Transforming health care through leadership education
Vol. I, Issue 15
News
Register Now for May 8 Workshop on ProfessionalismIt’s not too late to sign up for the May 8 workshop on “Putting Professionalism into Practice,” the first in a series designed to help OSUMC staff, faculty, residents, students, nursing administration and allied medical professionals learn how to perform at their professional best, even in the most challenging of situations. Led by
Cynthia Ledford, MD,
John Mahan, MD, and
Richard Potts (Director of Customer Service) and sponsored by the College of Medicine Professionalism Council, the May 8 seminar will be held in Room 115 of the Biomedical Research Tower from 12 noon until 1 pm. Register for this seminar.
AAMC Responds to IOM Report on Resident Duty HoursThe AAMC has submitted a letter to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) responding to the council’s request for comments on an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on resident duty hours. The IOM report, “Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety,” recommends reforms to resident workloads and duty hours and urges the ACGME to provide better monitoring of duty hour limits, better guidelines for residents’ caseloads, and better supervision of residents. In the letter, the AAMC noted that too great a focus on resident duty schedules “will not address—and may distract academic medicine from—the larger issues of detection and management of fatigue, quality of resident supervision, appropriateness of resident workloads, and effectiveness of information transfer among residents and other members of the patient care team.” If these larger issues are addressed, the letter notes, the need to regulate resident duty schedules can and should lessen or disappear. Read the AAMC letter.
Recognition and Awards
Deborah L. Givens, PT, PhD, DPT, has been selected to receive the Bette Ann Harris Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest form of recognition awarded to an alumna or alumnus by the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, for leadership and contributions to the field. Dr. Givens is an associate professor and director of the School of Allied Medical Professions Division of Physical Therapy.
Education Journal Club
Colliver, J.A. and McGaghie, W.C. “The Reputation of Medical Education Research: Quasi-Experimentation and Unresolved Threats to Validity.” Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2008; 20:101-103.
Acknowledging the frequent criticism of the quality of research in medical education, the authors of this article call for more rigorous research with randomization and control, while recognizing that applied field settings and quasi-experimentation are frequently used for medical education research. They conclude that if quasi-experimentation is to be used, then researchers must critically evaluate threats to validity in their study in order to increase the credibility of their results and conclusions, thereby enhancing the reputation of medical education research. Read
this article. (Use
this link if you are off-campus.)
Education Journal Club
What medical educators need to know about ‘‘Web 2.0’’
Medical Teacher 2008:30(2):164-9. McGee, James B. and Begg, Michael
‘‘Web 2.0’’ describes a collection of web-based technologies where users actively participate in content creation and editing. Health science schools have begun experimenting with wikis, blogs and other Web 2.0 applications and have identified both advantages and potential problems with these relatively open, student-focused communication tools. This paper reviews the unique features of Web 2.0 technologies, addresses questions regarding potential pitfalls and suggests valuable applications in health science education. This article is available through the E-Journals on the Prior Health Sciences Web Site.
Upcoming Seminars
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
“Know Thyself: Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence,” facilitated by Bob Towner-Larsen, Leadership/OD Consultant, ED&R and Natalie Wittmann, Director, ED&R
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm, Room 325, 660 Ackerman Training Center
Discover your inner strengths and weaknesses; learn how to read your emotions and recognize their impact on performance in this final offering of the season’s self-awareness workshops. Register through CBL login. Contact Bob Towner-Larsen @293-2351, or email leadership academy.
Friday, May 8, 2009
“Putting Professionalism into Practice,” presented by Cynthia Ledford, MD; John Mahan, MD; and Richard Potts (Director Customer Service)
12 noon to 1:00 pm, Room 115, Biomedical Research Tower, 460 W. 12th Avenue
Find out how error analysis can increase your understanding of professionalism lapses; identify why some situations are particularly challenging; and discover how to recognize skills that support your professional ability to recover quickly from setbacks. Sponsored by the College of Medicine Professionalism Council. Register here.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
“Coaching for Improvement,” facilitated by Syl Gray, Leadership/OD Consultant, ED&R, and Marquetta Peavy, Associate Director, ED&R
8 am to 12 noon, Room 325, Ackerman Training Center, 660 Ackerman Road
Learn how to prepare for and successfully facilitate discussions about improving individual, work group and team performance. Register through the CBL login. Questions, contact e-mail leadership academy or call 3-892.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
“Diversity in the Workplace: Managing Crucial Conversations” (Leadership Academy series)
8 am to 12 noon, Room 325, Ackerman Training Center, 660 Ackerman Road
This interactive workshop for leaders introduces diversity concepts and offers strategies for dealing with difficult conversations with staff regarding diversity issues. Register through the CBL login. Questions, contact leadership academy, or call 3-8929
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