December 2023

** CME & CEU credit are available for TIME, ESS, and FEES events in December 2023. **

Save the Date | January Events

January 16 - TIME Lecture at 4:00 pm | Add to Calendar

January 17 - Education Scholarship at 12:00 pm | Add to Calendar

January 18 - Feinberg Education Excellence at 12:00 pm | Add to Calendar

Advancing Disability Awareness in Medicine Module

Feinberg faculty and students have developed the Advancing Disability Awareness in Medicine (ADAM) Module. This 33 minute module will allow participants to:

1. Define terms used to elicit and communicate disability status.
2. Utilize tools to effectively and respectfully communicate with patients with disabilities.
3. Discuss systemic and structural barriers to healthcare experienced by people with disabilities.
4. Identify resources to improve accessibility.

This module, and many others, are available on the FAME website.

Augusta Webster Faculty Fellowship | Applications Open



The Augusta Webster Faculty Augusta Webster Faculty Fellowship in Educational Research and Innovation is an opportunity for career development through investigator proposed projects in health professions education. Applications are now open for the 2024-2026 Fellowship cycle. The deadline to submit applications is December 22, 2023. Click here to review fellowship requirements.

The goals of the Fellowship are to:

- Provide mentorship, support and career development to junior faculty members establishing careers involving research in health professions education.

- Promote innovation in health professions education research.

- Serve as pilot funds to lead to future research grants.

Upcoming Information Sessions - Northwestern's Master of Science in Health Professions Education

In today’s dynamic healthcare landscape, the demand for highly skilled educators in the health professions is greater than ever before. Experience meets innovation in the Master of Science in Health Professions Education, at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Gain expertise critical educational content that integrates diversity and inclusion and modern educational technologies. This two-year, part-time executive program is designed for busy healthcare professionals. Full-time Northwestern employees are eligible to use their employee tuition benefits.

If you would like to learn more about the MS-HPE, you may register for a Virtual Information Session, which will be offered on the following days:

Monday, December 4, 2023 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (CT)

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 – 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (CT)

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (CT)

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 – 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (CT)

FAME Consultation Services

The Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators offers a variety of consultation services to individual faculty members, groups, and departments at the Feinberg School of Medicine. To request a consultation, click on the purple link below or email fame@northwestern.edu.



Grand Rounds Sessions

• Schedule a CME-accredited medical education session for grand rounds. Choose from a variety of session topics or propose a new one. 

Bias Training

• Schedule a grand rounds session focused on reducing bias and enhancing inclusivity in healthcare and medical education environments.

Clinical Faculty Consulting

• Connect with education experts who can provide individualized clinical faculty development approaches, ranging from online modules to teaching observations with feedback and coaching.

Direct Observational Teaching

• Submit a request to be observed by an educational expert or to become a mentor observer.

Medical Decision Making Small Group Leader Opportunity

AWOME is looking for additional faculty to precept their first-year medical student small groups for the course Medical Decision Making (MDM) during the second half of the 2023-24 academic year starting in January 2024. MDM is the curricular thread that teaches our M1 and M2 students evidence-based medicine and medical decision making. They are looking for preceptors on Tuesday, Thursday, and possibly Monday afternoons - contact MDM coordinator Alise Blunk for specific dates. If you are interested in teaching or being added to the substitute leader list, please let the MDM team know by filling out this form - MDM Recruitment Form.

More teaching opportunities in Feinberg programs can be found on the FAME website.

Learn Serve Lead 2024: The AAMC Annual Meeting | Call for Submissions

Abstract Submission Form

Deadline December 1, 2023

To view the full call and submission instructions, visit this link.

2024 ScholarRx Innovation Grant

Submissions should be sent to info@scholarrx.com.

Letter of Intent Deadline December 15, 2023

More information about the submission guidelines can be found here.

Bedside Medicine Fellows Program

Letters of interest should be sent to info@bedsidemedicine.org.

Deadline January 17, 2024

For more information about the Fellowship, visit this link.

GEA Educational Research Grant | Call for Pre-Proposals

Pre-Proposal Template Submission

Deadline January 19, 2024

The full call and more information about the grant can be downloaded here.

ABMS Research and Education Foundation Grants

Two new grant opportunities: General Certification and Diagnostic Excellence Through Certification.

Deadline January 30, 2024

To learn more about applying for an REF research grant, visit this link.

** December 2023 CME Disclosure Information **

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

Drs. Kenzie Cameron, Geoffrey Stetson, Michael Spewak, and Lucas Bruton have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Course director Dr. Mary McBride has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.