Medical Education Grand Rounds
The Medical Education Grand Rounds Series is intended for faculty and residents interested in enhancing their teaching related to clinical and basic sciences.
Faculty and residents are invited to these workshops showcasing speakers from around the country who bring fresh ideas and thought-provoking insight to teaching sciences. Recordings of previous presentations are available upon request.
CME credit is available!
In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The University of Vermont designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit is claimed online at My Credits.
Please RSVP to teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu to attend a session.
For more information, or to contribute suggestions for future sessions, contact teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu
Upcoming Presentations 2023-2024
Navigating the Roadblocks: Moving Forward in Pathways to DiversityFriday, October 6, 2023
12:00-1:00pm; Med Ed 200 (Sullivan Classroom)
 Natalie Guerrier McKnight, MD
Associate Professor of Medical Education, University of Virginia School of Medicine
 Abena Knight, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children’s Hospital
 L.E. Faricy, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Larner College
of Medicine
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Integrating Planetary Health into Medical Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop
Friday, November 10, 202312:00-1:00PM; Med Ed 300 (Reardon Classroom) David Rand, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine Panelists:
Gaurab Basu MD, MPH, Director of Education and Policy, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chang School of Public Health
Megan Malgeri MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, LCOM
Madeline Kline, MD/PhD student, Harvard Medical School
The twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change pose tremendous, unparalleled threats to human health. Despite their relevance to medical practice, these topics have yet to be well integrated into medical education at any level.
In this grand rounds we will review the current state of planetary health curriculums internationally, nationally, and at LCOM. Participants will then break into small groups and have the opportunity to brainstorm ways to integrate
this topic into their own teaching.
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Readiness for Residency: Who Should Own This?Friday, December 1, 202312:00-1:00PM; Med Ed 100 (Larner Classroom)  Karen George, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Students, Medical Education; Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
This presentation will describe how undergraduate and graduate medical educators within the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology have worked collaboratively to create (an) ONRAMP (OBGYN New Residents After Match Program).
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When the Classroom, Meeting or Training Gets Odd - Classroom DynamicsFriday, February 9, 202412:00-1:00PM; Med Ed 300 (Reardon Classroom)  Sherwood Smith, EdD
Senior Executive Director for Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion and Director of the Center for Cultural Pluralism, University of Vermont
This session will suggest proactive measures and constructs for balancing the overall group dynamic challenges related to issues of culture and social justice associated with pedagogy and teaching.
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TBDFriday, March 8, 202412:00 - 1:00 PM; Med Ed 300 (Reardon Classroom) |
Continuous Quality Improvement in Action: “Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” Friday, April 5, 202412:00 - 1:00 PM; MedEd 300 (Reardon Classroom)
 Lejla Pasic
Project Manager – CQI and LCME Accreditation
 Jan Carney, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine
Director, Graduate Public Health Programs  Katie Huggett, PhD
Director, The Teaching Academy
Robert Larner, MD ’42 Professor of Medical Education
Assistant Dean for Medical Education Continuous quality improvement (CQI) and medical education share a foundation centered on learning, experiencing, reflecting, thinking, and acting in continuous cycles that spiral to sustained advancement. This session will identify
the role of CQI in medical education and relate the work of the LCOM CQI Committee to teaching and learning. Participants will also work during the session to develop a CQI approach for a hypothetical scenario. |
Frymoyer Scholars Program ShowcaseFriday, May 10, 202412:00-1:00 PM; MedEd 300 (Reardon Classroom) Through the Frymoyer Scholars Program, the John W. and Nan P. Frymoyer Fund for Medical Education supports physicians and nurses who are actively engaged in teaching University of Vermont medical and nursing students
who embody the best qualities of the clinician teacher. The program is an investment in outstanding medical education and promotes teaching that emphasizes the art of patient care. This session will showcase a few of the many Frymoyer
Scholars Program recipients and their projects. |
TBDFriday, June 7, 202412:00-1:00PM; Med Ed 300 (Reardon Classroom) |
Past Speakers (by academic year)