The Wayne State University School of Medicine will conduct its annual Medical Education Research and Innovation Conference on Nov. 16 to showcase completed and in-progress medical education research and innovation projects conducted by students, residents, staff and faculty.
This year’s conference will be held from noon to 4 p.m. in the Scott Hall Cafeteria and the Margherio Family Conference Center.
Keynote speakers include LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D., associate dean for Evaluation and Faculty Development in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, who will present “Mobilizing Character: Leading with Character,” and John Mitchell, M.D., vice chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine at Henry Ford Health, who will present “Educational Research for Faculty and Resident Development.”
Entries will be judged in three categories:
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 – Research and innovation projects that are being developed or have yet to be completed. In place of results in the abstracts, entrants should submit an analysis plan and lessons learned thus far.