WHEA Educators Salon
The Educators Salon is an ongoing series to promote interactive learning and community building across the professions.
Intersections Journal Launch
Monday, May 1, 2023
5:00 – 6:30 PM
WHSCAB Plaza
Please join us to celebrate the launch of Intersections – The Education Journal of The Woodruff Health Sciences Center. Intersections is a respected resource for the WHSC community, catalyzing collaborations, scholarship, and innovation to transform teaching and learning across health professions education. The event will include presentations, networking, and refreshments.
Adding Interprofessional Content to Your Everyday Teaching: The IPEC Competencies in Action
Featured Speakers
Linda Orkin Lewin, MD
Co-Director
Woodruff Health Educators Academy
Emory University
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
This session will introduce the Interprofessional Collaborative's IPEC competency framework and why Interprofessional education is important. Participants will reflect on their own teaching, where there are opportunities to include the IPEC competencies, and how they might do that.
WHEA Fellows: Stories of 3 Projects
Featured Speakers
Jamika Hallman-Cooper, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurologist
Emory University School of Medicine
Laura Zajac-Cox , PT, DPT
Director, Emory Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program
Vaidehi Avadhani, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Alexander Kendall, MS, PA-C
Associate Program Director
Physician Assistant Program Family & Preventive Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Wednesday, November 28, 2022
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
In this session, participants will learn about educational research and scholarship projects from recent WHEA Fellowship in Educational Scholarship graduates.
MEd Ed Research In Practice: Three Projects of WHEA Fellows
Featured Speakers
Ioannis Karakis, MD, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor of Neurology
Emory University School of Medicine
Lauren Lichten, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Emory University School of Medicine
LisaMarie Wands, PhD, RN
Assistant Clinical Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
In this session participants will hear three WHEA fellows describe their experiences doing health professions educational research and the lessons they learned.
From Follower to Leader: One View Of Identity Formation
Featured Speakers
Linda Orkin Lewin, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Co-Director, Woodruff Health Educators Academy
Emory University
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
In this session participants will work with one developmental model to better understand how our identities, and those of our learners, unfold over time.
Hook'em, Teach'em, Assess'em: Enhancing Learning Across Contexts
Featured Speakers
Jamika Hallman-Cooper, MD
Assistant Professor and Pediatric Neurologist
Emory University School of Medicine
J. Sonya Haw, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Theresa Goodman, PhD
Director, Nurse Practitioner Programs
Atlanta VA Health Care System
Veketa Smith, MPH, MMSc., PA-C
Assistant Professor of Family & Preventive Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Monday, April 18, 2022
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
In this session, participants will learn about Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction and how this process can be applied to support learning for a range of learners in various contexts and health professions. Example applications will be shared by recent WHEA Teaching Fellowship graduates.
How Does That Happen: Professional Identity Formation In The Health Professions
Featured Speakers
Dennis H. Novack MD
Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Medical Education
Drexel University College of Medicine
William T. Branch Jr. MD
Carter Smith Sr. Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Monday, October 4, 2021
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Online via Zoom
In this session, participants will learn about professional identity formation: what it is and why it is important for health professions educators to consider as they support the growth of their learners. This session is presented in in conjunction with the William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care Lectureship
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Whiteboarding: A Creative Strategy For Retention
Featured Speaker
Dr. Missi Stec, DNP, CNM, APRN, FACNM, FAAN
Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
Transforming content using whiteboard technology can help students who are visual and kinesthetic learners to better grasp material. In this session, Dr. Stec will help faculty learn how to effectively whiteboard as a mechanism for differentiated instruction and alternative assessment. We will start with several examples of whiteboarding and help ideate around how faculty can integrate this strategy into their courses. Dr. Stec will provide tips and tools for getting started with whiteboarding and give faculty the opportunity to create their own presentations. Faculty should come prepared with their devices to get the most from this exploration in creativity for the classroom.
Using Digital Tools To Improve Equity In The Classroom
Featured Speakers
Missi Stec, DNP, CNM, APRN, FACNM, FAAN
Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
In this session, Dr. Stec will describe what equity looks like in higher education classrooms. Understanding how, through the pedagogical concepts of alternative assessment and differentiated instruction, faculty can improve the retention of didactic and clinical learning. We will explore several examples of how to innovate teaching focusing on digital whiteboarding, virtual workbooks, and student created content. As an Apple Distinguished Educator and faculty member deeply committed to ensuring student success, Dr. Stec hopes to provide each participant with a different way to see their classroom and the opportunities it holds for learning.
