The AAR is a powerful tool for collecting and sharing feedback. We will introduce the AAR, provide examples of how we use it, and conduct one together to get a sense for “how it's done.” At the end, you’ll be ready to conduct your own AAR at your medical school.
In this session, we'll explore cancel culture's impact on medical learners' mental health, critical discourse engagement, and overall education. Strategies for fostering a supportive environment amid cancellation fears will be discussed, aiming to promote resilience, vulnerability, and growth among educators and learners alike.
Adaptability is essential in medical education and practice. Medical improv enhances adaptability, connection, and communication skills. After an introduction to medical improv, participants will engage in themed improv games and exercises to build these skills together, enabling them to navigate and thrive in the evolving health education landscape.
Narrative medicine is an educational approach that invites learners to deeply reflect on their lives as physicians. It uses art, literature, and media to help learners explore and assist in developing their professional identities while also equipping them with the necessary tools to support the growth of their emotional intelligence. Through this Skills Acquisition Session, educators will experience a facilitated narrative medicine session which can serve as a blueprint for modelling similar cu
This session underscores the role of professionalism in medicine, addressing its expectations for educators. It discusses teaching professionalism and the need for ongoing faculty development. It explores the application of Clinician Educator Milestones for assessing and enhancing professionalism and facilitating self-assessment and growth.
Medical curricula are infrequently designed to equip learners with the skills necessary to adapt and thrive in the context of disruptive change (e.g., global pandemic, AI, unexpected organizational changes). Focusing on GME learners and faculty, this workshop will engage participants in the use of an evidence-informed framework to address this gap.
The social determinants of health (SDoH) must be a focus for future healthcare providers. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) has the capacity to enhance student learning of SDoH, through eliciting interactions between learners and a patient’s experiences. Participants in this session will learn to write PBL cases that engage learners in SDoH.