Announcements
Congratulations!
Cancer Center member Maura (“Molly”) Barry, MD, Teaching Academy Expert Teacher and Associate Professor of Medicine, has been named executive director for the Women’s Health and Cancer Conference, to be held September
20 at the University of Vermont.
Teaching Academy Expert Teacher and Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Bronwyn Bryant, MD, received the AMA ChangeMedEd® Initiative Innovation Grant, focused on Academic Coaching for “Incorporating Coaching
in the Moment and Coaching Over Time to support EPA-based assessment in Pathology Residency Training.”
UVM Staff Council presented the 2023-2024 Rock Award to Amanda Broder, Teaching Academy Conference and Member Event Coordinator. This award honors a staff council member who exemplifies strength and reliability. Amanda co-chaired the
Community Engagement Committee for the UVM Staff Council, hosting activities including lunchtime crafting sessions and campus art walks for UVM staff. The award was presented at the staff council's annual end of year recognition luncheon on July 30
at the UVM Alumni House.
The Teaching Academy welcomes its first cohort of Department Ambassadors!
Department Ambassadors act as conduits between the Teaching Academy and home departments. Feel free to reach out the Ambassador in your department for more information.
| Department Ambassador | Department | Member Level |
|---|
| TBA | Anesthesiology | |
| Michael Godsey, PhD | Biochemistry | Member |
| Joe Kennedy, MD | Emergency Medicine | Expert Teacher |
| Clara Keegan, MD | Family Medicine | Expert Teacher |
| Mark Pasanen, MD | Medicine | Expert Teacher |
| Rebecca Guy, PhD | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | Member |
| Anna Ricci, PhD | Neurological Sciences | Member |
| Justin DeAngelis, MD | Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences | Member |
| Stephen Merena, DPM | Orthopaedics | Member |
| Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS (ASCP) | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Distinguished Educator |
| Jennifer Todd, MD | Pediatrics | Member |
| Karen Lounsbury, PhD | Pharmacology | Distinguished Educator |
| Jeremiah Dickerson, MD | Psychiatry | Member |
| Christopher Kanner, DO | Radiology | Member |
| TBA | Surgery | |
Medical Education Grand Rounds "Challenges and Opportunities for Wellbeing in Healthcare"
Presented by Marcelo Bento Soares, PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria.
September 20; 12-1pm; Med Ed 300 (Reardon Classroom)
Medical Education Grand Rounds are open to all UVM LCOM faculty at all sites in the UVM Health Network (a Zoom option is available). For more information, visit the Medical Education Grand Rounds webpage. RSVP to Teaching.Academy@med.uvm.edu
IAMSE Fall 2024 Webinar Series - Push and Pull: Navigating Strains in Health Education
Join the Teaching Academy for these drop-in webinars. Sign up for one session or all of them! All sessions take place Thursdays from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Please click here to register for free under the Teaching Academy’s paid subscription.
Sessions in the Fall 2024 series include:
- September 19 - Disability in Medicine: Why We Need More Disabled Physicians presented by Lisa Meeks, University of Michigan
- September 26 - Approaching Curricular Reform presented by Yerko Berrocal, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Kathryn Huggett, Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, and Robert Opoka, Aga Khan University
- October 3 - AI Impact and Blowback: An Introduction presented by Dennis Bergau, M3A Worldwide, Inc.
- October 10 - Stigma in Medicine: The Power of Language presented by J. Corey Williams, Georgetown University Medical Center, and Melissa Chen, Rosalind Franklin University
- October 17 - Student Preparedness Changes presented by Dyron Corley and Stephanie Dearden, both of Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Teaching Academy/Nuvance/Global Health Medical Education Discussion
Thursday, Septe,ber 26; 8:00-9:00am; HSRF 200
"Providing Medical Education in Uganda Through Ministry" with
Samuel Abimerech Luboga, PhD, MMed, MBChB. Join the Teaching Academy at this co-sponsored
event to learn more about medical education in Uganda. This event is open to all UVM LCOM faculty. Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to
teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu
A Practical Way to Make a Difference: The Hidden Power of Microaffirmations in the Workplace
Friday, October 4, 2024; 12-1:30 pm; Sugar Maple Ballroom, Dudley H. Davis Center
Dr. Mill Etienne, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAES, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, New York Medical College
Dr. Etienne is the keynote speaker for the Department of Neurological Sciences’ annual education retreat. The keynote address will begin the retreat and is open to the Larner community. Dr. Etienne’s keynote address is being
jointly sponsored by the Department of Neurological Sciences and The Teaching Academy. Events following the keynote address are for the faculty of the Department of Neurological Sciences.
RSVP to erica.frey-delaportas@med.uvm.edu by September 26. Seating is limited. You must RSVP to reserve your place.
UVMHN Medical Group Grants Invitation
All members of the UVMHN Medical Group with faculty appointments are eligible to submit a grant proposal as a Principal Investigator and are encouraged to include other UVMHN Medical Group members and health professional colleagues within the UVM Health
Network.
Please submit a one-page letter of intent by September 9—which is an opportunity for consultation and guidance—and a full proposal by the November deadline below. We plan to announce awardees by January.
Click here for more information and to download the Letter of Intent Form.
Educational Scholarship Award: $50,000, up to 1 per year
Letters of intent are due by Monday, September 9, 2024
Proposals are due by Friday, November 1, 2024
Contact: Katie Huggett