Field notes: What the shadow reveals.

ER cases are often solved from context clues. That's teachable.

Lately, I’ve been finding more time for teaching and mentoring. It’s been great. As the cliché goes, the more you teach, the more you learn.

Recently, a Harvard medical student joined me during an ER shift. It had been a while since I had someone shadowing me. It reminded me that the way I process information quickly has become second nature. And, it reminded me that thinking like an ER doctor is a skillset that can be taught…