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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Introduction to Application of Predictive Modeling in Healthcare

June 2024 MITE Hot Topic: Introduction to Application of Predictive Modeling in Healthcare Author: Motahareh (Moti) Tavakoli, MSc Quality Management Engineer Background Predictive modeling is an analytical technique that uses statistical and machine learning algorithms to forecast future events by analyzing historical and real-time data. Its application in healthcare marks…

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Project Team Meetings as an Essential Improvement Tool

April 2024 MITE Hot Topic: Project Team Meetings as an Essential Improvement Tool Author: Ruby Spicer, RN, MPH, LSSBB Improvement Specialist II At all levels within health systems, leaders and staff, both administrative and clinical, have attended meetings that they found unproductive. Improvement experts have written extensively on the necessary…

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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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