SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Teach Tournament: A Resident-Led Medical Education Competition

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The TEACH Tournament is a resident-led, gamified, TED-style medical education competition designed to improve peer teaching in residency. Built as a capstone project for six PGY-3 residents in a Medical Education Pathway, it aimed to strengthen participants’ ability to deliver concise, high-yield presentations using clear objectives, strong organization, visual aids, and interactive engagement strategies.<br /><br />The competition addressed common barriers in resident-as-teacher programs, including limited time, inconsistent engagement, lack of faculty expertise, and few structured opportunities for teaching practice. To support learning, participants gave 8-minute presentations followed by 2 minutes of Q&A, with a rap air horn marking the time limit. Topics covered practical inpatient medicine subjects such as acidosis in kidney disease, transcutaneous pacing, pleural effusions, substance use interviewing, enteral feeding, and even airplane emergencies.<br /><br />A scoring rubric was co-developed by faculty and refined with ChatGPT. Faculty accounted for 70% of the score across five domains: clarity of objectives, delivery, organization, visual aids, and educational impact. Residents contributed 30% through an overall rating. Scores were collected in real time using Qualtrics, and the winner received a gift card. The event occurred during protected teaching time and was promoted with flyers two weeks in advance.<br /><br />Results were positive: attendance reached 40 participants, a 25–50% increase from baseline. Among 33 resident respondents, 82% rated the event “extremely effective” and 18% “effective.” Of the six presenters, four completed surveys, and all reported greater confidence and skill in simplifying complex concepts into practical content. Feedback highlighted improvements in clarity, conciseness, and creativity. Faculty also expressed interest in adapting the model to other settings.

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Bindi Hira

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Author List Bindi Hira, Joaquin Espinoza, Kendra Van Kirk, Sebastian Suarez, Stefanie Brown

Category Innovations

Concept Teaching Presentation

Concept Learning Objective

Concept Interactive Teaching Strategy

Concept Gamified Teaching Model

Concept Visual Teaching Aid

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization University of Miami

Presenting Author Bindi Hira

Track Education

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TEACH Tournament

resident-led education

medical education competition

peer teaching

gamified learning

TED-style presentations

residency training

presentation skills

interactive engagement

faculty rubric

Teaching Presentation

Learning Objective

Interactive Teaching Strategy

Gamified Teaching Model

Visual Teaching Aid