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Using Epic Diagnosis Data to Create a Case Log Reference Repository

Title: Using Epic Diagnosis Data to Create a Case Log Reference RepositoryAuthors: Julia Michels, Ashley Khouri MD; Boyd Richards, PhDDate: 1/27/2025Abstract: University of Utah medical students in their clinical years are required to keep a case log to track clinical experiences they see during their rotations. These case log requirements include “umbrella” diagnosis categories, patient …

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Situational Judgment Tests to Assess and Nurture Cultural Humility

Title: Situational Judgment Tests to Assess and Nurture Cultural HumilityAuthors: Jenna M. Weber, Jennifer L. Murray MPH, Kristine Snyder MPH, Siale V. Teaupa MD, Nadia Schellenberg, Matthew S. Prewett PhD, Brian Good MD, Paloma Cariello MD, Boyd Richards PhD, Rawad Farhat MDDate: 1/27/2025Background: Medical schools seek to graduate students with essential non-cognitive competencies like cultural …

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Medical Language Interpreter Training for Student-Led Clinic

Title: Medical Language Interpreter Training for Student-Led ClinicAuthors: Aileen A. MacLachlan, Kerri Shaffer, Boris Tirado, Boyd RichardsDate: 1/27/2025Abstract: With the increasing need for medical language interpreters and limited resources at volunteer clinics, many rely on community volunteer interpreters. However, affordable and accessible interpreter training is largely unavailable, creating gaps in the quality of medical language …

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Improving the Promotions Dossier with the Enhanced CV

Article has been published. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health ProfessionsPubMed Citation Hobson, W. L., Gordon, R. J., Cabaniss, D. L., & Richards, B. F. (2022). Documenting Educational Impact in the Promotion Dossier with an Enhanced Curriculum Vitae. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, 42(1), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000386

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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 …

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Virtual Shadowing as an Effective Approach to Gaining Exposure to the Field of Emergency Medicine

Published in Advances in Medical Education and Practice: https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S402352 Abstract Purpose: Shadowing is an important part of medical student education. The COVID-19 pandemic limited medical students’ hospital access. At the same time, virtual access to learning experiences has expanded greatly. In response, we implemented a novel virtual shadowing system to provide students with convenient and …

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Development of a Situational Judgement Test to Assess Student Clinical Preparedness

Abstract Problem Traditional assessment metrics (e.g., GPA, final exams, quizzes) do not adequately capture the breadth of knowledge and skillsets required to be successful in clinical settings. As students move from classroom-based curriculum to a more hands-on clinical curriculum, assessment methods and tools need to be developed to assess a student’s preparedness to enter these …

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American Association of Neurological Surgeons Joint Sponsored Activities: A longitudinal comparison of learning objectives and intent-to-change statements by meeting participants (Abstract)

Published in J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2021 Dec 1. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000408. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34862334 Abstract Background: Continuing medical education (CME) activities are required for physician board certification, licensure, and hospital privileges. CME activities are designed to specifically address professional knowledge or practice gaps. We examined statements taken from participants of their …

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Assessment of Learners

This document will become one of many chapters in a text book on education in the health professions to be published by Oxford University Press. All of the chapters in the textbook will follow a Problem-based Learning (PBL) format dictated by the editors and used by these authors. Learning objectives Compare and contrast feedback, formative …

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Personal, Social, Organizational, and Space Components of the Clinical Learning Environment: Variations in their Perceived Influence

Posted 2021/04/08 Abstract Purpose. Because of its impact on learning, interest in the learning environment continues unabated. This includes a framework which emerged from a Macy-sponsored conference which organizes factors that influence the quality of the learning environment into four components: personal, social, organizational, and space. This paper reports a study which assessed the relative …

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