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Dr. Charlene Dewey leads Physician Wellness retreat in Florida
Charlene M. Dewey, M.D., M.Ed., FACP was invited to speak on Physician Wellness at Memorial Healthcare Systems in Hollywood, Florida on April 13th. In the half-day retreat Dr. Dewey reviewed the evidence on physician wellness, stress, burnout and impairment and engaged participants in discussion and activities to create a wellness program for their healthcare system.
Art Dalley, PhD, honored at 2015 American Association of Anatomists
Art Dalley, Ph.D. and Lillian Nanney, Ph.D. attended the 2015 American Association for Clinical Anatomists where they held a reunion for the Educator-Scientists who formerly trained at Vanderbilt. He was there to receive the 2015 Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Medal from the American Association of Anatomists. Dr. Dalley delivered 2 oral presentations and was awarded Fellow Status in the American Association of Anatomists March 31st.
Cathy Pettepher, PhD, conducts study on animated module to improve medical student performance
Dr. Pettepher co-authored "Design and Effectiveness of an Animated Module that Integrates Basic and Clinical Pulmonary Mechanics for Medical Students". Verandah Vacharathit, John H. Newman and Cathleen C. Pettepher. Medical Science Educator, Volume 25, Issue 1, pp.13-18. Read article here>>
Dr. Neil Osheroff elected to Board of Directors for IAMSE
Neil Osheroff, Ph.D. was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the International Association for Medical Science Educators. He will begin his term in June during the annual meeting. For more information on the IAMSE, please click here>>.
Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld presents CME session on LGBT health in a combat deployed setting
Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, led a Continuing Medical Education talk to a group of Army, Navy and Coalition healthcare professionals in Afghanistan on March 4, 2015. It was the first CME talk on LGBT health in a combat deployed setting.
Neil Osheroff, PhD, presents curricular talk at AMSPC annual meeting
Dr. Neil Osheroff gave a recent curricular talk at the annual meeting of the Association of Medical School Pharmacology Chairs entitled "Trends in Medical Education: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
Neil Osheroff, PhD, presents at the AMGDB in St. Kitts
Neil Osheroff, PhD, gave a recent curricular talk at the annual meeting of the Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry entitled "Trends in Medical Education: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
Don Moore, PhD, represents VUMS at Chicago November Society for Academic CME meeting and European CME Forum
Dr. Moore attends CME conferences for November, 2014:
1.“Can Current Competency-based CPD Meet Evolving Healthcare System Needs?”, workshop with Eric Holmboe and Tanya Horsley, Society for Academic CME meeting, Chicago, November 4, 2014.
2. “Interprofessional Education and the Clinical Learning Environment”, presentation with Heather Davidson and Thomas Van Hoof, at Society for Academic CME meeting, Chicago, November 5, 2014.