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,  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."  

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.

The following posters or presentations were provided by Vanderbilt faculty at the AAMC November meeting: - Students as Partners in the Assessment Process: A Key Step in Developing Lifelong Learners and in Facilitating Implementation of Competency-based Education Frameworks, Bonnie Miller, MD - Dr. Miller also faciltated a presentation at the Generalists Meeting on Saturday, November 8, entitled: Accelerating Change in Medical Education: Four models aiming to create a Unified Healthcare Learning System.

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.

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.