April 2008
Faculty Development Offered Next Week:
Generational Differences: Implications for Teachers and Learners
International Association of Medical Science Educators Web Seminar
Presenter: Paul McLeod, M.D.
Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 11:00 a.m. to Noon (note new time for the spring series)
Location: Medical Education Conference Room, 455 Criss III
Lunch provided – RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Session Description: The topic “generational differences” has received the interest of medical educators throughout the continuum of medical education. As many as four generational groups may be simultaneously present in medical education settings (e.g., Grand Rounds). This session will increase our understanding of the values and behaviors of different generational groups that have implications for teachers and learners during the educational process. Understanding of generational differences can help establish common ground on which to build a foundation for positive relationships not only between teachers and learners but also among colleagues.
NOTE: This web seminar will be available online at a later date, and, when there is interest in the topic, IAMSE web seminars will be presented again at the CUMC.
Upcoming Programs and Events:
New Tools for Teaching the Next Generation
International Association of Medical Science Educators Web Seminar
Presenter: Sharon Dennis, M.S.
Date: Wednesday, April 30
Time: 11:00 a.m. to Noon (note new time for the spring series)
Location: Medical Education Conference Room, 455 Criss III
Lunch provided – RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Session Description: New "Web 2.0" technologies are being used by students today for communication and collaboration. What are these new technologies, and how can educators use them in a classroom setting? This session will introduce participants to the three important Web 2.0 technologies: wikis, blogs, and social networking. Learn how easy it is to use these technologies with free online services.
Medical Education Meetings and Conferences:
The 28th Conference of The Generalists in Medical Education will be held October 31- November 1, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the Riverwalk in San Antonio. This conference precedes the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Proposals must be received by May 4th. The Call for Proposals is available at:
http://www.thegeneralists.org/submissions/instructions.html
Announcement:
Please consider participating in the 2008 Summer Initiative for Teaching Excellence (SITE) in the Health Sciences, a three-day, intensive workshop to improve teaching, assessment, and educational scholarship. The SITE program dates are June 9-11. All SITE program sessions occur on campus and there is no registration fee. A copy of the brochure and application are attached. Please contact me if you have questions about the program or application process. The application deadline is April 25.
Resource of the Month:
For an excellent summary of principles of adult learning and examples of applications for teaching, read “Education Techniques for Lifelong Learning: Principles of Adult Learning” by Jannette Collins, M.D., M.Ed.
This article is available to all CU faculty members via the Health Sciences Library: http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/24/5/1483
If you have trouble accessing the document, try pasting the entire URL (address) into your Web browser’s navigation box.
Collins, JC. Education Techniques for Lifelong Learning: Principles of Adult Learning. Radiographics. 2004; 24:1483-1489.
November 2007
Aspiring to a Leadership Position
International Association of Medical Science Educators Web Seminar
Presenter: Dr. Tom Schmidt
Date: Today - November 13
Time: Noon – 1:00 PM
Location: Medical Education Conference Room, 455 Criss III
Lunch provided – RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
NOTE: This web seminar will be available online at a later date,
and some IAMSE web seminars will be presented again at the CUMC.
Upcoming Programs and Events:
Exam Item Writing 101
Date: Friday, November 16
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 455 Criss III
Facilitated by: Katie Huggett, PhD and Tom Pisarri, PhD
Lunch provided – RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Effective Models of Peer Review of Teaching
Date: Thursday, November 29
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Skutt Student Center, Room 105
Facilitated by: Katie Huggett, PhD
Lunch provided – RSVP to micheleking@creighton.edu
This session is the second in the three-part Time-Out for Lunch series
sponsored by the CU Office for Academic Excellence and Assessment.
The session will explore the rationale, purposes, and best practices for
peer review of teaching. Drawing upon Nancy Van Note Chism’s work
and widely used guide, Peer Review of Teaching; A Sourcebook, the
sessions will offer a review of the literature, overview of the goals and
objectives of peer review of teaching, and examples of effective
strategies and processes.
Mark Your Calendar:
Improving Clinical Teaching: Two Approaches, One Goal
Date: Tuesday, December 11
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Presenter: Anna Maio, MD
Location: CUMC Dining Rooms A-C
RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Medical Education Meetings and Conferences:
* The flyer for the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA)
2008 Spring Meeting is now available on the CGEA web site.
Visit http://cgea.net and click on the CGEA Spring Meeting flyer.
