Announcements 

Congratulations Teaching Academy Members!

2024 Teaching Academy Curriculum Development and Educational Scholarship Award Recipient
Estelle Spear-Bishop, PhD: Building empathy among medical educators to promote accessibility for visually impaired students

2024 Teaching Academy Travel Award Recipients
Thomas Delaney, PhD
Anna Ricci, PhD

Teaching Academy Distinguished Educator and Professor of Anesthesiology, Melissa Davidson, MD, MS-HPEd, was awarded the Philip Liu Award for Innovation in Anesthesia Education – Education Research at the 2024 Society for Education in Anesthesia annual spring meeting.

Teaching Academy Expert Teacher and Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Stephen Everse, PhD, was awarded the 2024 President’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award, presented annually, acknowledges exceptional service by a University of Vermont faculty member who is recognized as a true university citizen for contributions to institutional building at the university.

Teaching Academy members Tom Delaney, PhD and Andrew Rosenfeld, MD are involved in the Vermont-based Four Pines Fund philanthropic investments in two initiatives that aim to address the prevention of youth suicide deaths and prevent and reduce the tremendous suffering associated with suicidality and all its drivers. Read more

Welcome New Teaching Academy Members!

Distinguished Educator

Karen George, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Students , Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences  

Expert Teacher

Christopher Kanner, DO, Assistant Professor, Radiology, Advanced from Member

Joseph Kennedy, MD,  Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Member

Estelle Bishop, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences        

Jeremy Dressler, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgery

Georgia Farrell, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine

Brady Heward, MD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Merima Ruhotina, MD, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Heidi Schumacher, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Associate Member

Dhruv Shah, DO, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Medical Education Grand Rounds

NBME Call for Letters of Intent: Innovations to Advance Pathways and Bridges to Medicine Programs

Deadline: Monday, June 17. NBME is investing in pathway programs that demonstrate support of developing pathways to the medical profession through recruitment, education and retention of diverse learners. To achieve this goal, NBME - in collaboration with the Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs (ASPBP) - is requesting applications to investigate the effectiveness of strategies that increase the number of underrepresented and traditionally underserved individuals in the medical profession. These grants are intended to support pathway programs across the entire educational continuum. Community-based, elementary to high school and higher education programs are invited to submit applications that focus on evaluating the evidence for success of a particular educational or programmatic intervention strategy in accomplishing the goal of advancing social justice, broader diversity and better health outcomes. Click here for information.

Medical Science Educator Needs Reviewers 

Medical Science Educator, the peer reviewed journal of IAMSE, receives over 700 submissions per year and relies on the services of our reviewers to provide thorough and efficient evaluations of manuscripts. Our goal is to provide timely, meaningful, and constructive feedback for submissions from our IAMSE colleagues as well as potential colleagues from outside IAMSE.  Reviewing for Medical Science Educator has been the first step of many for getting further involved in IAMSE.  We are interested in your growth professionally.  As part of your training as a reviewer, you will be invited to Basic Reviewer Workshops which are run by our Associate Editors and subsequently, Advanced Reviewer Workshops.  Serving as reviewer will also be one of the criteria to apply for the Editorial Board Fellowship, which will be announced in the coming months. If you are interested in becoming a manuscript reviewer, or if you are already a reviewer and need to update your classifications, please click here.  

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

Preparing Medical Students to Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: Buprenorphine Waiver Training in Undergraduate Medical Education
Riser E, Kennedy AG, Holterman LA, Brooklyn J, Maruti S, Sobel HG. Preparing Medical Students to Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: Buprenorphine Waiver Training in Undergraduate Medical Education. Acad Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 29. doi: 10.1007/s40596-024-01968-w

Leading An Academic Medical Practice.  Second Edition
Eds. L. Lu, CF Noronha, RJ Fortuna, D Tobin, HG Sobel.

• HG Sobel, M. Pasanen.  Chapter 1 – Clinical Director Roles and Expectations
• RJ Fortuna and HG Sobel.  Chapter 25 – Population Health and Quality
• RJ Fortuna, G Berkenblit, HG Sobel. Chapter 26 – Dashboards to Support Academic Practices. 

Case Study: The Weighty Issue of Treatment Options for Obese Dialysis Patients
de Waal D, Onuigbo M, Golper TA. Case Study: The Weighty Issue of Treatment Options for Obese Dialysis Patients. J Ren Nutr. 2024 Apr 27:S1051-2276(24)00065-7. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2024.04.004

COVID-19 disease among children and young adults enrolled in the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies registry
Twichell S, Ashoor I, Boynton S, Dharnidharka V, Kizilbash S, Erez DL, Smith J; NAPRTCS Investigators. COVID-19 disease among children and young adults enrolled in the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies registry. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 May; 39(5):1459-1468. doi: 10.1007/s00467-023-06241-0

Identifying Population-level and Within-Hospital Disparities in Surgical Care
de Jager E, Osman SY, Sheu C, Moberg E, Ye J, Liu Y, Cohen ME, Burstin HR, Hoyt DB, Schoenfeld AJ, Haider AH, Ko CY, Maggard-Gibbons MA, Weissman JS, Britt LD. Identifying Population-level and Within-Hospital Disparities in Surgical Care. J Am Coll Surg 2024. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001113

Where Do We Go From Here? An Inventory of Publicly Available Data About Educator Academies, Medical Education Departments, and Offices of Medical Education
Kerns S, Beck Dallaghan G, Borges N, Huggett K. Where Do We Go From Here? An Inventory of Publicly Available Data About Educator Academies, Medical Education Departments, and Offices of Medical Education. Academic Medicine, May 14, 2024. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005762

