Building Your Medical Education Research Toolkit: Mastering Literature Searching with PubMed and Beyond

This 50-minute workshop, led by a medical librarian, will guide you through effective literature search strategies using PubMed, the go-to resource for medical research. Learn how to use MeSH headings and Boolean operators to find the most relevant articles for your teaching and research needs. We'll also explore ways to access full-text publications and manage your references and literature review process easily. Plus, you will get a quick introduction to other helpful medical literature databases.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Develop focused search strategies using PubMed's features and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)

2. Access full-text articles through Lane Medical Library

3. Conduct a simple search in other Library subscribed medical literature databases.

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   Presented by: 
   Connie Wong, DVM, MLIS, MPVM
   Medical Education Librarian
   Lane Medical Library

The Use of Psychometrics to Enhance Biosciences Education Research

Psychometrics is an incredibly useful toolbox for medical and biosciences education researchers to have access to if when their work involves understanding psychological outcomes (e.g., depression, subjective well-being, etc). In this talk, I will cover a variety of key ideas in psychometrics (e.g., reliability, validity, fairness) that are critical components of effective study of psychological outcomes. Along the way, I will discuss aspects of item response theory (IRT) and how it can be an effective means of working with psychometric data. 

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify key principles (e.g., reliability, validity, fairness) of psychometrics
• Describe how item response theory can be used to handle some of the technical challenges associated with psychological measurement. 

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Presented by:
Ben Domingue, PhD
Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education Associate Professor (by courtesy), Stanford Department of Sociology Faculty Director, Stanford PACE [Policy Analysis for California Education] Steering Committee, Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis Faculty Fellow, Stanford Population Health Sciences

TMA Innovation Grant Writing Workshop

Using short didactics, quiz questions, and individual reflection this workshop will cover what grant applicants need to do to get ready to write their application, rigorously cover each component of a grant application, and elevate their writing style. The session will include a panel and Q and A with TMA Innovation Grant reviewers.  
Learning Objectives:

• By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to describe a high-quality version of each element of the grant proposal.
• By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to describe the instructions and review criteria for the TMA Innovation Grant application.

TMA Innovation Grant Application 

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Each proposal is reviewed by three members of the TMA Innovation Grants review committee. Final funding decisions are made by consensus of the entire review committee. The committee is comprised of previous Innovation Grants awardees and other faculty from across the school with expertise in MedEd scholarship. Because this is the first year in which the entire committee reviews every proposal, individuals applying for grant funds in the current cycle are not allowed to participate as grant reviewers. The rubric used by reviewers is available here.

"My Assessments Are Biased!" Measurement and Sociocultural Approaches to Achieve Fairness in Assessment in Medical Education

This session will review the literature on the causes and consequences of bias in assessment of learner performance in medical education. Dr. Hauer will discuss recommendations to avoid bias in assessment drawn from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Conference on Ensuring Fairness in Medical Education Assessment: Conference Recommendations Report. The speaker will share resources for implementing recommendations and using in faculty development.

Learning Objectives:

• To identify causes and consequences of bias in assessment of clinical learners  To apply recommendations to avoid bias in assessment   
• To describe the design and implementation of an equitable assessment system  

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AI and the Student Experience

In this session we will offer student perspectives on generative AI in medical education. We will present current examples of ways Stanford medical students are leveraging generative AI in their own learning and will demonstrate some of these use cases. We will also discuss feedback from students on what AI topics they feel it is important to learn about during medical school and how they hope to see this incorporated into medical pedagogy.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify and replicate three ways in which students use or could use generative AI to supplement the formal curriculum.

• Participants will be able to identify generative AI topics that students deem important to learn about in their medical education. 

Exploring Pedagogical Use-cases for AI Chatbots

In this workshop, we will explore different pedagogic uses of AI chatbots. We will discuss multiple pedagogical and productivity use cases, prompting strategies, and risk factors for AI in education. You will then get hands-on experience in small groups using a chatbot to explore possible pedagogical uses. We will also connect you to additional Stanford Teaching Commons resources.

Learning Objectives

• Describe various educational uses of AI chatbots. 
• Describe some of the risks of using AI in teaching and learning contexts 
• Use a chatbot to generate useful outputs related to medical education.

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Speaker Bio:

Kenji's expertise is in integrating technology-enhanced pedagogic strategies into instruction, research, and learning. Kenji provides one-on-one consultations, workshop facilitation, course design partnerships, and technology operations services for faculty, staff, and students. He holds a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai'i, and an MA in Education in Instructional Technologies from San Francisco State University. In his free time, he enjoys playing games and cheering on his favorite Bay Area sports teams.

Implication of Generative AI in Medical Education

Generative AI, including but not limited to ChatGPT, is expected to significantly impact the practice of medicine in the coming decades - and perhaps even sooner! We will be discussing how both the content and pedagogy of medical education will need to be updated to reflect this ongoing technological revolution, as well as the potential downsides and pitfalls.

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Eric Strong, MD
Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine
Stanford University
Dr. Strong has been an adult hospitalist and medical educator for 16 years. His teaching has been predominantly focused on undergraduate medical education with primary interests in clinical reasoning, the evidence-based physical exam, and ECG interpretation. Dr. Strong also runs a YouTube channel featuring 400 videos dedicated to medical education called Strong Medicine.

Adam Rodman, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard University
Dr. Rodman is a passionate medical educator, internal medicine physician and storyteller. He co-directs the Innovations in Media and Education Delivery (iMED) Initiative at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is dedicated to studying and promoting digital education, and is a national leader in the field. He also hosts a medical podcast called Bedside Rounds in partnership with the American College of Physicians.

Teaching and Mentoring Academy Virtual Open House

We invite you to join us for the Teaching and Mentoring Academy’s Fall Open House. This session gives you the opportunity to:

1. Learn about TMA programs and opportunities for you to participate in the coming year
2. Hear about our goals for the next three years and share your ideas for what you'd like to see from the TMA
3. Enter in a chance to win prizes by participating in the infamous Wheel of Names! 

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