Part of my training included being a LEND fellow. LEND stands for Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. This was a wonderful experience as it provided the non-medical education to this area. The culmination was lobbying on capital hill in the spring.
Recently I was asked to come back this time as a guest lecturer to this years LEND fellows. From my own experience, I knew the fellows come from all walks of life, most without any formal medical background. This years fellows were no exception. There was 2 family representatives (a parent to a child with NDD), 2 audiologists, 1 nurse, 2 obtaining their master's in behavior, 1 law student, etc. The dilemma for me was how to lecture to this group. Then it came to me.... Jeopardy. This would keep the group engaged and let me discuss many facets of NDD / medicine. The categories included movies, MRI findings and famous people. I used pop culture as much as possible to help with retention. Though I thought it was hilarious, I had not idea how they would take it. I split the group up into 3 teams. At the beginning, really only 2 girls on opposite teams were answering. Once a daily double was found, then it became competitive; arguing over who had their hand up first and if the answer was close enough to get credit. One fellow kept asking why were they so competitive when there wasn't a prize. Little did they know I had medals for the winning team. When I handed them out, that team squealed happily. I was informed later that they wore them the entire day of lectures.
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