Evaluation of an Educational Scholarship Fellowship Program for Health Professions Educators
Heck AJ, Arja S, Bauler LD, Eldeeb K, Huggett KN, Newell AD, Quesnelle KM, Sadik A, Saks N, Smith PJ, Wisco JJ. Evaluation of an Educational Scholarship Fellowship Program for Health Professions Educators. Medical Science Educator. 2024 May 2:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-024-02036-6

“Not doing it justice”: Perspectives of Recent Family Medicine Graduates on Mental Health and Addictions Training in Residency
Ramdawar A, Bozinoff N,  Lazare K. (2024). “Not doing it justice”: Perspectives of Recent Family Medicine Graduates on Mental Health and Addictions Training in Residency. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241238642

When I say … artificial intelligence
Bearman M, Ajjawi R. When I say … artificial intelligence. Med Educ. 2024 Apr 20. doi: 10.1111/medu.15408

A Novel Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents to Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients.
Khalili J, Jeong J, Tibbe TD, Sim MS, Yoo SM. (2024). A Novel Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents to Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241246889

A method for assessing student ability to apply anatomical knowledge within a traditional anatomy laboratory examination
Nolan MF, McNamara JP. A method for assessing student ability to apply anatomical knowledge within a traditional anatomy laboratory examination. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1002/ase.2429

A comparison of virtual reality anatomy models to prosections in station-based anatomy teaching
Ail G, Freer F, Chan CS, Jones M, Broad J, Canale GP, Elston P, Leeney J, Vickerton P. A comparison of virtual reality anatomy models to prosections in station-based anatomy teaching. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Apr 7. doi: 10.1002/ase.2419

Is everything everywhere? A hands-on activity to engage undergraduates with key concepts in quantitative microbial biogeography
Vandepol NS, Shade A. 0. Is everything everywhere? A hands-on activity to engage undergraduates with key concepts in quantitative microbial biogeography. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 0:e00170-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00170-23

Breaking the habit: isolating nicotine-degrading bacteria in undergraduate microbiology teaching labs
Mastenbrook J, Pathak E, Beaver C, Stull F, Koestler BJ. 0. Breaking the habit: isolating nicotine-degrading bacteria in undergraduate microbiology teaching labs. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 0:e00152-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00152-23

The Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education Practice and Scholarship
Patino G, Amiel J, Brown M, Lypson M, Chan T. The Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education Practice and Scholarship. Academic Medicine 99(5):p 477-481, May 2024.  DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005636

June 2024

The Teaching Academy at NEGEA 2024

Teaching Academy Director, Katie Huggett, PhD, received the NEGEA Distinguished Educator Award

Teaching Academy Distinguished Educator, Cate Nicholas, EdD, MS, PA, also received the NEGEA Distinguished Educator Award

Poster: "Family Medicine Residency Training in the Small Communities of Vermont: Enhanced continuity and connection for better health" John G. King, MD, MPH; Melissa Volansky, MD 

Poster: "Orientation to Family-Centered Rounding for Clerkship Students: A Resident-Led Intervention" Jonathan Danel, MD; Sarah Hepworth, MD; Alex Zajack, MD; Molly Rideout, MD 

Poster: "Development of an Interprofessional Mentorship Program for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) Health Professions Students" Anisha Rimal, MD; Miller Celestin, RN; Mary-Val Palumbo, DNP, APRN; Mialovena Exume, MS4; Thomas Delaney, PhD; Molly Rideout, MD 

Oral Abstract Presentation: "Impacts of Falling Attendance on Pre-clinical Medical Education: Faculty Satisfaction and Student Preparation for Clerkship" Cara M. Simone, MA; Kathryn Huggett, PhD; Karen Lounsbury, PhD 

Oral Abstract Presentation: "An Innovative Fellowship to Increase Students’ Skills and Engagement with Suicide Prevention Research and Practice" Thomas Delaney, PhD; Andrew Rosenfeld, MD 

Oral Abstract Presentation: "Getting to clerkship and beyond: Adaptable biochemistry learning objectives that integrate basic and clinical science concepts for any curriculum" Lawrence C. Myers, PhD; Mariluz Henshaw, MD,PhD; Emine Abali, PhD; James Baleja, PhD; Judith Binstock, PhD; Sheri Fong, MD,PhD; Vivek Joshi, MD; Sireesha Mamillapalli, PhD; Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS (ASCP); Doug Spicer, PhD, MMEdL

Oral Abstract Presentation: "Student and Faculty Perspectives on Excellent Teaching: A Potential Driver of Educational Evaluations" Paul Haidet, MD MPH; Shayna Minosky, PhD; Kathryn Huggett, PhD; Christopher Mooney, PhD, MPH; Janet Hafler, PhD; John Encandela, PhD; Felise B. Milan, MD; Jesse Moore, MD; Sandra Oza, MD; Sheira Schlair, MD; Dana Dunne, MD; Jennifer Gibson, PhD; Jennifer Meka, PhD; Daniel Pratt, PhD

Workshop: "The Educator Portfolio- An Opportunity, Not a Burden" Jeannine Nonaillada, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA; Steven Rougas, MD MS FACEP; Kathryn Huggett, PhD 

Workshop: "Moving Beyond Simplistic Research Design in Health Professions Research: What a Simple Pretest-Posttest Design Will Not Prove" Nicole J. Borges, PhD; Kathryn Huggett, PhD; Gary Beck Dallaghan, PhD; Cayla R. Teal, PhD 

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