Announcement:
The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP)
will present short reports that describe creative interventions and
assessment programs developed by medical schools, health care
institutions, specialty societies, and other organizations committed to
improving learning for health care professionals. Some articles will
describe new projects and courses being piloted and not fully evaluated.
Others will describe small-n studies with data. Submissions will be
peer reviewed. http://www.jcehp.com/
Resource of the Month:
ACGME Instructional Toolkit: “Teaching From a Competency
Perspective: An Instructional Toolbox for Graduate Medical Education”
This is an online resource that “describes and illustrates the principles
and practices of competency-based education when specifically
applied to the teaching and learning activities for the ACGME
General Competencies.” The Toolkit is available here: http://www.acgme.org/outcome/instrmod/instrModHome.asp
When you visit the site, don’t miss these additional resources:
*Education Resources for Medical Professionalism,
Practice-Based Learning, and Interpersonal and
Communication Skills.
http://www.acgme.org/outcome/implement/impHome.asp
*ACGME Toolkit of Assessment Methods
http://www.acgme.org/Outcome/assess/Toolbox.pdf
Although designed by the ACGME and American Board of
Medical Specialties for GME use, this resource offers
anyone in medical education and excellent overview of
assessment methods.
September 2007 Issue
Upcoming Programs and Events:
Writing Effective Learning Objectives
(and Other Strategies to Improve your Lectures and Syllabus)
Date: Tuesday, September 25
Time: Noon – 1:00 PM
Presented by: Katie Huggett, PhD
Location: Medical Education Conference Room, 455 Criss III
Lunch provided – RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Mark Your Calendar:
Leadership and the Complexity of Change
IAMSE Web Seminar
Date: Tuesday, October 2
Time: Noon – 1:00 PM
Presented by: International Association of Medical Science Educators
Location: Medical Education Conference Room, 455 Criss III
Lunch provided – RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
*This web seminar will also be available at the CUMC at a later date.
CME Course: “Back to School: Physical Diagnosis for the Teachers”
Date: Saturday, October 6
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Presented by: Anna Maio, MD; Katie Huggett, PhD; Erica Cichowski, MD; Rugmini Warrier, MD (with presenters Drs. Jason Foster, John Hurley, and Claire Hunter)
Location: Medical Student Interactive Area (4th Floor of Criss III)
Please see attached flyer and registration information.
Announcements:
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently published “Advancing Educators and Education: Defining the Components and Evidence of Educational Scholarship.” This document “outlines a set of documentation standards based on more than fifteen years of literature and the findings from the AAMC’s Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) 2006 Consensus Conference on Educational Scholarship.” More information and the report are available here:
The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is in the midst of a comprehensive review of “the entire USMLE program to ensure that the overall design, structure, and format of USMLE is effectively meeting the needs of primary and secondary users.” The committee is slated to deliver final recommendations in January 2008. For more information and details of “major themes” emerging from the review to date, go to: http://www.usmle.org/General_Information/review.html
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently published “Initiatives to Transform Medical Education: Recommendations for Change in the System of Medical Education.” The project, dubbed ITME, was launched in 2005 to respond to concerns about the U.S. medical education system. The report is available here:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/377/finalitme.pdf
Medical Education Meetings and Conferences:
* The Generalists in Medical Education annual conference is November 2-3, 2007 in Washington, DC. The organization welcomes basic scientists, clinicians and other educators interested in medical education. The program is posted here: http://www.thegeneralists.org/programs/2007.pdf
Additional information is available here: http://www.thegeneralists.org/registration/index.php
* The flyer for the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) 2008 Spring Meeting is now available on the CGEA web site. Visit http://cgea.net and click on the CGEA Spring Meeting flyer.
Resource of the Month:
“Applying Educational Theory in Practice” by David M Kaufmann.
