January 8, 2024

8:30 - 9:30 AM Keynote Address

A Prescription for Change: Humanizing Education Through Story

Joseph Le Doux

Session A Workshops 9:45 - 10:45 AM

The Art of Story Innovative Pedagogies

Joseph Le Doux (biomedical engineering)
Janece Shaffer (StoryReady)

Story is how we know and make sense of our world. In this highly interactive Story Lab you will learn strategies to craft dynamic narratives along with the must-haves of great stories like compelling specificity and inspiring transformation. Participants will learn why details make their stories “sticky” and how emotion builds connection. And building connections is central to providing good care as a healthcare practitioner.

Fundamentals of Peer Review: How to be a Constructive, Kind, and Effective Peer Reviewer Feedback and Coaching

Roshan George (pediatrics)

Peer review is an essential and important part of academics but is often a skill that is not taught. There are specific points to consider or skills to learn that span from the initial decision to agree to be a peer reviewer and continue through each step of the process. Rather than being simply a gatekeeper, a good reviewer strengthens the paper, exerts quality control, improves the dissemination of knowledge, and builds up the academic community. While this may seem daunting, the great news is that these skills can be learned during this interactive workshop. At the end of the workshop, participants will receive a tip sheet that will provide additional tools and resources.

Low Hanging Fruit: Building a Better Learning Climate by Seizing the Teachable Moments in Everyday Experiences Active Learning and the Learning Environment

Kimberly Manning (medicine)

Time limitations and clinical demands can present challenges to teaching. While the optimal teachable moment may seem impossible to find, oftentimes it is right in front of us. This workshop will focus on ways to identify and optimize teaching in everyday experiences—and create a climate that elevates learning and collaborative teaching for all members of the team.

Educating the Heart to Educate the Mind: Insights from Emory’s Program for Training Compassion Supporting our Students

Timothy Harrison (Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics)

In this interactive session, participants will review key findings in the emerging science of human connection and take them for a test drive. By understanding the meaning of connection and its roots in innate emotions – especially in feelings of compassion – we can unearth its preconditions, which then points us toward practical ways to cultivate it. We’ll examine the bio-based theories behind the related idea, which is common sense: the best learning comes from a caring relationship between teacher and student. But do we have time for genuine connection in the fast-paced, high-pressure environment of medical education? Emory University’s CBCT® (cognitively based compassion training) answers with a resounding “Yes!” and then provides practical and time-tested answers to the next question: “But how?”.

Session B Workshops 11:00 - Noon

The Heart of Innovation: Navigating to Authentic Demand Innovative Pedagogies

Merrick Furst (Georgia Tech College of Computing)

Join us for an insightful workshop tailored for educators, delving into the art of leading impactful innovations, or teaching others how to lead impactful innovations, that truly resonate and avoid the pitfall of indifference. Drawing from the newly published book, "The Heart of Innovation: A Field Guide for Navigating to Authentic Demand," participants will have the opportunity to share and refine their current or envisioned innovation initiatives. Ensure your innovations thrive by tapping into authentic demands and fostering meaningful connections.

Bringing Observation and Feedback into Daily Clinical Care through In the Moment Bedside Coaching Feedback and Coaching

Dheepa Sekar (medicine)
Emily Pinto Taylor (medicine)

Frequent and focused formative feedback is essential to learner growth in competency-based medical education. Effective feedback requires coaching from the observing faculty that is facilitative to promote reflection and acknowledgment of the learning challenge from the learner. In this workshop, we will provide three important steps for a learner-driven skills development model that brings learner-driven change in skill with the support of facilitative feedback from observing faculty to the bedside.

Active Learning Environments Active Learning and the Learning Environment

Todd Taylor (emergency medicine)

This workshop will define active learning and its pros/cons in learner education. Participants will have the opportunity to see a total overview of what this looks like and how to implement this in their classroom. Participants will also look at simple ways to transform their educational sessions as well as more advanced methods.

Difficult Conversations Supporting our Students

Donna Troka (Center for Faculty Development) 
Cecilia Gomez (Center for Faculty Development)

As our campus becomes more demographically diverse, we will be met with more opportunities to work and learn across difference. During socially and politically tumultuous times conflicts may arise in our classrooms. In this session we will discuss conflict and suggest some strategies to more effectively communicate across difference. We will also define the following terms: microaggression, microvalidation, and microaffirmation, discuss the research and theories behind the terms, and suggest strategies for interrupting microaggressions.

