ESP Reference Articles

This New England Journal of Medicine Perspective article, The Name of the Dog helps medical students grasp the true meaning of empathy through patient engagement. Dr. Safder gives the point of view of a first-year resident which illustrates the new duties of the student in assuming full responsibility for their patient. This article is provided with permission from the New England Journal of Medicine.

This study shows that an understanding of MBTI personality type is a significant factor in patient communication.  Data are presented illustrating how different types prefer to hear bad news. 

This article summarizes the influence of personality type on specialty choice.

Written by Patricia Williams, MD.  This article shows the effect of different personality type characteristics on the practice of medicine.

Written by Patricia Williams, MD. Although written for those who would be consulting with practice groups, this article provides additional insights into the relationship between personality type and medical practice.

A concise description of the contribution of concept mapping to sensing and intuitive types and barriers that apply to both types.

Compares concept mapping with linear outlining and provides steps to take in developing a concept map.

 A metacognitive approach to developing self-directed learning skills.  Integrates the concepts: 1) Metacognition, 2) Growth Mindset, 3) Deliberate Practice, 4) Personality Type, 5) Experiential Learning Cycle, 6) Activity-Emotion-Sleep connection, and 7) Decision Making.  IAMSE keynote, 2014. 

This document contains tables, definitions, descriptions and comparisons designed to help deepen your understanding of personality type.

This paper explains how concept mapping is used differently by students who process information differently.  

Better Writing Tips contains an approach to writing that helps to overcome writer's block.  It applies equally to scientific writing as well as other types of composition.  The secret is in how the topic position needs to relate to the stress position.  

This document on Healthy Living for Medical Students is provided by me to the first year medical students when I lecture in metabolism each year.  It contains live links to scientific talks and evidence based books.  It covers:

1. Metabolism and health; metabolic disease
2. Exercise recommendations
3. Cholesterol research
4. Meditation
5. Ketogenic cooking

This chapter on learning styles explores and correlates the evidence for habits of learning.  The experiential learning cycle is correlated to the functional areas of the cortex to explain how whole brain thinking always involves converting input information into action.  Suggestions for implementing the NRC key findings from their report "How People Learn" guide teachers in helping students develop the brain skills needed to self-regulate their own learning.

This chapter on collaborative concept mapping adapts Team Based Learning to include concept mapping in place of the Readiness Assurance Tests.  It combines individual mapping and group mapping to preserve the effectiveness of team learning.  The chapter also includes background on the learning preferences of the Myers-Briggs personality types and how they benefit from concept mapping.  

This chapter is useful for students studying metabolism in seeing the relationships between metabolic pathways.  

This chapter is useful for the 2023 review of glycogen and gluconeogenesis metabolism.

This chapter is useful for the 2023 review of fat metabolism.

Mindfulness - Achieving Emotional Control Through Meditation emphasizes Emotional Intelligence techniques in acquiring the mental skill of focused attention.  This skill, when well developed can be evoked during any stressful event to gain full control of cognition.