Announcements
Congratulations Teaching Academy Members!
Danielle Ehret, MD, MPH,Teaching Academy Member and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, has been selected as a 2024–25 Fellow for Executive Leadership in Healthcare (ELH). The fellowship prepares women for senior leadership
positions in health care organizations, where they can influence positive change. Read more.
Katharine Cheung, MD, PhD, MSc, Teaching Academy Expert Teacher and Interim Director of the UVM Center on Aging and assistant professor of medicine, and her mentee, medical student Susanna Schuler ’26,
presented their research on tele-palliative care for rural dialysis patients at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine State of the Science meeting in Phoenix this spring.
Teaching Academy Distinguished Educator and Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS(ASCP), presented at the recent 2024 IAMSE Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Master Adaptive Teachers: Mastering the Art of Teacher-Student Interaction - The Cornerstone of High-Quality Medical Education presented
by Voicu Ciobanu, MD; Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS(ASCP), Raquel Ritchie, PhD; Qing Zhong, MD, PhD; Maisie Laud, Victoria Cruz, Robert Hayden Meeks.
Bronwyn Bryant, MD, Teaching Academy Expert Teacher and Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, was named the next Buttles Chair. The Buttles Chair was established in 1978 with contributions principally from the
College of Medicine Alumni and the University Associates in Pathology. It honors Ernest Hiram Buttles, a member of the Department of Pathology, and Chair of the Department from 1921 to 1946. The recipient of the Buttles Professorship is a faculty
member who has performed in an exemplary fashion in teaching and serves as a model for others in the College of Medicine. Further, the recipient is expected to contribute actively to the teaching programs of the Department and pursue educational
scholarship activities during the time that the recipient holds the Buttles Chair.
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Medical Education Fellowship Program Cohort!
This year’s cohort completed the Fellowship on June 7 with their final project presentations. Feedback was provided by Tom Delaney, PhD
From left to right:
Ali Jandal, MD; Medicine
Elzerie de Jager, MBBS, PhD; Medicine
Anna Ricci, PhD; Neurological Sciences
Ashley Weisman, MD; Emergency Medicine
Georgia Farrell, MD; Medicine
Steve Merena, DPM; Orthopedics
Colton Jensen, MD; Medicine
Estelle Bishop, PhD; Neurological Sciences (not pictured)
Erin D'Agostino; MD; Surgery (not pictured)
Whole Health for People and Planet: A
Planetary Health Summit
Hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Vermont. October 16 - 17, 2024. UVM has launched a University Wide Planetary Health Initiative that explores these connections and inspires action so that both people and planet
can thrive. This “Whole Health for People and Planet” Summit is meant to offer a space for members of both the Osher Collaborative and the UVM community to come together to explore inspirational opportunities that can help overcome
current challenges to human and planetary health. Click here for more information.
NEGEA Webinar: Building Trust and
Beginning the Process of Professional Identity Formation in the First Weeks of
Medical School
Thursday, August 1, 4 - 5 pm. Speaker: Maria Basile, MD, MBA. Can we begin to build circles of trust and start the process of professional identity formation as early as the first weeks of medical school?
The Renaissance School of Medicine found that focusing on sharing and giving feedback to each other’s perspectives and personal experiences helps build trust and allows students to respond with authenticity and grace.
Click here to register.
Apply to be
a Macy Faculty Scholar
The Macy Faculty Scholars Program, now in its second decade, aims to identify and nurture promising early-career educators in medicine and nursing. The program will help develop the next generation of national leaders
in medical and nursing education by identifying outstanding educators, physicians, nurses, and role models—individuals who represent the breadth of diversity seen in learners, patient populations, and health care settings around the country.
By providing the Scholars with resources—especially protected time, mentorship, and a professional network of colleagues—the program aims to accelerate Scholars’ careers, to turn their teaching practice into scholarship, and
to help them become impactful leaders locally, nationally, and beyond. Deadline: September 15, 2024. Learn more here.
AAMC launches accessibility resources collection
A new collection in the AAMC Virtual Communities features resources from the AAMC and across academic medicine on creating accessible presentations, web content,
teaching materials, and other resources on fostering an inclusive learning environment. The collection also highlights information about joining fellow educators, leaders, and disability resource professionals in the new Disability Inclusion community,
along with related scholarship, virtual events, podcasts, and videos. A Virtual Communities account is required; an account can be created on the login page. Read More