episode? Ask us.