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not a workshop), I only got to attend 2 workshops. This is neither what I am looking for nor what I need.
Unless this changes, I will start attending the meetings only sporadically
more opportunities for repeat workshops
What topics would you like to see addressed at future AAIM meetings?
How to design medical school vision and goals in keeping with LCME requirements.
great meeting, runs well
patient involvement in medical education; teaching patient-centered care and the medical home
Medical school expansion in the setting of budgetary constraints.
The impact of the electronic medical record on the medical student in the hospital setting..is it
compromising their clinical skills....
A CDIM plenary on the topic of “should student evaluations of faculty be anonymous?”
Cutting the cord--when to disenroll students from medical school. Medical School Education Reform 100
yrs post Flexner--is medical school broken or is it the environment?
1. Helping students to develop their personal learning porfolios 2. Helping 4th year students transition into
internship
Technology enhanced educational topics
Would like to see topics to empower Clerkship Coordinators to better assist Clerkship Directors
Teaching residents to teach Using Camtasia and other electronic media for teaching
teaching lifelong learning skills to students and residents, incorporating systems based practice education
on gme and ume levels, career advising and development for ume/gme.
salaries/FTE /protected time---is there a consensus...?
healthcare reform/political issues
Would continue to emphasize educational research and innovation through the CDIM meetings--there is a
strong and sustained tradition of this venue as an important forum for the development of young
investigators and scholars.
Provide scheduled networking opportunities /discussion forums for individuals to develop collaborative
research or projects.
The pros and cons of performance assessment.
Student Advocacy
EMR use for students (including how to evaluate clinical reasoning in templated notes); use of Sim Man;
developing action plans to link to feedback after direct observation (beyond “read more on X”)
professionalism
I know that theory is a big part of this type of meeting, but many of the discussions I attended were big on
discussion of problems, but a bit thin on giving specifics for solutions.
Analysis of the dean’s letter - what to PD’s look for. Chair letters....why do PD’s continue to want these
rather than LOR’s from someone the student actually worked with? Use of simulation/teaching procedures
in clerkships...necessary? More on integrated clerkships. More on sub-internship rotations and creative
curriculum ideas.
The pros and cons of early clinical exposure
1) Remediation strategies 2) Improving student satisfaction
(1) what are career paths for site directors and clerkship directors after 5-10 years in that job? (2) what are
mechanisms to get feedback on your students once they go to residency programs all over the country?
continued emphasis on CBET across the continnum; evaluation and assessment; curriculum development
Professionalism in Digital Age workshop created a lot of conversation. I would like to see this as the point
counterpoint plenary session, i.e. should we have policies regarding the use of social media with residents
and students? should we let our students/residents “friend” us, should we let our patient’s “friend” us, etc.
“Should we be graduating ALL medical students?” (or should we only be graduating doctors whom we feel
comfortable referring our family members to”.
The best ways to remediate learners with deficits of certain skills such as medical knowledge, clinical
reasoning, interpersonnal and communication skills, professionalism, etc.
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