Best Practices In Virtual Clinical Simulation: Pre-Briefing And Debriefing
Featured Speaker
Lori Modly DNP, RN, CPNP
Senior Clinical Instructor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Monday, March 22, 2021
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online via Zoom
In this session, participants will learn strategies related to the facilitation of virtual clinical simulation with a focus on pre-brief and debrief.
#MED ED #TWEETORIALS
LEVERAGING TWITTER FOR EDUCATION & FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Featured Speaker
Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Distinction in Medical Education, IM Residency Program
Emory University School of Medicine
Monday, February 15, 2021
5:00– 6:00 pm
Online via Zoom
In this session participants will learn how to use Twitter as an educational tool to extend their reach in the medical education community, with a focus on the art of crafting effective Twitter tutorials (terms "tweetorials").
Building Community And Engagement During Your Zoom Session
Featured Speaker
Ulemu Luhanga, MSc, MEd, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Education Researcher (GME)
Co-Director, Medical Education Residency Track (MERT)
Co-Director, Woodruff Health Educators Academy (WHEA)
Emory University School of Medicine
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
5:00– 6:00 pm
Online via Zoom
In this session participants will learn how to develop a sense of community during a Zoom session and how to harness various Zoom tools to promote learner engagement.
Engaging In Museum Based Education In A Virtual World
Featured Speakers
Holly Gooding, MD, MScSection Head for Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Ali John Zarrabi, MD
Assistant Professor of Family and Preventative Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
5:00– 6:00 pm
Online via Zoom
In this session participants will learn the simple yet powerful technique of Visual Thinking Strategies. VTS is a facilitation tool for engaging learners in close looking at works of art to enhance their observational skills and promote reflection and well-being.
Tell Your Story: Using 55 Word Stories For Reflection And Teaching
Featured Speaker
Hughes Evans MD, PhD
Marcus Professor of General Pediatrics
Division Director, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
5:00– 6:00 pm
In this session participants will learn the simple yet powerful technique of writing and debriefing 55 word stories. These small pieces of narrative medicine can prompt reflection -- both personally and with your students. Refreshments would have been provided so, bring your own snacks and beverages!
Come Do Virtual Improv With Educators Across WHSC!
Featured Speakers
Gina Shannon, MAT
Associate Director, Clinical Skills Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Sarah Shaver, M4
Emory University School of Medicine
Monday, April 13, 2020
4:30– 5:30 pm
Zoom
Need a break from the virtual classroom? Teaching, even in the best of times, requires skill in interpersonal communication, collaboration and adaptability. Improvisational theater requires the same expertise.
Join us as a community of health professions educators to mingle (virtually) and play with those skills together.
Refreshments would have been provided (bring your own snacks and beverages!)
Real Life Educational Research: If We Can Do It So Can You
Featured Speakers
Rachelle M. Spell, PhD
Professor of Pedagogy and Director of Undergraduate Studies; Department of Biology
Jonie D. Fawley, PA-C, MPAS
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, Emory Physician Assistant Program
Emory University
Monday, February 10, 2020
5:00 – 7:00 PM
WHSCAB Plaza
Learn ways to enhance the lecture format and make your classroom teaching more effective. The presenters defined active learning and provided practical tips and examples of how these techniques have been incorporated into education programs. The talk followed by networking, beverages, cheese, and snacks
Real Life Educational Research: If We Can Do It So Can You
Featured Speakers
Linda Orkin Lewin, MD
Ulemu Luhanga, MSc, MEd, PhD
Co-Directors
Woodruff Health Educators Academy
Emory University
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
5:00 – 7:00 PM
WHSCAB Plaza
Explore the process of educational research using the examples of work by the fellows in the Woodruff Health Educators Academy Educational Research Fellowship program. See how engaged educators can apply a scholarly approach to their efforts and create knowledge that can be shared with others to improve their educational efforts as well. Join us for an informative talk followed by a poster walk, light refreshments and networking.
A Humorous Approach To Education
Featured Speaker
Lew Lefton, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Co-Founder, Applied Humor Associates
Monday, April 15, 2019
5:30– 7:30 pm
Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building, Plaza
Does humor help support learning? Can improv comedy make you a better communicator? How many educators does it take to change a light bulb? We invite you to join us for a unique, fun, and interactive gathering where you'll have an opportunity to play, think, and learn about various approaches to the use of humor in education.