Professor Yang Ling-Yu Teaches Medical Students to 'Admit Defeat,' Selected as Educator Model
Professor Yang Ling-Yu of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University's School of Medicine has been teaching students for over 30 years the importance of "admitting defeat" and learning from failures. Her unique approach, which involves sharing her own embarrassing and challenging experiences, aims to cultivate resilience in future doctors before they enter the workplace. This educational practice has earned her recognition as an "Educator Model" by the Ministry of Education.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chung, Taipei, 2nd) Professor Yang Ling-Yu of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University's School of Medicine has been teaching students to "admit defeat" for over 30 years, sharing her own embarrassing mistakes and experiences of failure in class. She encourages them to learn to cope with failure before entering the workplace, and was recently selected by the Ministry of Education as an "Educator Model."
The Ministry of Education today issued a press release introducing the latest batch of Educator Models. Professor Yang Ling-Yu, who has taught for over 30 years, observed that medical students, often top academic performers before university, inevitably face the anxiety of "no longer being number one."
Professor Yang Ling-Yu deeply understands that medical students are both highly self-disciplined and among those most afraid of failure. Therefore, the most important task of education is to accompany these future doctors to learn to cope with failure before entering the workplace.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu found that sharing her "embarrassing stories" or "experiences of failure" was more inspiring than sharing success stories. She once shared in class that when she first graduated and worked as a resident physician, her poor interpersonal skills made her path to becoming an attending physician difficult, and she even considered giving up at one point.
This past experience greatly shocked the students, realizing that their teacher, who seemed to be a life winner in everyone's eyes, had also experienced a long period of low points.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu emphasizes that helping young people understand that everyone has unspoken difficulties is crucial psychological preparation for their future medical careers.
In her courses, Professor Yang Ling-Yu guides students to discuss new inpatient cases, practicing collecting complete information to make accurate diagnoses. She often encourages students: "I don't expect you to be right from the start, but you need to think about how you arrived at such a diagnosis? Even if you're wrong, you can learn from it."
She also encourages students to listen patiently, not just to pursue speed and precision. Sometimes, what patients say that seems like "idle chatter" is actually about building trust with the doctor.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu consistently plays the role of a "receiver," understanding the vulnerability of top students and also requiring them to hone their resilience in clinical settings. She once insisted on giving a talented student a "delayed graduation" penalty, even under the pressure of "delaying their future," to teach the student to accept failure gracefully.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu consistently plays the role of a "receiver," understanding the vulnerability of top students and also requiring them to hone their resilience in clinical settings. For her, education cannot abandon any child; one must strive until the last moment, making these future doctors understand that failure is not the end, but a necessary path to becoming a good doctor. (Edited by Li Hengshan) 1150502
(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chung, Taipei, 2nd) Professor Yang Ling-Yu of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University's School of Medicine has been teaching students to "admit defeat" for over 30 years, sharing her own embarrassing mistakes and experiences of failure in class. She encourages them to learn to cope with failure before entering the workplace, and was recently selected by the Ministry of Education as an "Educator Model."
The Ministry of Education today issued a press release introducing the latest batch of Educator Models. Professor Yang Ling-Yu, who has taught for over 30 years, observed that medical students, often top academic performers before university, inevitably face the anxiety of "no longer being number one."
Professor Yang Ling-Yu deeply understands that medical students are both highly self-disciplined and among those most afraid of failure. Therefore, the most important task of education is to accompany these future doctors to learn to cope with failure before entering the workplace.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu found that sharing her "embarrassing stories" or "experiences of failure" was more inspiring than sharing success stories. She once shared in class that when she first graduated and worked as a resident physician, her poor interpersonal skills made her path to becoming an attending physician difficult, and she even considered giving up at one point.
This past experience greatly shocked the students, realizing that their teacher, who seemed to be a life winner in everyone's eyes, had also experienced a long period of low points.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu emphasizes that helping young people understand that everyone has unspoken difficulties is crucial psychological preparation for their future medical careers.
In her courses, Professor Yang Ling-Yu guides students to discuss new inpatient cases, practicing collecting complete information to make accurate diagnoses. She often encourages students: "I don't expect you to be right from the start, but you need to think about how you arrived at such a diagnosis? Even if you're wrong, you can learn from it."
She also encourages students to listen patiently, not just to pursue speed and precision. Sometimes, what patients say that seems like "idle chatter" is actually about building trust with the doctor.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu consistently plays the role of a "receiver," understanding the vulnerability of top students and also requiring them to hone their resilience in clinical settings. She once insisted on giving a talented student a "delayed graduation" penalty, even under the pressure of "delaying their future," to teach the student to accept failure gracefully.
Professor Yang Ling-Yu consistently plays the role of a "receiver," understanding the vulnerability of top students and also requiring them to hone their resilience in clinical settings. For her, education cannot abandon any child; one must strive until the last moment, making these future doctors understand that failure is not the end, but a necessary path to becoming a good doctor. (Edited by Li Hengshan) 1150502