FoMD Office of Education Newsletter
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No. 8, May 2019
This past month has been very exciting! A number of medical leaders and clinician educators attended the Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME), which was held in Niagara Falls, ON this year. It was a great showing of educational scholarship and creativity from our students, residents and faculty alike.
Congratulations to all who presented posters, oral presentations and workshops. It was great to see the dean's reception buzzing with staff, alumni and current FoMD members.
The past few weeks were also crucial as we reviewed our next cohort of students for the MD program. Our sincere thanks to the staff, students and faculty who dedicate so much time and effort into our admissions processes, and participate so fully on our Indigenous Admissions Sub-Committee, and the MD Admissions Committee. I know how much work is involved in the preparation and selection of candidates, and we are very grateful to those who volunteer hours of time to this important work.
We recently updated and presented our Education Strategic plan progress at the FoMD executive meeting. If you are interested in seeing what we are up to, it is available here.
Shirley Schipper, Vice-Dean, Education
Spotlight on clinical teaching: Building relationships with future colleagues through mentorship
Lillian Au, ‘95 MD, believes that teaching the next generation of physicians is more than just a job, it’s a privilege. Read more
Health Professions Education (HPE) Summer Studentships
Everyone in the IDEAS Office who served on the HPE Summer Studentship Grant Review Committee [Clair Birkman, MLIS, Andrea Davila Cervantes, MD, Qi Guo, MSc, PhD, Marghalara Rashid, PhD, and Carol Hodgson, MSc, PhD (Chair)] would like to send their congratulations to the following faculty and students who have received HPE Summer Studentship Grants for 2019:
· Dr. Pamela Brett-MacLean for “Visual Pedagogy in Medical Education: Sourcing of Ideas for Innovative Approaches to Developing and Using Visual Representations in Support of Teaching and Learning” with medical student, Dr. Peter Holmes.
· Dr. Caroline Jeffery and Dr. Erin Wright for “Developing an Objective Assessment Tool for Otolaryngology Surgical Skills in the Era of Competency-Based Medical Education,” with medical student, Ms. Fatemeh Ramazani.
· Dr. Charles Larson for “Three-dimensional Learning in Congenital Heart Disease: Design and Evaluation of a Curriculum for resident,” with design student, Ms. Trina Bloemen.
· Ms. Lisa Purdy for “Using Educational Simulations to Apply Troubleshooting Skills in Clinical Laboratory Practice,” with medical student, Ms. Melissa Shyian
· Dr. Darryl Rolfson “Implementation of the Edmonton Frail Scale,” with medical student, Mr. Hartley Perlmutter.
· Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg for “DDS Med Content – Curriculum Development Project” with medical student, Mr. Ruixiang (Ray) Sun.
Dr. Shelley Ross Named CAME President Elect
Congratulations go to Dr. Shelley Ross of the Department of Family Medicine, who was named President Elect of the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) at the Annual General Meeting during the Canadian Conference on Medical Education.
She will serve as President Elect for one year, as President for two years, and as Past President for one year.
CAME’s Mission is “to promote, and advance and recognize excellence across the continuum of medical education in Canada.” Dr. Ross’ appointment will give our Faculty a strong voice to support the advancement of medical education in Canada.
Connect Care Learner Training Update
Connect Care Launches at the UAH campus in November 2019. Medical students and residents will have curriculum designed to meet their needs. We recognize that our learners will have different needs compared to staff physicians, which will be addressed by the curriculum development and delivery. New incoming residents and clinical fellows will be training on Connect Care instead of eClinician, just prior to their July 1 start date. Medical students in the Class of 2021 will be trained during Link Block (week of August 12) and the Class of 2020 will be trained about six weeks prior to “Go Live” in November.
Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg and Dr. Mary-Pat Schlosser are our co-Provincial Physician Trainers for the Medical Learners’ track. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact them at lyn.sonnenberg@ualberta.ca and mschloss@ualberta.ca
Now Accepting Nominations: 2019 E.N. Skakun and David Cook Awards
These awards for teaching and leadership are currently open for nominations. The deadline for applications for both awards is June 1, 2019. Learn more
Department of Medicine Special Guest Speaker, Dr. H. Thomas Aretz: The Evolving Role of Academic Medicine
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 4 - 5 p.m.
Classroom D, 2F1.04 WMC
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FoMD Festival of Health
Saturday, May 25, 2019, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Edmonton Clinic Health Academic
This event is free, and open to the public!
Learn more
Friesen International Prize Lecture: The long Road to Precision Healthcare - with a Short Detour into AI, Dr. C. David Naylor
Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
2-190 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
Learn more
Spring 2019 Convocation, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Friday, June 7, 2019, 10 a.m.
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
For all ceremony dates and times click here
Legacy RefWorks for Systematic Reviews
May 30, 2019, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
2F1.02 WMC Computer Lab
Register here
Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ) Workshop
June 6, 2019, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
L1-430 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
Register here
Introduction to Systematic Review Searching
June 5, 2019, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
2K3.04 WMC
Register here
Lifelong Learning - Learn how to help your patients living with obesity workshop
June 15, 2019, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2-263 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
Register here
Contact us at fomdvde@ualberta.ca
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