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Highly Recommended Reading on Letters of Recommendation

Highly Recommended Reading on Letters of Recommendation

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • May 3, 2021

You know how Netflix or Amazon recommendations sometimes make you feel like, wow, they’ve really nailed me? Well, fortunately or unfortunately, there is no such algorithm (yet) when it comes to education or career candidacy.  A letter of recommendation (LOR) …

DIY Guide to Writing Good Multiple-Choice Questions

DIY Guide to Writing Good Multiple-Choice Questions

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • April 19, 2021

Do you write multiple-choice questions (MCQ) for the American Board of Radiology, or the American College of Radiology, or for CME meetings or online/printed CME materials?  Do you create exams for medical students, residents, or other learners?  Perhaps you’ve been …

Top Ten Tips for Academic Radiologists

Top Ten Tips for Academic Radiologists

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • March 29, 2021

The first few years in academic radiology, especially year one, can be overwhelming.  If you’re lucky, you will get excellent advice from colleagues from within and outside your department.  If not, you may feel like you’re sailing in a boat …

Negotiation: Everything You Wish You Knew But Nobody Taught You

Negotiation: Everything You Wish You Knew But Nobody Taught You

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • January 11, 2021

Q: What do a doormat and a bull-in-a-china-shop have in common?  A: Neither are good approaches to negotiation.  In a previous post I briefly discussed contract negotiations. Because this is something that can greatly influence one’s career, I feel it’s …

Enhanced Education Through the Application of Adult Learning Principles

Enhanced Education Through the Application of Adult Learning Principles

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • January 4, 2021

What are adult learning principles?  What does it mean to apply “adult learning principles” to one’s teaching?  Are you already doing it? If you don’t know the answers to these questions I invite you to keep reading.   Research that looks …

Elements of an Effective Presentation: a Cheat Sheet

Elements of an Effective Presentation: a Cheat Sheet

  • Jannette Collins MD, MEd, FACR
  • December 14, 2020

I’m guessing that most of you have been inundated with presenting or watching webinars during this time when many face-to-face conferences have been canceled or made virtual.  You probably have a few pet peeves about some of the webinars you’ve …

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