Measuring the Learning Orientation Fostered by Pediatric Residency Programs: Adapting an Instrument Developed for UME

Abstract Background: An essential component of an educational program’s learning environment is its learning orientation. Several instruments attempt to measure the learning environment in graduate medical education (GME) but none focus on learning orientation. Thus, it is challenging to know if competency-based educational interventions, such as Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC), are achieving …

Poster Session

Better than Broccoli- Turning Health System Science Education into a Fun and Healthy Treat  presented by Camille Whicker, MS & Damian Borbolla, MD, MS Multidepartment Anti-racism Curricular Intervention at the University of Utah  presented by L. Elizabeth Moreno, MD & Tiffany Ho, MD, MPH Managing an Educational Training Grant Through Change presented by Virginia Valentin, …

Teaching with Technology- Using the SAMR Framework to Evaluate Technological and Situational Affordances for Online Learning

Title: Teaching with Technology- Using the SAMR Framework to Evaluate Technological and Situational Affordances for Online LearningPresenter: Kerri Shaffer, MEd, MLIS and Candace Chow, PhDDate: 9/14/21Brief Description: This session will pilot a new tool that is intended to help faculty determine the appropriate amount of resources and effort to devote to the use of educational technology in any given …

Becoming a More Equitable Educator- Helping Health Sciences Educators See and Value Differences Through Challenging Conversations with Learners

Title: Becoming a More Equitable Educator- Helping Health Sciences Educators See and Value Differences Through Challenging Conversations with LearnersPresenter: Kristi Kleinschmit, MD and Jennifer O’Donohoe, MDDate: 9/14/21Brief Description: This workshop will use content from the MIT Becoming a More Equitable Educator course to overview Educator Mindsets for Equity, specifically focusing on the Aware versus Avoidant Mindset, to foster dialogue …

Expanding Health Professionals’ Addiction Education to Rural, Tribal and Underserved Communities

Title: Expanding Health Professionals’ Addiction Education to Rural, Tribal and Underserved CommunitiesPresenter: Elizabeth Howell, MD; Connie Kitchens, PhD; Megan Schwartz, MD; Jeff Clark, MDDate: 9/14/21Brief Description: Rural and tribal areas experience strengths, barriers and challenges under-appreciated by educators based in academic, suburban or urban settings and educational opportunities are quite different than those available in academic and urban or …

Improving Recruiting Methods to Optimize Diversity in Our Institution

Title: Improving Recruiting Methods to Optimize Diversity in Our InstitutionPresenter: Casey Gradick, MD; Pamela Hansen, MD; Kirsten Stoesser, MD; Abby Watson, MDDate: 9/14/21Brief Description: This session will consistent of a panel of three residency program directors who have developed best practices within their own programs focused on improving efforts to recruit and retain a diverse pool of residents. Each …

Strategies for Success in Building a Training Program in Quality Improvement

Title: Strategies for Success in Building a Training Program in Quality ImprovementPresenter: Ryan Murphy, MD; Luca Boi, MHADate: 9/14/21Brief Description: The session will provide an overview and definition of success in quality improvement training programs as well as strategies to address commonly faced challenges in implementing QI training at a department level. Speakers will incorporate real life examples of …

Engendering Genuine Presence and Empathic Practice Among Graduate Student Practitioners in Virtual Classrooms

Title: Engendering Genuine Presence and Empathic Practice Among Graduate Student Practitioners in Virtual ClassroomsPresenter: Sheila Deyette, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BCDate: 9/14/21Brief Description: This experiential workshop will provide participants a brief description of what is meant by the phrase “holding a phenomenological view of person.” Participants will learn how to use simple phenomenologically based phrases paired with core therapeutic skills to …

Active Learning- Techniques to Improve Learner Engagement

Title: Active Learning- Techniques to Improve Learner EngagementPresenter: Cheryl Yang, MD and Michael Miescier, MD, MPHDate: 9/14/21Brief Description: Keeping learners engaged during didactic teaching sessions can be challenging. This workshop explores various active learning strategies and how to implement them, in-person and virtually, to improve learner engagement. Participants will also have the opportunity to modify their teaching sessions using these …