MedEd Thread

In this episode, we talk with Katherine Burke, Director of the Medical Humanities at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, who discusses how medical humanities can be integrated into the continuum of medical education, why it enhances the student experience and the major misconceptions about medical humanities.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Steven Kawczak, Co-Medical Director of the Center for Continuing Education and Director of the Educators Collaborative here at Cleveland Clinic, who discusses the thinking behind forming the Educators Collaborative and shares best practices, how one defines a community of practice and the importance of making connections and becoming involved in a professional community.

In this episode, we talk with Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine students Anthony Onuzuruike and Maeve Pascoe, who describe how their medical school education has been amplified and enhanced with the addition of external humanities projects.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Lisa Baszynski, Associate Chief Nursing Officer of Nursing Education and Professional Development, who delves into how Nursing Education is addressing the ongoing nursing workforce crisis, the benefits of working as a nurse at Cleveland Clinic and the many nursing education programs that the organization offers.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Monica Yepes-Rios, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, who describes the ongoing work by faculty and students to, among other things, implement DEI into the curriculum, recruit diverse faculty, address microaggressions and empower medical students to learn about health disparities, structural racism and race essentialism.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jeremy Lipman, DIO and Director of GME, and family medicine resident Peris Kibera about Dr. Kibera's project aimed at promoting healthy eating, with the goal of positively impacting chronic disease markers in patients with chronic disease.

In this episode, we talk with Jeremy Weleff, DO, who discusses practical approaches for addressing resident burnout and provides insight into what residents can do personally to combat burnout.

In this episode, we talk with Michael Nelson, PhD, Medical Director of the Center for Youth and College Education at Cleveland Clinic, who discusses learner motivation in a digital world and technologies instructors can use to help motivate learners.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Christine Warren, Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (CCLCM), and Associate Professor of Dermatology, and Dr. Robert Wilson, Chair of Physician Advisors at CCLCM, Director of the Neurology Clerkship, and Director of the Autonomic Center in the Neuromuscular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. Drs. Warren and Wilson discuss burnout, the "invisible student," empathy and career regret and changes in medical students. They also provide avenues that students and faculty alike can take to acknowledge medical student mistreatment and improve the learning environment.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Eduardo Mireles, Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Simulation and Advanced Skills Center, and Dr. Cecile Foshee, Director of the Office of Interprofessional Learning, and the Master of Education in Health Professions Education program, who describe the tremendous impact medical education, specifically simulation training and interprofessional learning, has on improving quality and patient safety in healthcare.