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Vanderbilt's Dr. Kristen Eckstrand discusses the guidelines recently released written to implement change in medical school curricula and prepare young doctors to treat their LGBTI, gender non-conforming, and DSD patients.

The AAMC announced a new publication titled Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for Individuals Who Are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD: A Resource for Medical Educators. This was developed to provide education about the health needs of individuals who are LGBT, gender nonconforming, and/or born with DSD, and the role of academic medicine and the health care system in supporting these populations.

At the recent Annual Meeting of the Associate of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Chicago, Kim Lomis, MD was named National Chair of the Section on Undergraduate Medical Education of the Group on Educational Affairs. Lomis will coordinate national UME projects of the AAMC membership, including ensuring medical student readiness for residency and fostering professional identity formation. Lomis will also serve on the Steering Committee for the Group on Educational Affairs, which plans to bolster initiatives that span the continuum of medical training.

Read his editorial here: Annals of Pediatrics & Child Health Feedback in the Clinical Setting  

Charlene M. Dewey, M.D., M.Ed., FACP,  Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration and Internal Medicine, Co-Director, Center for Professional Health, Chair, Faculty and Physician Wellness committee and Director of the Educator Development Core and the Educator Development Program; Office of Health Sciences Education, was a visiting professor in medical education at the Center for Professionalism in Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine on October 16, 2014 in Houston, Texas. She presented the following four sessions.

Amy Fleming, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt, has been selected to be the new Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Associate Dean for Medical Student Affairs.  Dr. Fleming will succeed Dr.

Recognizing educational myopia, accepting feedback Spotlight on Innovation post by Bonnie Miller, MD, associate vice-chancellor for health affairs and senior associate dean for health sciences education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. This appeared in the October 2014 AMA MedEd Update, a monthly medical education newsletter.

Dr. Neil Osheroff's recent and upcoming educational activities: 1. He was visiting professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at St. George's University School of Medicine the week of Oct 12-18. He gave a curricular talk to their Continuing Medical Education Group and lectured to their medical class. 2. He will give a curricular talk at the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine on Nov 4. 3. He was just appointed to the Finance Committee of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE).  

Dr. Moore's recent presentations and scholarly activities: 1.   "Adaptive Expertise: Potential for Improving the Impact of CME on Healthcare”, Global Alliance for Medical Education webinar, October 22, 2014. 2.     “Science of Learning and Change in CPD” symposium presentation, Annual Meeting, Association for Medical Education in Europe, Milan, Italy, September 2, 2014,

Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd., FACP and William Swiggart, MS, LPC/MHSP, Co-Directors for the Vanderbilt Center for Professional Health, attended the September 15 -17, 2014 AMA CMA BMA International Conference on Physician Health, sponsored by the British Medical Association, BMA House, London, UK. The theme of the conference was Milestones and Transitions – Maintaining the Balance.