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Maximizing your Networking Time at Harvard Macy
Harvard Macy is a community of educators and leaders dedicated to transforming healthcare education. In addition to being a top course in research, teaching, and learning in health professions education, Harvard Macy is itself a community of practice – a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession – and thus a prime opportunity to grow your professional network.
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Sharing Stories
MedEdPearls December 2017: This MedEdPearls article highlights storytelling as a timeless communication method in medical education, enhancing motivation to learn about empathy, well-being, professionalism, and reflection.
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The Ultimate Goal of Medical Education
As I look back at the thoughts, worries and questions I had one year ago, I can see that I am already on my way to getting some answers. I am also very hopeful that my research and teaching will make an impact on the physicians I am helping to train, and their patients
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Converting Teaching into Scholarship
MedEdPearls November 2017: How might you use these ten steps to move from scholarly teaching to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in medical and health professions education?
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Holistic Review: Fad or Future of Medical School Admissions?
As I think about the health care crisis, it is clear that the way we interview, screen, and select qualified candidates will be vital to our future success in navigating the complexities of the health care arena and addressing both present and future challenges.
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Coaching for Peak Performance
MedEdPearls October 2017: How might you use talent development and academic coaching in health care education to enhance your learners' performance, reflection, and goal attainment?
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The Accidental Academic: Bridging the Gap between Town and Gown
Many academic institutions and community-based physicians have developed shared understanding and a mutual mission by meeting regularly to discuss their values and priorities. Once that respect is established, both parties can build on each other’s’ strengths.
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Retrieval-based Learning
MedEdPearls September 2017: Jeffrey Karpicke's research on retrieval-based learning emphasizes how repeated, spaced retrieval enhances memory and learning, offering insights into curriculum design, session organization, and assessment.
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How Adults Learn
MedEdPearls August 2017: How might you apply the insights from Tayler and Hamdy’s AMEE Guide 83 on adult learning theories to enhance curriculum development, teaching, and assessment in medical education?
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The Curious State of Self: Efficacy, Awareness, Disclosure and Reflection
It is an undisputed opinion that feedback is the cornerstone of performance assessment and growth. Experts have been writing about this topic for decades. If we go outside the health professions education world, the business literature also abounds in feedback; they tend to focus on performance ‘appraisal’ and why it is important to have regular conversations on this topic with their employees.