Announcements 

Congratulations to New and Advancing Members!

Distinguished Educator

Deirdre O'Reilly, MD, Pediatrics

Expert Teacher

Michelle Cangiano, MD, Family Medicine
Shamima Khan, MBA, PhD, Medicine

Member

Alan Chant, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Benjamin Depo, MD, Medicine Internal Medicine
Thomas Griffin, PhD, Medicine (Division of Public Health)
Peter Jackson, MD, Psychiatry
Laura Mulvey, MD, Emergency Medicine
Adrienne Pahl, MD, Pediatrics

Associate Member

Pooria Khoshnoodi, MD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Victoria Zhou, MD, Emergency Medicine

Teaching Academy Induction and Award Ceremony: Friday, January 17

The annual Teaching Academy Induction and Award Ceremony will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, 12-1pm in the Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Student Center. This year’s ceremony will coincide with the Snow Season Education Retreat and lunch will be served beginning at 11:30am. Please use the Snow Season Education Retreat registration to RSVP.

SAVE THE DATE! 10^th Anniversary Teaching Academy Luncheon: Friday, May 9

In case you missed it, the Teaching Academy is thrilled to celebrate our 10^th anniversary in 2025! It's been a wonderful journey, and we invite you to join us as we mark this milestone with a special event luncheon on Friday, May 9, 2025. Mark your calendars now!

Save the Date! Community Conversation Town Hall with Dean Page and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Tuesday, December 10, 2024; 5-6 PM; Med Ed 200

The Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) National Grant Award Committee is now accepting pre-proposals for the 2025 GEA National Educational Research Grant Award

In its strong encouragement and support of research in medical education, the GEA seeks to fund research projects that address important problems or questions in medical education. Proposals that foster collaboration are strongly encouraged.  This includes collaborations among GEA sections (UME, GME, CPD), across GEA regions (CGEA, NEGEA, SGEA, WGEA) and/or proposals that engage multiple schools, professions, or departments.  Multiple projects may be funded each year up to $10,000 each up to a two-year grant period. The number of proposals funded per year will depend upon the GEA budget and proposal quality. Pre-proposals are due on January 17, 2025, by 11:59 PM PT. The full call for proposals application process, submission guidelines, and review process. can be located on the AAMC Website:
https://www.aamc.org/professional-development/affinity-groups/gea/national-grant-proposals-call

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2025 Junior Faculty Travel Awards and 2025 Student Travel Awards

The IAMSE Junior Faculty Travel Awards Program and Student Travel Awards Program support junior faculty and students to attend the IAMSE Annual Conference. The amount of the 2025 Travel Awards will be $1,500 and is meant to cover expenses for one individual presenter related to attendance at the upcoming IAMSE Annual Conference in Calgary, such as conference registration, lodging, and airfare. Any IAMSE junior faculty or student member who is presenting at the 2025 Annual Conference can apply. Awards will be only granted to presenting authors with an accepted oral or poster abstract. Non-presenting authors will not be considered. The deadline to submit is December 15, 2024. Are you Junior Faculty? Applications for faculty travel grants can be submitted here. Are you an IAMSE student member? Applications for student travel grants can be submitted here.

Questions about The Teaching Academy?
Please contact: teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu

Focused anatomy workshops for clerkships and the USMLE Step 1 examination
Ricci A, Minearo I, Hielscher A. Focused anatomy workshops for clerkships and the USMLE Step 1 examination. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Nov 22. doi: 10.1002/ase.2536

Recommendations to address and research systemic bias in assessment: perspectives from directors of research in medical education
Chen F, O’Brien CL, Blanco MA, Huggett KN, Jeffe DB, Pusic MV, Brenner JM. Recommendations to address and research systemic bias in assessment: perspectives from directors of research in medical education. Medical Education Online. 2024 Dec 31;29(1):2396166.

Directions for education research in health professions: Opportunities for physical therapy
Loftus S, Huggett K. Directions for education research in health professions: Opportunities for physical therapy. In Educating physical therapists. 2024. Jun 1 (pp. 201-209). Routledge.

The humanities in palliative medicine training: perspectives of academic palliative medicine physicians and trainees
Delbani R, Barnes C, Shamy M. The humanities in palliative medicine training: perspectives of academic palliative medicine physicians and trainees. BMC Med Educ 24, 1337 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06295-0

Twelve tips for maximizing the potential of reflective writing in medical education
Moniz T, Melro CM, Warren A, Watling C. Twelve tips for maximizing the potential of reflective writing in medical education. Medical Teacher. 20 Mar 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2326093

Enhancing Radiology Education for Regional Campus Medical Students
Waltz MJ, Gunderman RB. Enhancing Radiology Education for Regional Campus Medical Students. Acad Radiol. 2024 Sep 3:S1076-6332(24)00565-8. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.003

ChatGPT versus a customized AI chatbot (Anatbuddy) for anatomy education: A comparative pilot studyArun G, Perumal V, Urias FPJB, Ler YE, Tan BWT, Vallabhajosyula R, Tan E, Ng O, Ng KB, Mogali SR. ChatGPT versus a customized AI chatbot (Anatbuddy) for anatomy education: A comparative pilot study. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Oct;17(7):1396-1405. doi: 10.1002/ase.2502

The Role of Information Visualisation and Anecdotal Evidence in Medical Students’ Clinical Reasoning Process: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Janssen A, Goldwater MB, Hilton CB, Bonner C, Shaw T. (2024). The Role of Information Visualisation and Anecdotal Evidence in Medical Students’ Clinical Reasoning Process: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241293491

The transition to clerkships bootcamp: Innovative and flexible curriculum strategies post COVID‐19 adaptation
Ha TM, Nguyen QT, Liew SC, Mayne J, Le PV. The transition to clerkships bootcamp: Innovative and flexible curriculum strategies post COVID‐19 adaptation. Medical Education. https://asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/medu.15573

Need for Structured Pain Management Curriculum and Competency-Based Evaluation in GME: An Observational Study in One Internal Medicine Residency Program
Thangarasu S, Renganathan G, Soskin B, Ruck L, Prakash V, Unnikrishnan S, Goranti J, Cobos E. (2024). Need for Structured Pain Management Curriculum and Competency-Based Evaluation in GME: An Observational Study in One Internal Medicine Residency Program. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241298353

New podcast:Ethics Talk: Therapeutic Music and Peace in Health Care. Levitin D., AMA Journal of Ethics. Nov 2024>

December 2024

2025 Snow Season Education Retreat

January 16-17, 2025

A two-day, hybrid education retreat featuring a plenary, poster session, workshops, and networking.

Plenary

The Role of Museum-based Education in Healthcare Teaching and Practice
Margaret Chisolm, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Medicine
Director, The Paul McHugh Program for Human Flourishing
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• On Thursday, January 16, the Snow Season Education Retreat activities, including the Oral Abstract Presentations, will be virtual.
• On Friday, January 17, the Snow Season Retreat activities, including the Plenary, Poster Session, and the annual Induction and Award Ceremony will be in person at the Dudley H. Davis Student Center.

This event is open to all UVM Larner College of Medicine faculty, students, and staff at all teaching sites in the University of Vermont Health Network and the Clinical Branch Campus/Nuvance Health in Connecticut.

Contact Amanda Broder, Conference and Member Event Coordinator (Amanda.Broder@med.uvm.edu) with questions.

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