The window to submit abstracts for the fourth annual Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Medical Education Research and Innovation Conference is rapidly closing.

The deadline for abstracts that showcase completed and in-progress medical education research and innovation projects by students, residents, staff and faculty is 11:59 p.m. Nov. 1. Oral and poster abstracts are limited to 300 words, and can be submitted at https://forms.wayne.edu/631f716b51a5e

Categories include:

Medical Education Research - Research related to the learning process that occurs within a medical education setting. Topics include, but are not limited to, learner characteristics, optimizing the learning process, assessment and evaluation, professional development, instruction design, technology in the learning environment and wellbeing. Research at any level (undergraduate, graduate, practitioner, faculty) of medical education are welcome. Medical education research can also include quality improvement projects.

Medical Education Innovation - Innovative curricula that address a current issue within medical education. The innovation should be based on learning principles and be designed to meet a specific need. Examples include, but are not limited to, health and wellness, quality improvement, patient safety, interprofessional education and service learning. 

“Works in Progress," which include research and innovation projects that are being developed or have yet to be completed, can also be submitted as an analysis plan and lessons learned.

The conference will take place virtually from 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 6. RSVP for the conference here.

This year’s guest speakers are Katherine Chang Chretien, M.D., associate dean for Medical Student Affairs and professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Monica Lypson, M.D., M.H.P.E., vice dean for Education at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons and Rolf H. Scholdager Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

For more information, contact Robert Reaves at rtreaves@med.wayne.edu