Session C Workshops 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Decoding the Black Box – Deploying AI Tools in Medical Education Innovative Pedagogies

Varun Phadke (medicine)
Jennifer Spicer (medicine)

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools based on large language models (LLM) – such as ChatGPT and Bard – have the potential to upend the practice of medicine. Medical educators can play an important role in the appropriate application and stewardship of these technologies, including taking advantage of these novel tools to streamline the development of educational content and educating learners on best practices and pitfalls for their use in learning and patient care. In this workshop, participants will be equipped with a toolkit for using AI tools in their educational activities.

Feedback 201- Incorporating Psychological Safety in Education Feedback and Coaching

Todd Taylor (emergency medicine)

Psychological Safety is the foundation for a successful educational session. While this is true in the classroom it is even more relevant in the clinical environment. During this workshop participants will learn what psychological safety is and why it is important. Participants will also learn their role as educators/leaders in promoting psychological safety.

Using Poll Everywhere as a Platform for Active Learning Strategies Active Learning and the Learning Environment

Marian Axente (radiation oncology)

Cognitive science is increasingly pointing to active learning methods as being superior to traditional lecture formats for any educational moment, including in healthcare and medical education. Poll Everywhere is a software platform that is transforming the way meetings in general can be run, and is highly aligned with encouraging active participation. This workshop will introduce Poll Everywhere for those who have not used it before, and allow all level users to participate in active learning teaching activities based on the available tool in Poll Everywhere.

How Can We Help Struggling Learners on Standardized Tests? A Prescription for Success Supporting our Students

Katherine Gielissen (medicine)

During this interactive session, Dr. Katie Gielissen will begin by presenting applications of the self-regulated learning theory to diagnose and help learners struggling with standardized and multiple choice testing. This will be followed by small group work to apply this theory. After theory application, the group will formulate learning plans focused on the domain(s) of struggle.

Session D Workshops 2:45 - 3:45 PM

Moving Towards a More Adaptive Pedagogy Innovative Pedagogies

Gina Shannon (Human Simulation Education Center)

As teachers and healthcare providers, you are skilled at adapting to various learning and teaching environments. In this session, participants will apply that skill of adaptation to principles of improvisation. Participants will also view the learners as their partners in the learning environment. “Giving the gift” is an improvisation principle that promotes making your partner look good by giving them something to build on.

Peer Observation of Teaching Feedback and Coaching

Mehul Tejani (medicine)
Michael Greenwald (pediatrics)
Dheepa Sekar (medicine)

Emory educators are committed to continuous improvement. Peer observation has been demonstrated to be a useful and effective tool to help teachers hone their skills, regardless of the setting in which they may be teaching. During this workshop, the presenters will discuss the evidence behind peer observation, identify the features of an effective presentation, and also work towards identifying targets of peer feedback. They will also present examples of giving feedback in different educational settings.

Lessons Learned from Running a Multi-Disciplinary Lecture Series Active Learning and the Learning Environment

Deepa Patel, MD (emergency medicine)
David Pearce,MD (neurology)

This workshop is designed to review and discuss common pitfalls made by lecturers and provide tips on how to make your next lecture a success.

Supporting your Student Through the Residency Application Process: Strategies for Success Supporting our Students

Hughes Evans (pediatrics)
Mary Dolan (gynecology and obstetrics)

The residency match process has become more competitive in recent years, the application form has changed, and Emory’s curriculum has become Pass/Fail. The goal of this workshop is to provide faculty with basic skills to assist medical students as they navigate this process. Participants will learn about changes to the Match and Emory’s resources to assist students. This workshop is designed to help faculty advise students applying in a variety of specialties.

Cancelled Workshop

Poetry and Medicine: A Juxtaposition

4:00- 4:45 PM

Jericho Brown (Emory Creative Writing Program)

Might we use poetry to help ourselves and our students process what it means to be a healthcare practitioner?  In this workshop, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Jericho Brown will introduce the power of juxtaposition, a literary technique that places two or more things side by side, to create contrast and meaning. Join us for an engaging and interactive session that will challenge and enrich your perspective on poetry and medicine.

CME

Accreditation Statement

The Emory University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician designation statement

The Emory University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.