MedEd Thread

In this episode, we talk with Dr. David Harris, Associate Program Director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Dr. Katie Neuendorf, Program Director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, and Dr. Nivaas Thanoo, Chief Resident with the Internal Medicine Residency Program, who describe the transformative power of using improvisational theater principles to improve physician/patient communication, build teams and improve physician confidence.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Cecile Ferrando, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Reproductive Biology, who explores the need for creating a psychologically safe and inclusive space for transgender and all patients. She offers strategies and language clinicians can use when caring for transgender patients.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Cecile Ferrando, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Reproductive Biology, who describes the importance of creating inclusive healthcare spaces for patients and caregivers. Dr. Ferrando shares strategies, such as speaking up, to create a future of healthcare inclusivity.

In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Pugel, Senior Learning Partner, and Ja’Net Colbert, Project Manager, within the Cleveland Clinic Mandel Global Leadership and Learning Institute. Find out how the institute’s Mentoring Resource Center helps caregivers develop professionally, create connections, build a network and, ultimately, improve quality of patient care.

In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking collaboration between Cleveland Clinic and IBM by speaking with Brandon Musarra, Project Manager and Strategy & Operations Lead for the Discovery Accelerator. Brandon describes the transformative potential of the Discovery Accelerator program to revolutionize healthcare through cutting-edge technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

Join Dr. Michael Nelson, Medical Director for the Center for Youth and College Education at Cleveland Clinic, as he discusses Connected Career Rounds, a free virtual program that introduces middle and high school students from across the country to healthcare careers. In this episode, Dr. Nelson talks about the program's structure and outreach, while outlining future plans to expand the audience and develop a health professions career video library. Educators are invited to tune into Connected Career Rounds, generally held every other Tuesday at 1 p.m. Learn more and register for free.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Marvin Natowicz, faculty lead for the Disability Action Group, and Samantha Stallkamp Tidd, a fifth-year medical student who serves as the student lead of the Disability Action Group at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. They explore the group’s efforts to embed disability-related content into the medical program curriculum and foster a disability-sensitive mindset among students, with hopes of creating a better quality of life for persons with disabilities.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Timothy Gilligan, DEI Officer for GME and Vice Chair for Education at the Taussig Cancer Institute, who discusses attracting diversity in GME training programs. Dr. Gilligan talks about an evidence-based interview guide developed by the GME Recruitment Instrument Task Force (GRIT) and shares the diversity outcomes of programs that have used the guide.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Stacey Jolly, Director of Career Advising at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. From mentorship programs and residency preparation techniques to the continuous evolution of a student's curriculum vitae, discover how Dr. Jolly and her team enhance matching success and empower students to navigate diverse career paths in the medical field.

In this episode, we talk with Wendy Green, PhD., Associate Professor at Cleveland State University, who explores the Master of Education in Health Professions Education (MEHPE) degree program, a collaboration between Cleveland Clinic and the Cleveland State University Levin College of Public Affairs and Education designed for health professionals who have current roles and responsibilities in education. Join us as we explore the diverse areas and skills covered by the MEHPE program, delve into evidence-based teaching methods, and discuss its crucial role in addressing social determinants of health. Discover how this program goes beyond, with a glimpse into the potential impact of a PhD in Health Professions Education on patient care and the scholarship of teaching and learning.