Transforming health care through leadership education
Vol. I, Issue 15
News
Epstein to Discuss Peer Assessment March 25
Assessments by peers, members of the clinical team, and patients can provide insight into trainees’ work habits, capacity for teamwork, and interpersonal sensitivity. Recent studies of peer assessments suggest that when trainees receive thoughtful ratings and comments by peers in a timely and confidential manner, along with support from advisers to help them reflect on the reports, they find the process powerful, insightful, and instructive. Join Ronald M. Epstein, MD, for a conversation about peer assessment March 25 at noon in 234 Meiling Hall. Dr. Epstein is Director of Research in Family Medicine and Associate Dean for Educational Evaluation and Research at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry and Director of the Deans’ Teaching Fellows Program. RSVP to Megan Rock.
College Bids Farewell to Batisky March 24
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a farewell reception for Don Batisky, MD, on March 24, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in main lobby of Meiling Hall. Dr. Batisky will leave Ohio State in April to join Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as director of the Pediatric Hypertension Program and to become a full-time faculty member in Emory University’s Department of Pediatrics. Well-wishers may contribute to a memory book in honor of Dr. Batisky by sending reminiscences to medicine@osu.edu no later than March 5, 2009.
Gabbe to Discuss Physician Burnout March 11
“Physician Burnout” will be the topic discussed by Steven Gabbe, MD, senior vice president for Health Sciences and CEO of OSU Medical Center, at the March 11 Palliative Care Grand Rounds at 8 a.m. in the Ross Heart Hospital Auditorium (Room 1213). CME credit is available. Contact Rebecca Woodgeard at 366-8726 for more information.
Satisfaction Survey Calls for Faculty/Staff Input
The Medical Center’s faculty and staff satisfaction survey, ONEvoice, will run March 2-27. The survey is designed to gather feedback on your job satisfaction and your ideas on improving our workplace. Learn more on the ONEvoice campaign page.
Resources
TELR Seeks “Research on Research” Teams
TELR's Research on Research Grants program encourages unique partnerships between faculty and undergraduate students. For the sixth consecutive year, TELR is seeking teams to create multimedia projects, with the help of Digital Union resources, based on faculty research needs. Students and faculty apply together; the student is paid for his or her time during the summer quarter; the faculty member helps to design a digital resource he or she can use as a teaching tool, to publicize research, or to apply for grants. The application period is open now through April 10.
Recognition and Awards
AAMC Faculty Award Nominations Sought
AAMC is seeking nominations for the 2009 Herbert W. Nickens Award and the Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship. Nomination packets are due to the awards committee by May 1, 2009. The Herbert W. Nickens Award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education and the health care of the American people. The Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who holds the rank of assistant professor in a U.S. allopathic medical school department. For more information, email nickensawards@aamc.org.
Educational Journal Club
“Assessment in Medical Education,” Ronald M. Epstein, MD, New England Journal of Medicine, 2007; 356:387-96.
How often, as an attending physician working with a student, do you receive a form that asks you to evaluate the student’s fund of knowledge, procedural skills, professionalism, interest in learning, and systems-based practice? This article provides a conceptual framework for and a brief update on commonly used and emerging methods of assessment; discusses the strengths and limitations of each method; and identifies several challenges in the assessment of the physician’s professional competence and performance. This article is available through the E-Journals on the Prior Health Sciences Web Site. (Use this link if you are off campus.)
Upcoming Seminars
Thursday, March 5, 2009
“Sharing the Scholarship of Engagement”
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 400 Stillman Hall
A panel of professional journal editors, reviewers, and authors will host a session focused on publishing scholarly outreach work. Bring your lunch and learn.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Peer Assessment, presented by Ronald Epstein, MD, University of Rochester
12:00 p.m., 234 Meiling Hall
Thursday, April 2, 2009
8th Annual OSUMC Research Day Speaker Series, Donna J. Dean, PhD, Senior Science Advisor, Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, "Finding Common Ground and Blazing New Pathways: Random Events or Ordered Collisions?"
11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon, 170 HLRI, 473 W. 12th Avenue
Call for Submissions
GEA/GSA Submissions Due March 27
The Call for Proposals for the GEA/GSA small groups and mini workshops is now live. Instructions for small group submission are available at http://services.aamc.org/smallgroup/. For mini workshops, go to http://services.aamc.org/miniworkshop/. Submit proposals by March 27, 2009.
Deadline Reminders
April 3, 2009: OAFP Family Physician of the Year Award
Send letters of nomination to OAFP Awards Selection Committee, Ohio Academy of Family Physicians, 4075 North High St., Columbus, OH 43214-3296, call (800) 742-7327, or e-mail awards@ohioafp.org.
May 2, 2009: AAMC 2009-10 TeamWorks! Program
The 2009-10 TeamWorks! Program, begins in August, 2009. Groups of two or three team members may apply for workshops in leadership and teamwork.
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