February 2024

Overcoming Resistance to New Ideas | April TIME Lecture

On April 16, FAME welcomes David Schonthal, MBA, Clinical Professor of Strategy at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University for our monthly grand round series - Today's Innovations in Medical Education. In this interactive session, David Schonthal will highlight the frictions that operate against new ideas and innovations and explain how to transform the frictions into important catalysts for change. RSVP to receive the Zoom link for this event.

Overcoming Resistance to New Ideas

Tuesday, April 16 - 4:00 pm

Session will occur via Zoom.

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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.

Applications Open | Northwestern's MS in Health Professions Education

Applications are now open for Northwestern's Master of Science in Health Professions Education (MS-HPE) program. This two-year, part-time executive program is designed for busy healthcare professionals. Full-time Northwestern employees may be eligible to use their employee tuition benefits.

If you would like to learn more about the MS-HPE program, you may register for a Virtual Information Session. If you have any questions about the program or the admissions process, please contact mshpe@northwestern.edu.

Designing and Implementing Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Curricula Course

Mastery learning is a rigorous form of competency-based medical education. The mastery model has been shown to improve patient care quality and lower healthcare costs. Northwestern Simulation faculty are leading experts in using simulation-based mastery learning to develop and measure clinical skills. This March, they will offer a 3-day in-person course where participants will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement mastery learning curricula in the following key domains: resuscitation, procedural skill training, and communication skills.

Northwestern Simulation Mastery Learning Course

March 4-6 from 7:00am - 6:00pm

For more information, please contact simed@northwestern.edu.

February 15 - Integrating AI in Medical Education: Quickstart with Streamlit and LLMs| FAME Education Excellence Workshop

FAME's educator development workshop series will feature David Liebovitz, MD for a workshop on enhancing medical education using the Streamlit app and LLM applications. This sessions recording will be published to the FAME website.

Thursday, February 15 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Join us via Zoom by registering here.

February 20 - Grounded Theory: A Case Study about Near-Peer Learning in the Education-Centered Medical Home | TIME Lecture

FAME's monthly grand round series (TIME Lectures) will feature Walter Eppich, MD, PhD and Lauren Smith, MD discussing the principles of grounded theory (GT) and the potential applications of GT in Health Professions Education research. This sessions recording will be published to the FAME website.

Tuesday, February 20 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Join us via Zoom by registering here.

February 21 - Taking a Scholarly Approach to Program Evaluation | Education Scholarship Session

FAME's health professions-focused Education Scholarship Session will feature Celia O'Brien, PhD for a workshop on how to use different theoretical and conceptual frame works to guide curriculum and program development and the characteristics of program evaluation studies more likely to be published as peer-reviewed scholarship. This sessions recording will be published to the FAME website.

Wednesday, February 21 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Join us via Zoom by registering here.

** CME & CEU credit are available for TIME, ESS, and FEEW events in February 2024. **

Save the Date | March Events

March 6 - AllySHIP Workshop at 12:00 pm

March 19 - TIME Lecture at 4:00 pm

March 20 - Education Scholarship at 12:00 pm

March 21 - FAME Education Excellence at 12:00 pm

TEACHx 2024 | Call for Proposals

Proposal Submission Form

Deadline February 18, 2024

For more information about TEACHx, visit this link.

2024 Medical College of Wisconsin Innovations in Healthcare Education in Research (IHER) Conference | Call for Submissions

Panel Session Submission

Roundtable Submission

Workshop Submission

Deadline March 1, 2024

To learn more about last year's IHER Conference, visit this link.

Learn Serve Lead 2024 | Call for Facilitators

Self-Nomination Form

Deadline March 6, 2024

Please direct all questions to educationalaffairs@aamc.org.

** February 2024 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

Dr. Liebovitz has disclosed ongoing financial relationships with the following entity: Merck and Company, Inc. (Grant or research support). Drs. Eppich, Smith, and O’Brien have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Course director Dr. Mary McBride has disclosed ongoing financial relationships with the following entity: American Heart Association (consulting fee). FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All the relevant financial relationships for this/these individual(s) have been mitigated. 

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.