November 2024

Medical Education Day Recap | Keynote Lecture Recording

Thank you for joining us at the 14th Annual Medical Education Day! So far, we have received fantastic feedback. If you have not yet completed the post-event survey, please take a moment to share your thoughts. Your input will help us enhance next year’s event.

Remember to save the date for the 15th Annual Medical Education Day on September 24, 2025.

Visit our website to view the photo album, read the news center article, and relive highlights from Medical Education Day!

Jean Twenge, PhD delivered a powerful keynote lecture "Understanding Generational Differences: Improving Teaching and Training in Academic Health Professions" on Med Ed Day. The recording is now available to all Northwestern University faculty, staff, trainees, students, and affiliates.

Mark Adler, MD

Director of the Augusta Webster Fellowship Program

** CME & CEU credit are available for the FAME Education Scholarship series ONLY in November 2024. **

Looking Forward|December Events

December 12 at 12:00pm - TIME Lecture

Topic: Educator Portfolios and Assessment

Speaker: Brigid Dolan, MD, MEd and Celia O'Brien, PhD

December 18 at 12:00pm - Education Scholarship Session

Topic: Validity

Speaker: Jonathan Duff, MD

Register - MSHPE Information Session

Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Health Professions Education program is designed for educators aiming to enhance their teaching, leadership, and research skills in the health professions. This program offers flexible, part-time options tailored for working professionals and provides the tools to shape the future of healthcare education. Discover how you can elevate your career and make a meaningful impact—register for an info session today!

The next available information session is 12PM CST on November 19th, 2024.

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Application Deadline: April 1, 2024

2025 ScholarRx Call for Innovation Grant Applications

ScholarRx invites grant applications for the Medical Education Research and Innovation Challenge (MERIC), aimed at fostering global educational scholarship and innovation. The program will support 2-3 projects with budgets ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, focusing on educational methods, pedagogy, curricular development, and student assessment. Letters of intent are due by December 13, 2024, with selected investigators notified by January 23, 2025, and full proposals due by March 10, 2025; awards will be announced on April 25, 2025.

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LOI Submission Deadline: December 13, 2024

** November 2024 CME Disclosure Information **

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

Dr. Brigid Dolan has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Course director Dr. Mary McBride has disclosed ongoing financial relationships with the following entity: American Heart Association (consulting fee). FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All the relevant financial relationships for this/these individual(s) have been mitigated.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.