Teaching
Some of my recent teaching accomplishments over the last two years involve the creation of a Harry Potter themed virtual escape room used to teach toxicology to pediatric residents, emergency medicine residents, pediatric emergency medicine fellows, and other medical trainees. I have used this educational activity with over a dozen groups of learners and plan to publish this work in the coming year. I have also given multiple divisional lectures with the most recent being lectures reviewing some of the most prominent and important literature in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. I love to speak at national conferences and most recently presented my research in high-risk pediatric intubations at the American Academy of Pediatrics national conference in October 2023.
FEEDBACK AND EVALUATIONS
One of my greatest joys is teaching medical trainees in the clinical setting. I like to begin a shift by introducing myself to new learners, thanking them for being present, and asking how they prefer to receive feedback. It is important to create a psychologically safe and supportive space for learning. Together, we create a plan for frequent two-way feedback. My dream future is one where all learners come to a shift expecting feedback.
“Feedback” is a term originally coined by flight engineers to describe a rocket’s directional system that provides information about its course and causes it to correct. The purpose of feedback is formative – to reinforce the good things and suggest modifications as needed. In the absence of feedback, silence can lead to assumptions (good or bad). Feedback to learners is a part of our responsibility to the learners, to ourself, to the profession, and to our patients.
Slide adapted from “Evaluation and Feedback” by Christina Surawicz, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine. Presented at ACG Train the Trainers, February 2014, Dallas, Texas.
Invited Lectures
Last updated: July 2024
- “Exploring PEM Evidence.” Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. Division Conference. July 2024.
- “PEM Literature Blitz.” University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Grand Rounds. June 2024.
- “Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies.” Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. Division Conference. June 2024.
- “Pediatric Airway Management.” Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Skills Workshop. September 2023.
- “Composite Outcomes – Journal Club.” Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. Division Conference. July 2023.
- “Pediatric and Adult Toxidromes.” University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Grand Rounds. March 2023.
- “Recognizing Child Abuse and Its Mimics.” Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. Division Conference. October 2022.
- “C-collar Indications, Applications, and Removal.” Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Skills Workshop. September 2022.
- “Rapid Onset Paralysis.” Seattle Children’s Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. Division Conference. December 2021.
- “The Cost of Health Care.” Seattle Children’s Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. Division Conference. August 2021.
Tanner Heckle 
