Announcements 

Congratulations Teaching Academy Members!

• Daniel Ackil, DO, Teaching Academy Member and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, was recently named director of simulation education in the UVM Clinical Simulation Laboratory.
• At the UVM Cancer Center’s recent annual scientific retreat, $25,000 in seed funding was awarded for the “Spatialomics and Precision Medicine Pipeline” project, which will be co-led by Alan Howe, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, and Douglas Taatjes, PhD, Teaching Academy Distinguished Educator and Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Director of the Center for Biomedical Shared Resources.

Updated Teaching Portfolio

The Teaching Academy Portfolio Application was recently updated to enhance documentation around diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Many thanks to the most recent Portfolio Review Committee for their help in clarifying the needs and refining the language in the portfolio and reviewer documents. You can see all Membership information on the Teaching Academy website: https://www.med.uvm.edu/teachingacademy/apply

Frymoyer Scholars Program: 2023 Call for Proposals NOW OPEN!

Through the Frymoyer Scholars Program, the John W. and Nan P. Frymoyer Fund for Medical Education supports physicians and nurses who are actively engaged in teaching University of Vermont medical and nursing students and who embody the best qualities of the clinician teacher. The program is an investment in outstanding medical education and promotes teaching that emphasizes the art of interprofessional collaborative patient care.

Proposals due March 1, 2023 Click here for the 2023 Call for Proposals.

AAMC Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Certificate Program

This application-based certificate program cultivates leaders in academic medicine through evidence-based, collaborative learning and reflective practice. The program will be delivered as a one-year, cohort-based, national leadership development certificate program that focuses on four areas: Strategic vision and setting direction; Developing people; Developing organizations; and Managing effectively. The Application Period for the LEAD Certificate Program Will Open in January! 2023 Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Certificate Program Workshop 1: May 17-18, 2023, AAMC Learning Center, Washington, DC Workshop 2: October 4-5, 2023, AAMC Learning Center, Washington, DC. For more detailed information, please review the Information Sheet (PDF).

Health Humanities & Health Equity Alliance for Learning (HEAL) NEGEA Special Interest Groups proudly present

"Reflection and Reconnection: A story exchange & expressive writing workshop"
Stories for a narrative writing experience focused on resilience and/or health equity
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 4-5pm. Register HERE Questions? Contact Alice Fornari

Medical Educator Course | February 13 - 15, 2023 | Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, San Francisco

The 5^th Annual Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Century course. This 3-day intensive course, organized in collaboration with the Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine, targets medical educators from undergraduate and graduate medical education seeking to develop or improve skills in teaching and educational program design. Flexible programming allows participants to select sessions aligned with their interest and experience level. Seats are limited - Register today!

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

Recent Publications by Teaching Academy Members

Wake up to the gender gap in academic anesthesiology and address the pipeline
Marroquin B. Wake up to the gender gap in academic anesthesiology and address the pipeline, Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. 19 Oct 2022. DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2128624

Recent Publications to Note

Challenging Questions to Help Physicians Reflect, Grow, and Find More Joy Practicing Medicine
The latest episode of the On Becoming a Healer podcast, titled Challenging Questions to Help Physicians Reflect, Grow, and Find More Joy Practicing Medicine, introduces 10 questions, and a reference to more (organized into themes), that are crafted to challenge learners (medical students, residents, attendings) to reconsider assumptions and habits they may have – with the aim of helping them better connect to meaning and joy in their work, despite the day-to-day challenges and hassles of practicing and learning medicine in the current environment.

Fitting In While Standing Out: Professional Identity Formation, Imposter Syndrome, and Burnout in Early Career Faculty PhysiciansStelling BE, Andersen CA, Suarez DA, Nordhues HC, Hafferty FW, Beckman TJ, Sawatsky AP. Fitting In While Standing Out: Professional Identity Formation, Imposter Syndrome, and Burnout in Early Career Faculty Physicians. Academic Medicine. 01 Nov 2022. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005049

Trauma-Informed Care Curricula for the Health Professions: A Scoping Review of Best Practices for Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Burns C, Borah L, Terrell S, James L, Erkkinen E, Owens L. Trauma-Informed Care Curricula for the Health Professions: A Scoping Review of Best Practices for Design, Implementation, and Evaluation. Academic Medicine: October 25, 2022 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005046

Measuring Personalization, Embodiment, and Congruence in Online Learning: A Validation Study
Cook D, Skrupky L. Measuring Personalization, Embodiment, and Congruence in Online Learning: A Validation Study. Academic Medicine: November 15, 2022 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005088

Peyton’s Model: Modifications and Applications for Teaching Clinical Skills
Arora B, Schoonover A, Bush C, van de Ridder JMM. Peyton’s Model: Modifications and Applications for Teaching Clinical Skills. Academic Medicine. 2 Dec 2022. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005101

“A whole new perspective on how the body fits together”—An evaluation of a cadaver laboratory experience for high school students
Cale AS, Byram JN, Organ JM, Schmalz NA. “A whole new perspective on how the body fits together”—An evaluation of a cadaver laboratory experience for high school students. Anatomical Sciences Education. 2022 Oct 18. DOI: 10.1002/ase.2229

A pilot study to understand the role of medical humanities in medical education
Pitcher C, Prasad A, Marchalik D, Groninger H, Krishnan L, Pottash M. A pilot study to understand the role of medical humanities in medical education. Medical Science Educator. 2022 Sep 26:1-4. DOI: 10.1007/s40670-022-01642-6

‘Us versus them’: A social identity perspective of internal medicine trainees
Kerins J, Smith SE, Tallentire VR. ‘Us versus them’: A social identity perspective of internal medicine trainees. Perspect Med Educ 11, 341–349 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-022-00733-9

The development of a current events and dialogue forum at a large U.S. academic medical center
Kuhn AW, Hanna ES, Menon VK. et al. The development of a current events and dialogue forum at a large U.S. academic medical center. Perspect Med Educ 11, 371–375 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-021-00651-2

Using entrustable professional activities to better prepare students for their postgraduate medical training: A medical student’s perspective
Kuehl SE, Spicer JO. Using entrustable professional activities to better prepare students for their postgraduate medical training: A medical student’s perspective. Perspect Med Educ 11, 359–364 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-022-00731-x

Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Medical Students
Frisch M, Chaudhary W, Zhang X, et al. Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Medical Students. Med.Sci.Educ. 32, 1299–1303 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-022-01670-2

January 2023

Larner College of Medicine to host NEGEA 2023 Annual Conference!

April 13-15, 2023

Save the date for 2 1/2 days of scholarship, networking, and camaraderie with colleagues across the region right here in Burlington!

Visit the NEGEA conference website to view details as they become available!

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