Ongoing SCC Projects
Independent Student Analysis survey
Rehaul of Core 1 evaluation system
Medical Education Journal Club
The Medical Education Journal Club serves as an excellent opportunity to connect with Penn faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students interested in medical education. The Office of Student Affairs will assign you with a partner, with whom you will present. You and your partner will be asked to pick an article to present and develop three discussion questions to bring to the group.
The medical education journal club occurs monthly every fourth Wednesday from 4:30-5:30pm (9/27/23, 10/18/23, 11/15/23, 12/6/23 , 1/24/24, 2/21/24, 3/27/24, 4/24/24, 5/15/24, and 6/12/24). If interested, please reach out to Ash Kim (ashley.kim@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) with the dates you are available and your level of training.
Medical Education Area of Concentration
The Medical Education Area of Concentration prepares upper-level students to become leaders in medical education:
Through training in the science of medical education, theoretical frameworks, and principles
By developing skills in scholarship via medical education research or curriculum development
By developing effective teaching skills
Through mentoring by faculty with experience in medical education leadership or scholarship
Research in Medical Education
Dr. Jessica Dine – interests include assessment and evaluation; also involved in qualitative research, instrument design and program evaluation for research projects on almost any topic
Dr. D. Rani Nandiwada – “interests are in curricular innovations in health systems science, coaching from good to great, growth mindset, and teaching to teach”
Dr. Anna Weiss – “interests include innovative curricular design, assessment of procedural and clinical competence, and the roles of trainee and educator identity in shaping the learning environment”
Race and Racism in Medicine
Read this article, “Misrepresenting Race — The Role of Medical Schools in Propagating Physician Bias” by Amutah et al., to learn more about race and racism in medicine as well as the role of medical education in addressing physician biases.