June 2024

Medical Education Day Keynote Announcement - Jean Twenge, PhD

The Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators is excited to announce Jean Twenge, PhD as the 14th Annual Medical Education Day Keynote speaker. Her keynote address will begin at 12:00pm in Hughes Auditorium and is titled Understanding generational differences: Improving teaching and training in academic health professions.

Register for Medical Education Day

October 15, 2024

8:00am - 5:00pm

Jean Twenge, PhD

Professor of Psychology

San Diego State University

FAME Promotion Advising Program

FAME's new Promotion Advising Program kicks off mid July. Feinberg faculty may request one-on-one sessions with promotion advisors who can mentor on various aspects of the promotion process, from reviewing CVs to advising on the promotion packet development process. Request a promotion advising session here.

Searle Faculty Fellowship | Call for Applications

The Searle Fellows Program seeks to cultivate an interdisciplinary community in which fellows receive personalized coaching from Searle educational developers and a faculty mentor of their choosing. Applications for the 2024-25 cycle are due by June 15. Full details about the program, including eligibility and application requirements are published on the Searle Fellows webpage.

Contact Searle Center Director of Pedagogy and Curricular Development Lauri Dietz with questions.

Congratulations to the 2023-24 Cohort of the Searle Fellows Program:

Coaching in Graduate Medical Education—A Faculty Handbook

This publication is the third in the AMA’s series of books focused on coaching. Inspired by a need for a repository of best practices and recommendations for creating coaching programs in graduate medical education (GME), the handbook presents the work of experts inside and outside of ChangeMedEd who have implemented coaching programs in GME at their own institutions.

Coaching is an increasingly common component of medical education, and it has the power to transform residents and fellows into self-actualized, adaptive learners. From envisioning goals for a new program, planning logistics, and preparing faculty and learners, the authors of this handbook’s chapters have used their own coaching program expertise and understanding of the literature to create a practical resource that is generalizable to the broader community. 

FAME member and FAME Steering Committee member Priya Jain, MD, MEd contributed to a chapter in this publication. Download the free faculty handbook.

2024 George H. Joost Teaching Award winners

In May at Feinberg’s Honors Day, the Department of Medical Education recognized the 2024 Joost award winners. The Joost award is a teaching award in which students vote for the best teachers throughout the phases in the MD curriculum. It is regarded as Feinberg’s most prestigious teaching award.

Visit this link for a detailed recap of Honors Day.

Congratulations to this years winners:

June 5 | Standing Firm: Backlash on DEI in Healthcare - AllySHIP Series

FAME's AllySHIP Series for Healthcare Inclusion Partners will feature Shawn Smith, MD for a lecture on the organized effort to limit focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare, poor patient outcomes for those who face discrimination, and the effective steps to reduce disparity and inequity in healthcare.

Wednesday, June 5 from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Join us via Zoom by registering here.

June 13 | Social Media Workshop - Education Excellence Series

FAME's monthly workshop series will feature Judith Gadde MD, MHPE for a session on how to best utilize the Twitter (X.com) platform and a walk through of BookWidget which allows teachers to create interactive educational content and assessments for their students.

Thursday, June 13 from 12:00 - 1:15pm

Join us via Zoom by registering here.

June 18 | McGaw Medical Education Clinical Scholars (MECS) Graduation

FAME's TIME Lecture Series will be a special poster session celebrating the graduates of the McGaw Medical Education Clinical Scholars (MECS) program. The members of the 2022-2024 cohort will showcase their research projects and receive their completion certificates.

The Research Poster Session will begin promptly at 5:00PM in Potocsnak Family Atrium.

The Certificate Presentation will begin at 5:45PM in Baldwin Auditorium.

Thursday, June 18 from 5:00 - 6:30pm

Join us via Zoom by registering here.

** CME & CEU credit are available for FAME AllySHIP and Education Excellence Workshop in June 2024. **

Looking Forward| July Events

July 18 at 12:00pm - Education Excellence Workshop

Topic: Cognitive Load Theory to Create Powerpoint Slides that Engage Rather than Overwhelm

Revisiting May| Session Recordings

May 15 - Education Scholarship

Social Network Analysis in Medical Education & Health Professions Education

May 16 - Education Excellence

How Learning Theory Shapes Your Educational Practice

May 21 - TIME

Enhancing Medical Education and Your Career with Social Media

Searle Faculty Fellowship | Call for Applications

Proposal Submission Form

Deadline: June 15, 2024

Visit the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators website for more information.

NMBE Call for Letters of Intent: Innovations to Advance Pathways and Bridges to Medicine Programs

Link to Call

Deadline: Monday, June 17, 2024

For more information about how to apply, click here.

The 24th Annual HPE Summer Conference Registration | The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education

Link to Registration

Deadline: Thursday, August 1, 2024 (8am to 4PM)

For more information click here.

Questions can be directed to Maura Polansky, PhD, MHPE, MS, PA-C.

Macy Faculty Scholars Program | Call for Applications

Application Criteria and Site

Deadline: September 15, 2024

Visit the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation website to learn more.

** JUNE 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

Shawn Smith, MD and Judith Gadde, DO, MBA 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.