This concise review of educational theory and implications for teaching practice is part of the BMJ’s respected series, “ABC of learning and teaching in medical education.” Creighton faculty members have online access to this article via http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7382/213. The article first appeared here: BMJ 2003;326:213-216 ( 25 January )
August 2007 Issue
Upcoming Programs and Events:
Interpreting and Using Course Evaluation Data
Date: Thursday, September 6
Time: Noon – 1:00 PM
Presented by: Katie Huggett, PhD, Amanda Lofgreen, MS,
Tom Pisarri, PhD and Floyd Knoop, PhD
Location: Medical Education Conference Room, 455 Criss III
Lunch is provided - please RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Writing Effective Learning Objectives
(and Other Strategies to Improve your Lectures and Syllabus)
Date: Tuesday, September 25
Time: Noon – 1:00 PM
Presented by: Katie Huggett, PhD
Location: Medical Education Conference Room, 455 Criss III
Lunch is provided - please RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Leadership and the Complexity of Change
IAMSE Web Seminar
Date: Tuesday, October 2
Time: Noon – 1:00 PM
Presented by: International Association of Medical Science Educators
Location: The web seminar will be available at both the Criss Building and CUMC.
Please watch for details.
Back to School: Physical Diagnosis for the Teachers
Date: Saturday, October 6
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Presented by: Anna Maio, MD; Katie Huggett, PhD; Erica Cichowski, MD; Rugmini Warrier, MD
(with Drs. Jason Foster, John Hurley, and Claire Hunter)
Location: Medical Student Interactive Area (4th Floor of Criss III)
**Official CME brochure and registration information will be distributed soon.
Announcements:
- AAMC Central Group on Educational Affairs Spring Conference Hosted by The Ohio State University College of Medicine is April 10 - 12, 2008 Columbus, Ohio. The main conference theme is Beyond Competence: Fostering a Learning Centered Culture. Call for proposals is available at the CGEA website cgea.net/call08.htm
- The AAMC recently announced the latest release of MedEdPORTAL(version 1.4). New features include "User Review" and "Usage Reports." MedEdPORTAL is a free online publication service launched in 2005 by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that offers peer reviewed dissemination of high quality medical education teaching resources, while also providing a valuable venue for medical educators and faculty to publish educational resources which have undergone the rigors of a scholarly peer-review. www.aamc.org/mededportal
Resources:
- Test Question Formats for M1 and M2 Quizzes and Exams at Creighton University School of Medicine
Please see the attached document; it is also available at the Instructional Resources page listed below.
- Check out the new teaching resources available at the Office of Medical Education web site:
Medical Education Research Resources:
www2.creighton.edu/medschool/medicine/admin/teach/eduresearch/index.php
Instructional Resources:
www2.creighton.edu/medschool/medicine/admin/teach/instructional/index.php
- Wondering why today's students seem so different? The faculty at Beloit College have released their annual student Mindset List ® www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/2011.php
March 2007 Issue
Upcoming Programs and Events:
Date: Tuesday, March 20
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon*
Title: Cognitive Style and Leadership: Optimizing Your Role in Shared Leadership
Presenter: Lynn Curry, Ph.D.
Program Description: Organizational health and success depends fundamentally on the quality of shared leadership. That means regardless of the title we bear, we have a responsibility to our organization and to our colleagues in that organization to help it be a healthy place to work and to succeed in its organizational mission. This shared obligation for leadership is particularly acute in the academic health care centers where all faculty members have a permanent and all encompassing responsibility as role models for students and junior faculty. Therefore, we all need to learn to optimize our day-to-day formal and informal leadership opportunities. An important piece of that skill is understanding the contribution of cognitive style to interpersonal relationships and leadership in general. In this one hour Audio Seminar, Dr. Curry will provide an overview of the role of cognitive style in formal and informal leadership. Particular examples and experiences will be highlighted from different stages of the academic career.
- *This time is one hour earlier than the fall seminar time.
- A recorded version, along with slides, will be available afterwards.
- The complete list of seminars is available here: http://www.iamse.org/development/2007/was_2007_spring.htm
- Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Cate Pogge, catepogge@creighton.edu
Mark Your Calendar:
Wednesday, April 11 - Individual Consultation/Workshop for PowerPoint users
Time: 4-5 p.m., Criss III School of Medicine Computer Lab
Topic: DoIT staff will work with you to enhance your PowerPoint lecture slides/presentation
Note: This is a special session for School of Medicine faculty sponsored by the Office of Medical Education.
