Wikipedia:Training/For educators/Medical topics 4
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Working with the community
When you assign students to edit medical topics, please plan to monitor student edits regularly and closely, and be prepared to participate in talk page discussions yourself when students get in over their heads. (This is good practice for any Wikipedia assignment, but it's especially important for medical topics, where experienced editors treat inadequate content with a sense of urgency due to the potential for harm.)
Have your students post their prospective sources to article talk pages before they begin writing. Giving experienced editors a chance to review the appropriateness of the sources ahead of time can help avoid frustration for both the students and those who curate medical content.
You are also strongly encouraged to discuss your plans with experienced medical editors. Post to the Talk page of WikiProject Medicine (Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine) to let folks know what you are planning.
