Global Cafe: Mentoring in health professions education: Through the eyes of mentors and mentees

Join BEI for this virtual Global Cafe session led by Dr. Subha Ramani of the BEI and Lianne Loosveld of Maastricht University, tomorrow, Thursday, February 2, 2023, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Register here.

BEI Presents: Learning How to Learn: Neuroplasticity and Perceptual Learning in Health Professions

The BEI invites all educators and trainees to attend this 2-part series with Martin Pusic, MD, PhD.

• Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks? Neuroplasticity and Its Relevance to Health Professions Education
• February 8, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Zoom
• Led by Martin Pusic, MD, PhD
• Perceptual Learning in Visual Diagnosis: On Pigeons, Gorillas and Us
• March 2, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
• Led by Martin Pusic, MD, PhD

BEI "Last Page Challenge" with Special Guest Discussant, Catherine L. Coe, MD

The BEI invites all educators and trainees to attend this virtual session led by special guest discussant Catherine L. Coe, MD centered around the intellectual discussion of Academic Medicine's "Last Page" article, "Integrating Learners into Telemedicine Encounters."

• BEI "Last Page Challenge" with Special Guest Discussant, Catherine L. Coe, MD
• February 23, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Zoom

BEI Presents: FORE Series

The BEI invites all educators and trainees to attend this virtual series on medical education research.

• Technology and Instructional Design
• March 23, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Zoom
• Led by Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS, MMSc, and Deb Navedo, PhD, CPNP, FNAAP

AMA Educator Well-Being in Academic Medicine Free Book Download

Written and edited by experts across the country who have studied and implemented UME and GME educator well-being programs, the American Medical Association's (AMA) Medical Educator Well-Being in Academic Medicine book provides information, evidence based- research, personal narratives focused on educator well-being and systems-level changes that bolster educational missions and educator well-being.

BWH Clinical Educator Development Series

MGB CPD is holding a BWH Clinical Educator Development Series. Register for their upcoming sessions. Course Directors: Barbara Gottlieb, MD, MPH and Herrick Fisher, MD.

• February 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | BWH
• March 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | BWH

Faculty Development HMS: Writing an Op-Ed for a Lay Audience: How to Captivate Readers and Change the World

March 7, 2023 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | TMEC 328, 260 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115

Attention HMS faculty, residents, and students, please join Drs. Huma Farid and Zahir Kanjee for a workshop on the power of the written word in patient advocacy. Participants will learn about lay press writing techniques, self-editing approaches, pitching work to editors, and more. Eligible for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

HMS Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education

The Harvard Medical School (HMS) Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education program is a 2 year curriculum that enhances the theoretical, and research skills of those interested in advancing medical education. Take courses in quantitative and qualitative research methods, carry out a mentored research project, and more!

Harvard University Office of the Vice Provost for Research: The William F. Milton Fund

Established in 1924, the William F. Milton Fund supports research in the fields of medicine, history, geography, and science. Projects must promote the physical and material welfare and prosperity of people, or investigate and determine the significance of discovery or invention, or assist in discovery and perfecting of a special means of alleviating or curing human disease. Open to "junior faculty" at a Harvard school (including those based at affiliated hospitals).

• Amount: Up to $50,000
• Deadline: February 15, 2023

Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education

The Shapiro Institute for Education and Research is looking for applications for a one-year Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education (with the fellowship period being July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024). The fellowship was created in 1998 to provide Harvard Medical School (HMS) faculty the chance to develop skills to start or advance medical education and/or academic leadership careers. Fellowship participants will enhance their skills as medical educators, conduct education research, or pursue an education project in a medical education area, and more.

• Deadline: February 17, 2023

Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Spring 2023

The Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship recognizes an exceptional junior faculty member who demonstrates leadership potential in addressing medical education and health care inequity, who has demonstrated efforts in addressing education, health care, and societal needs of US racial and ethnic minorities, and is committed to an academic medicine career. The award is for a project performed in the US that supports racial and ethnic minorities.

• Amount: $25,000
• Deadline: March 6, 2023

Need guidance on an educational research project? Our Education Research Consultant, Ed Krupat, PhD, can offer research design and methodological support. 

Need information resources? Our Medical Librarian, Susan Warthman, MLIS, AHIP can offer guidance.

Need help creating eLearning videos? Our Programs, Media and Communications Lead, Caitlyn R. DePaula, MPA can offer guidance.

Need Education Technology help? Our Technology, Education and Clinical Health Informatics Lead, Narath Carlile, MD, MPH, Dipl Clinical Informatics can offer guidance.