Announcements 

Welcome New and Advancing Teaching Academy Master Teachers and Members!

Master Teacher

Robert Althoff MD, PhD, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Psychiatry

Maura (Molly) Barry, MD, Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology

Matthew Geeslin, MD, Assistant Professor, Radiology

Jennifer Hall, DO, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Christina Wojewoda, MD, Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Member

Katherine Anderson, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Jennifer Covino, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Gordon Powers, MD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine          

Chantal Roy-Hewitson, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences

Jennifer Todd, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

James Wolf, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology       

CONGRATULATIONS Teaching Academy Members!

Rebecca Wilcox, M.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and associate dean for faculty affairs at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has been selected as a member of the 2022-2023 class of fellows participating in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Emmett Whitaker, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology, was elected as an Associate Member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA).

Congratulations Department of Medicine Distinguished Mentor Award Recipient!

Amanda Kennedy, PharmD, Teaching Academy Distinguished Educator and Professor of Medicine

Nominees

Molly Barry, MD

Jason Botten, PhD

Garth Garrison, MD

Amanda Kennedy, PharmD

Richard Pinckney, MD

Kathryn Huggett, PhD received the Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Educational Scholarship from the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). The Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Educational Scholarship recognizes an IAMSE member who has a distinguished record of educational scholarship, including educational research and dissemination of scholarly approaches to teaching and education. Katie was honored at the Annual IAMSE Meeting in June, pictured here with Jon Wisco, PhD.

Remember to Claim CMIE Credit!

If you attended a Teaching Academy event this academic year, please claim credit for all sessions you attended, no later than July 31, 2022. MyCredits If you need further assistance, please contact Karen Whitcomb at the CMIE office either by phone or by email. Her email is karen.whitcomb@med.uvm.edu and the office number is 802-656-2292. 

It is also time to complete the Overall Series Survey. These surveys are extremely helpful in planning the upcoming year and the CMIE office uses the summative data to maintain their accreditation. We appreciate you taking the time to complete the Overall Series Survey.

Please use the following directions to find and complete the Overall Series Survey:

• Log into My Credits
• If the system does not take you immediately to the My Credits page, click on Dashboard in upper left corner, Click on My Credit in Credits box
• All Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) you attended will be listed on the My Credits page.  You will need to complete an Event Evaluation for each RSS activity you attended.  Click on Complete Event Evaluation to complete the form.

NEGEA Call for Grants is NOW OPEN!

The NEGEA is excited to announce this year's MESRE and Scholars grants. The NEGEA seeks to develop a community of educational scholars by providing funding to support projects across the medical education spectrum.  NEGEA Scholars Grant   --   NEGEA MESRE Grant Comparison Table FAQs

AAMC Building Better Curriculum Webinar Series

Next AAMC Building Better Curriculum webinar series on July 13 at 1:00pm ET on "Conducting Course Reviews for Continuous Quality Improvement” with Lori M. DeShetler, PhD, Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation in the Department of Medical Education at The University of Toledo. Register for free here.

New Academic Medicine Podcast episode on including nurses as members of the resident education team

Guests Chirag Bhat, MD, and Warren Cheung, MD, MMEd, join hosts Toni Gallo and associate editor Teresa Chan, MD, MHPE, to discuss their research into the nurses' perspectives about giving feedback on residents’ clinical performance. Listen Now

Questions about The Teaching Academy?
Please contact: teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu

Recent Publications by Teaching Academy Members

Step Siblings: a Novel Peer-Mentorship Program for Medical Student Wellness During USMLE Step 1 Preparation
Lynch TV, Beach IR, Kajtezovic S, Larkin OG, Rosen L. Step Siblings: a Novel Peer-Mentorship Program for Medical Student Wellness During USMLE Step 1 Preparation. Med Sci Educ. 2022 Jun 13:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01571-4

Gender Equity in Membership, Leadership, and Award Recognition in the Wilderness Medical Society
Schlein SM, Pollock NW, Polukoff NE, Brown AB, Byrne A, Keyes LE. Gender Equity in Membership, Leadership, and Award Recognition in the Wilderness Medical Society. Wilderness Environ Med. 2022 Jun 23:S1080-6032(22)00065-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2022.04.006

Gender Distribution Associated With the Journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
Keyes LE, Schlein SM, Brown AB, Polukoff NE, Byrne A, Pollock NW. Gender Distribution Associated With the Journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. Wilderness Environ Med. 2022 Jun 23:S1080-6032(22)00064-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2022.04.005