Watch for announcements; registration will be limited.
Future IAMSE Seminars:
Tuesday, March 27: Leading People within Organizations
Tuesday, April 3: The Impact of Effective Leadership on Faculty Productivity and Career Success
Tuesday, April 10: Coaching and Mentoring
Tuesday, April 17: Leading Effectively at the Department or Program Level: People, Priorities and Politics
Registration Now Open:
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) 2007 Conference will be held in Cleveland, Ohio from July 21-24, 2007. www.iamseconference.org
Resource of the Month:
“What They Don't Know Can Hurt Them: The Role of Prior Knowledge in Learning”
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/resources/guides/dontknow.html
Kathryn Dey Huggett, Ph.D.
Director of Medical Education Development and Assessment
Creighton University School of Medicine
Office of Medical Education
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
Tel.: 402.280.3600
Fax: 402.280.2046
February 2007 Issue
Upcoming Programs and Events
Friday, March 2: Learning Styles of the Class of 2010
Join Linda Pappas, Academic Success Consultant, as she presents a summary of recent survey data on the learning styles and preferences of the first-year medical student class. This information can help you improve your lectures and small groups.
Noon – 1:00 p.m., Medical Education Conference Room 455 in Criss III
Lunch will be provided; please RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu
Spring 2007 IAMSE Web Seminars
Please note: Sessions are sponsored by the Office of Medical Education and presented by the International Association of Medical Science Educators. Lunch is provided. RSVP to catepogge@creighton.edu Seminars will begin at 11 a.m. this semester, a change from the fall schedule. Room 455 Criss III.
Tuesday, March 13: Effective Leadership in Academic Health Sciences
Tuesday, March 20: Everyone Can be an Influential Leader
Tuesday, March 27: Leading People within Organizations
Tuesday, April 3: The Impact of Effective Leadership on Faculty Productivity and Career Success
Tuesday, April 10: Coaching and Mentoring
Tuesday, April 17: Leading Effectively at the Department or Program Level: People, Priorities and Politics
New Medical Education Publication Opportunity
The Editorial Board of the Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators and the Publications Committee of IAMSE recently announced two new initiatives:
· “Innovative Ideas in Medical Education.” These are short, no more than 350 words, descriptions of innovative techniques in medical education.
· The publication of one or two monographs per issue. The monographs are to be longer articles on a specific subject of general interest to medical educators. It is envisioned that many of these submissions will be reviews of topics of general interest or “how to” papers ( i.e. professionalism education, research methods in education, lecture techniques). Monographs will be actively solicited. Potential authors are also encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief of JIAMSE, Uldis Streips - unstre01@louisville.edu - with proposals for monographs. Submitted manuscripts will be peer reviewed prior to publication.
Deadlines
February 15, 2007 Creighton University Office for Academic Excellence and Assessment
The Office for Academic Excellence and Assessment (AEA) is requesting proposals for Spring 2007 grants to support “new or early-stage” faculty development projects. The purpose of this grant program is to provide “seed money” for a work in its early stages or a developing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project. Contact micheleking@creighton.edu
February 23, 2007 AAMC – Research in Medical Education (RIME)
The AAMC is requesting submissions for papers and abstracts to be presented at the 46th annual Research in Medical Education (RIME) Conference, which will be held Nov. 2-7, 2007 in conjunction with the association's Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. http://www.aamc.org/members/gea/rime/start.htm
March 15, 2007 IAMSE - 2007 Conference Abstracts
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) 2007 Conference will be held in Cleveland, Ohio from July 21-24, 2007. www.iamseconference.org
Resource of the Month: A Guide to Effective Lecturing from the University of Illinois
http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/Did/docs/LECTURE/Lecture1.htm
Need help writing lecture objectives or preparing a poster for presentation? Want to know more about MedEd Portal, a peer-reviewed repository and publication site for teaching materials?
Please email or call for a consultation: kathrynhuggett@creighton.edu
Kathryn Dey Huggett, Ph.D.
Director of Medical Education Development and Assessment
Creighton University School of Medicine
Office of Medical Education
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
Tel.: 402.280.3600
Fax: 402.280.2046
