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Conflict is to be expected.While members of any team share similar goals, whether that’s meeting a project deadline, serving students effectively, or keeping operations running smoothly, there are times when team members are at odds regarding how that work should be done. In fast-paced, high-pressure environments like higher education, professionals may find themselves in a high-stress conflict before they even recognize it has happened.Whether you are a supervisor, project lead, or team member,...

Feedback is essential to the development of medical trainees, as well as to the ongoing improvement of educators and medical education programs. Learners often perceive that they receive less feedback--and less USEFUL feedback--than educators believe they are giving. This FAMER (Faculty Advancing Medical Education in Residency) session is part 1 of a 2-part mini-series on feedback, focused on having effective feedback conversations. The eLearning version includes a recording of the live session ...

Health equity is inseparable from the clinical practice of medicine, but preceptors may find the breadth and depth of the topic difficult to approach in brief precepting interactions with learners. In this recorded live session, faculty will discuss frameworks and best practices for incorporating health equity pearls into clinical precepting in the inpatient and outpatient settings. By the end of the session, faculty will have developed a personal action plan to increase their comfort with teach...

This recorded session is designed for Clerkship faculty to enhance their engagement and development. The session provides a high-level overview of the evolving curriculum and assessment strategies, focusing on aspects relevant to clerkship preceptors. It also highlights best practices in clinical teaching, including adapting to current medical school practices and student needs, and reinforce awareness and response strategies for student mistreatment. This eLearning was developed based on a...

In this recorded session, the presenters cover the considerations that programs and faculty should contemplate concerning residents prescribing controlled medications. It includes the different restrictions residency programs have utilized and an example of a tiered approach allowing residents more prescribing capabilities, while trying to protect the patient, resident, faculty, and program. Faculty Advancing Medical Education in Residency (FAMER) is a series developed by WSU Graduate Medical Ed...

There are many models for inpatient rounding and ambulatory precepting. Presenting in the presence of patients (PIPP) is one model of precepting that is done in the room with patients (and sometimes family) present. PIPP has many benefits for patients, trainees, and medical educators, including increased patient engagement, and increased frequency of direct observation of learners. This recorded session highlights some of these benefits, busts common myths about PIPP, and provides a framework fo...

In this recorded session, participants will learn an evidence-based approach for coaching residents to lead effective family meetings. Review strategies to prepare the learner for success, address challenges in the moment, and provide compassionate and actionable feedback.Faculty Advancing Medical Education in Residency (FAMER) is a series developed by WSU Graduate Medical Education programs and the Office for Faculty Affairs and Continuing Professional Development. The program is designed to de...

Delivery of high-quality feedback to learners is complicated but a necessary step in promoting growth and ensuring meeting programmatic standards. While many articles and approaches to feedback are prominent in the medical education literature, one well-established approach outside of the medical world can be found in the book “Radical Candor” by Kim Scott.In this recorded eLearning session, we will review the four types of feedback described in the book with relevant examples from each, and dem...

Standardized tests remain a common method intended to assess medical knowledge in health professions training. That said, there is plenty of evidence in the literature that many factors, in addition to pure medical knowledge, contribute to standardized test scores. When learners struggle with passing standardized tests, it can often be difficult to assess which of these factors are contributing. This recorded FAMER session introduces the self-regulated learning framework, as well as a test-takin...

The future of healthcare is being shaped by innovative thinkers—many of whom are neurodiverse, with learning and attentional differences. Their unique perspectives, problem-solving skills, and resilience make them invaluable contributors to medicine. But how can we create environments where they truly thrive?In this eLearning course, you’ll explore practical strategies, resources, and support systems that empower neurodiverse learners to succeed, helping foster a more inclusive and dynamic healt...