DocTalks: Effective Feedback in Medical Education with Dr. Clare Hutchinson

In this episode, Dr. Clare Hutchinson, pediatrician and Interim Assistant Dean of Curricular Innovation at TMU’s School of Medicine, joins Heather and Curtis for a deep dive into the importance of feedback in medical education. Dr. Hutchinson shares how she helps students shift away from the fear of judgment by normalizing feedback from Day One. Drawing on Pendleton’s model and the R2C2 framework, she highlights how focusing on actionable behaviors rather than personal criticism can make feedback more timely, specific, and learner-centered. Dr. Clare Hutchinson is a Pediatrician and Pediatric Rheumatologist at North York General Hospital. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto. She received her MD, CM from McGill University before completing Pediatric residency and Pediatric Rheumatology fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children. She completed a Master of Health Professions Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Wilson Centre fellowship. Her current role is as the Interim Assistant Dean, Curricular Innovation for the Toronto Metropolitan University. Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mr452yzk