January 2025 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip January 2025 Edward Pilkington III, MD Using Diagnostic Schemas and Frameworks to Expand, Recall and Assess Clinical Knowledge An essential clinical reasoning skill for learners to master is the ability to generate differential diagnoses which are appropriately prioritized (including both “most likely” and “less likely” diagnoses) and…

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December 2024 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip December 2024 Amy Harvey, PA-C Tips for Teaching Procedural Skills We have all heard the phrase “see one, do one, teach one” but is this really the best way to learn procedural skills? Is it even safe for patients? Errors in procedural skills can lead to morbidity…

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November 2024 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip November 2024 Tiffani L. McDonough, MD, FAES Emotional Intelligence in Medical Education Emotional Intelligence is “the ability to understand and manage your emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of those around you.” This concept has been linked to success in business, in the classroom,…

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March 2024 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip March 2024 Tim Kenny, MLS Avoiding Predatory Journals Whether working in an academic or clinical setting, there is ample opportunity and incentive to seek out publication in one’s area of interest and expertise. Once the research is complete and the post-intervention data collected, it comes time to…

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February 2024 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip February 2024 Sarah Hipkens, MD Audience Response Systems Another PowerPoint?!? Whether it is a lecture on hyponatremia or handwashing we have come to rely heavily on the use of PowerPoint in medical education. With lecture after lecture delivered in a very similar format we run the risk…

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January 2024 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip January 2024 Sarah Dodwell, MD Letting the Learner Lead: Utilizing the SNAPPS method for outpatient teaching Much of patient care takes place in the outpatient setting, making it an important venue for medical education. However this setting also presents unique challenges. The pace of teaching in the…

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November 2023 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip November 2023 Laura Madigan-McCown, DBE, HEC-C How Can We Help Mitigate Implicit Bias in Healthcare? What is implicit bias? Implicit bias is a form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally, that nevertheless affects judgments, decisions, and behaviors. Research has shown implicit bias can pose a barrier…

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October 2023 Faculty Development Tip

MITE Monthly Tip October 2023 Emily Erickson, MD Addressing microaggressions in medical education Microaggression (noun): a comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority)1 Clinical encounters are complex interpersonal interactions, full of…

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