KNN Pulse | January 23, 2025 | |
The KNN Learning Consortium Launches in 2025 | |
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The Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine (KNN) is excited to introduce the KNN FOREST: Fostering Opportunities for Relationships, Education, Scholarship and Transformation.
Launching this year, the KNN FOREST is a learning ecosystem, home to relational learning through virtual and in-person experiences — webinars, workshops, courses, and more — with a focus on deeply grounding participants in the KNN Framework and creating a strong foundation for embracing, embodying, and embedding its elements.
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Tap into a transformative community where you can:
- Learn with and from one another
- Forge relationships with peers nationally
- Explore practical strategies for advancing flourishing
- Build your capacity to transform systems through learning experiences
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Throughout 2025, the KNN will launch new experiences regularly and we invite you to be among the first to find out about new opportunities. | |
The KNN Partners with Alpha Omega Alpha | |
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In partnership with the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society, the KNN will sponsor an AΩA Richard L. Byyny Fellow in Leadership for the 2025-2026 program cycle. The collaboration will advance leadership development efforts that encourage excellence, a spirit of service and a human-centered approach.
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The KNN-supported Fellow will embark on a year-long project surrounding leadership for flourishing in medicine, integrating the principles of character, caring and practical wisdom toward flourishing. As part of the program experience, this Fellow will receive mentoring and development through the KNN, including opportunities to contribute to national efforts to transform the culture of medicine, such as virtual seminars, KNN communities of practice and other avenues for engagement. | |
The application deadline is March 11, 2025, and awardees will be announced on May 16, 2025. Midcareer AΩA members who are interested in this opportunity should visit the fellowship program site for full details and to submit their materials for initial qualification screening. | |
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Updates
Welcome to the KNN!
Jerica Broeckling, MA, has joined the KNN program office as Program Director for MCW Flourishing. She will support the work of making flourishing a cornerstone in health professions education and practice across the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Join the KNN Program Office
The KNN team is looking to add the following position to the program office in southeast Wisconsin:
We welcome applications through the link above.
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Submit an Abstract for the 2025 APHC Conference
The Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC) is accepting abstracts for the hybrid conference this June, with topics including professionalism, patient trust and more. The deadline to submit a proposal is February 3, 2025. Learn more and apply.
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Have an update to share? Please email us. | |
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Upcoming Events
January 28, 4-5pm CT | Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab Webinar
Sponsored by the humanities special interest groups of the NEGEA and SGEA, CORAL will host a virtual event on “Alleviating the Healthcare Professional Burnout Crisis with Creative Arts Therapy” with speaker Marc Moss, MD, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
REGISTER >
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March 5-7, Seattle, WA | International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health Annual Conference
The International Congress celebrates the robust community of practitioners who are innovating in approaches to healthcare delivery models, research and more. KNN colleague Aviad Haramati, PhD, and the KNN's Kimara Ellefson, MBA, will lead a presentation on, "Operationalizing a Curriculum in Human Flourishing: A Skill Building Workshop."
LEARN MORE >
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March 20-22, New Orleans, LA | Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AiAMC) Annual Meeting
The AiAMC Annual Meeting theme this year is Thriving: The Power of One to Transform the Future. If you're attending, make sure to stop by the KNN booth, the workshop on, "Nurturing the Soul of Leadership: Leading and Flourishing in Difficult Times," and view our poster titled, "Shaping the Future: Resident and Fellow Narratives and Flourishing in Medicine."
LEARN MORE >
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March 31 - April 2, Atlanta, GA | Compact25 National Conference
Compact25's National Conference features a wide variety of engaging, interactive sessions focused on civic engagement, community-engaged research, institutional change and more. The KNN's Marissa Kalkman, MS, and Alverno Devine, DDiv, will lead the "Strengthened by Differences: Essentials of Embarking on a Bridging Practice" workshop on Tuesday, April 1.
LEARN MORE >
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About the Kern National Network | |
The Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine (KNN) is a national movement focused on integrating four foundational elements within the profession of medicine: character, caring, practical wisdom and flourishing. We advance this work by connecting and convening stakeholders across the health ecosystem, catalyzing transformative initiatives, and influencing policy and systems change. | | | | |
