Faculty Development Highlights

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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MITE Monthly Tip September 2023 Kristine Pleacher, MD Surgery was my first clinical rotation. I have a clear memory of my surgical chief resident dressing down the interns: “I know it seems like I’m being hard on you, but some patients have already died this year because of mistakes made…

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MITE Monthly Tip August 2023 Brittany Lachance, DO A Review of Debriefing after Simulation Debriefing is an intentional process of reflecting on a simulation exercise to consolidate, analyze, and improve upon future performance. This process occurs between facilitator and student, and studies have consistently demonstrated the critical importance of debriefing…

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MITE Monthly Tip July 2023 Rebecca Harvey, MD Tips for Teaching Procedural Skills: The Walker Peyton Process and Beyond Acquisition of procedural skills is an important component of education across the spectrum of health care professions. Such skills range from the fundamentals of appropriate handwashing, to maintenance of sterile technique,…

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MITE Monthly Tip June 2023 Maxwell Afari, MD How can faculty members foster a supportive culture around breastfeeding or milk expression? The importance of breastfeeding is well known. The standard recommendation is for infants to be fed exclusively breast milk for their first six months of life, with continued breastfeeding…

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MITE Monthly Tip May 2023 Nora Fagan MSN, BScN, RN, CMSRN Interdisciplinary Team Communication The inpatient hospital environment is fast paced and at times chaotic.  Multiple interdisciplinary teams are constantly attempting to collaborate to provide high quality care that leads to positive patient outcomes. The lack of cohorting of patients…

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MITE Monthly Tip April 2023 Amy Moore, MLIS Enhancing Curricula with Information Literacy Frameworks Information literacy is defined as, “the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating…

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MITE Monthly Tip March 2023 Abtin K. Farahmand, MD Maximizing the Academic Conference Experience: Tips for Your Career Toolkit It is hard for many who attend large academic conferences on how to maximize one’s time. Often there are several lectures, and events occurring at once and participants may feel overwhelmed…

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