Med Ed Day 2022

8th Annual Brody Medical Education Day

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Brody Auditorium and Brody Commons

With guest,
Dr. Helen Morgan
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School

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The 8^thAnnual Medical Education Day on April 27 showcased 18 projects related to undergraduate and graduate health professions education.

The event, held in Brody Auditorium, provided ECU faculty, staff, students and residents the opportunity to present medical education innovations in curriculum, teaching, educational research and leadership to educators, leaders, scholars and learners.

Ashish Khanchandani, M2, Medical Education and Teaching scholar, earned the “Outstanding Podium Presentation” award for his presentation “Improving Patient Health Literacy via Multimedia Presentations for Prostate, Pancreatic, and Colorectal Cancer Pathology Reports.”

The “Outstanding Poster Presentation” award went to Veronica Lavelle, M4, LINC scholar, for her project “1st Week on the Wards: The role an introductory OB/GYN podcast can play on student success in the clinical space.”

Matthew Parrish, M4, Medical Education and Teaching scholar, was awarded honorable mention for his podium presentation “Identifying Medical Errors: An Interactive and Case-Based Workshop.” Honorable mention for outstanding poster presentation was awarded to Ashish Khanchandani, for his project “Understanding and Manipulating the Components of Multiple-Choice Question Writing within the “Higher-Order” Thinking / Bloom’s Taxonomy Rubric: A Preliminary Report.”

Medical Education Day judges also awarded honorable mentions for educational efforts presented throughout the day. The “Most Innovative” award went to Michael Larkins, M2, BSOM, for his project “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Potential to Shorten Learning Time with Computed Tomography (CT) Images for Head and Neck Organs at Risk (OAR).” The “Cool Idea” award was given to Jennifer McMains, M2, Research scholar, for her work “Utilization of a student-created, simulation-based curriculum to enhance learning amongst preclinical medical students.” The “Best Graphic” award went to Nupur Jain, M2, LINC scholar, for her project “Utilizing Art as an Educational Tool for Discussing Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships with Adolescents.” The “Hot Topic” award was given to Olivia Campbell, M4, Medical Education and Teaching scholar, for her project “Interprofessional Education (IPE) with Certified Nurse Midwives and Medical Students on the 3rd Year Ob/Gyn Clerkship: A qualitative review of medical student experience.”

The “Hot Topic” award for poster presentations went to K’Shylah Whitehurst, M4, Service-Learning scholar, for her work “WE CARE Project-Reducing Socioeconomic Disparities in Health at Pediatric Visits.” The “Scholarly Award” for poster presentations was awarded to Arjun Bhatt, M2, for his project “Multipurposing Interesting Clinical Cases to Meet Diverse Medical Student and Resident Physician Research and Educational Skill Sets and Curriculum Vita Needs.”

The day concluded with two concurrent educational sessions. Dr. Helen Morgan, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School shared resources, tips, and hacks to translate good ideas into scholarship. The “Shark Tank: Body Bites Edition” session featured presentations from works in progress submissions. Seven presenters from across ECU’s Health Science Campus pitched their ideas and received feedback from judges. Karlene Cunningham, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, received the award of “Shark with the Biggest Bite” for her presentation “Expanding and Integrating the Diversity Frame: Development of a Comprehensive DEI Psychiatry Curriculum.” The judges also awarded the “Community Impact” award to Nitin Gupta, MD, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, for his project “Improving Communication in the Intensive Care Unit by Addressing Patient Spiritual Distress Through Physician Training on Religious Practices and Interpretations of Medical Ailments.” Taha Lodhi, M1, BSOM, was awarded “Most Promising” for his work “3D Printed Model of the Pterygopalatine Fossa.” Robert Allman, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, received the award for “Best Educational Innovation” for his project “Surgical Technical Video with 3D Anatomic Modeling Integration to Aid Technical Teaching for Surgical Residents.”

View the complete list of podium, poster, and works in progress presentations

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