The Association Between Type of Supplementation in the Newborn Nursery and Breastfeeding Outcomes at 2 and 6 Months of Age
Gray K, Ryan S, Churchill M, Harder VS. The Association Between Type of Supplementation in the Newborn Nursery and Breastfeeding Outcomes at 2 and 6 Months of Age. J Hum Lact. 2022 Jun 22:8903344221105810. doi: 10.1177/08903344221105810

A Mixed- Methods Program Evaluation of a Self-directed Learning Panel Management Curriculum in an Internal Medicine Residency Clinic.
Hadley Strout EK, Wahlberg EA, Kennedy AG, Tompkins BJ, Sobel HG. A Mixed- Methods Program Evaluation of a Self-directed Learning Panel Management Curriculum in an Internal Medicine Residency Clinic. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jun 16:1–5. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07507-3

Recent Publications to Note

Exploring Match Space: How Medical School and Specialty Characteristics Affect Residency Match Geography in the United States
Hasnie U, Hasnie A, Preda-Naumescu A, Nelson B, Estrada C, Williams W. Exploring Match Space: How Medical School and Specialty Characteristics Affect Residency Match Geography in the United States, Academic Medicine: June 14, 2022. 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004777

Incorporating Racial Equity Discussion in Medical Student Psychiatry Curriculum
McLaughlin C, Leiner C, Mehta A, Easterly CW, Slehria T, Beck Dallaghan GL, Penaskovic K. Incorporating Racial Equity Discussion in Medical Student Psychiatry Curriculum. Academic Psychiatry. 2022 May 25:1-5. DOI: 10.1007/s40596-022-01647-8

New episode of "Beyond the White Coat" podcast examines gun violence as a public health crisis 
In the latest episode of Beyond the White Coat, AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and Roger A. Mitchell Jr., MD, chair of the Department of Pathology at Howard University College of Medicine, have an engaging and informative conversation on gun violence as a public health crisis and how the academic medicine community can come together to address prevention. Listen Now

The Drug Abuse Research Training (DART) Program for Psychiatry Residents and Summer Fellows: 15-Year Outcomes
Jones JL, Barth KS, Brown DG, Halliday CA, Brady KT, Book SW, Bristol EJ, Back SE. The Drug Abuse Research Training (DART) Program for Psychiatry Residents and Summer Fellows: 15-Year Outcomes. Academic Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 3:1-8.  DOI: 10.1007/s40596-022-01593-5

Beyond Checking Boxes: Exploring Tensions With Use of a Workplace-Based Assessment Tool for Formative Assessment in Clerkships
Phinney L, Fluet A, O’Brien B, Seligman L, Hauer K. Beyond Checking Boxes: Exploring Tensions With Use of a Workplace-Based Assessment Tool for Formative Assessment in Clerkships, Academic Medicine: June 14, 2022 - Volume - Issue - 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004774 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004774

July 2022

Teaching Academy at the 2022 IAMSE Annual Meeting in Denver

Teaching Academy Director, Katie Huggett, PhD and Teaching Academy Master Teacher, Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, attended the 2022 IAMSE Annual Meeting in Denver in June.

Portfolio Workshop

Wednesday, July 6; 12:00-1:00-m; Zoom
Drop in consultations on the Teaching Academy Portfolio Application process. Hosted by the Teaching Academy’s Conference and Member Event Coordinator, Amanda Broder, with Teaching Academy member co-hosts. Come with a specific question or general wonderings about the Teaching Portfolio, Letter of Support, Standardized LCOM CV format, Teaching Evaluations Table template, Teaching Portfolio examples, advancing to the next level of membership, and even the Member Renewal process! For Zoom information, contact teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu

Writers Workshop

Thursday, July 21; 8:00-9:00am; Zoom
A group of regular Teaching Academy members meets the 3rd Thursday of the month to review and discuss your scholarly work on education topics. Bring work in any stage of development; manuscripts, conference proposals, research proposals, etc.
Please sign up at least a week in advance by emailing teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu

Medical Education Research Group (MERG) Monthly Meeting

Monday, July 25; 12:15-1:15pm; Zoom
Cara Simone, Evaluation and Research Specialist, hosts a monthly meeting of the Medical Education Research Group to brainstorm ideas for new medical education research projects and provide support for ongoing projects. Please RSVP teaching.academy@med.uvm.edu to receive Zoom log in details.