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Health Sciences Education Symposium

Presentations from the Health Sciences Education Symposium (formerly known as the Medical Education Symposium), held at the VCU School of Medicine. The Health Sciences Education Symposium celebrates scholarship and innovation across the continuum of medical education, offering an opportunity for educators, leaders, and learners to join a growing community interested in promoting exciting changes in medical education.

Submissions from 2019 2019

Go Slow to Move Fast: Best Practices for Engaging Community Leaders in a Transformative Strategic Plan, Logan Vetrovec

Submissions from 2018 2018

Leadership Skills Development for Pediatric Residents, Hadi Anwar

Why Residents’ Perceptions of the Clinical Learning Environment Matter: Correlations between the ACGME Resident Survey, Perceived Organizational Support, and Psychological Safety, Nital Appelbaum

Improving the clinical learning environment: A collaborative workshop for students, residents, and faculty, Deborah DiazGranados

Medical Rhetoric-Making the Case for Oral Presentations, Patrick Fadden

Implementation of a School-wide, EPA-based Acting Internship Curriculum, Adam Garber

Teaching cross-sectional anatomy in parallel with gross anatomy through a curriculum incorporating CT scanning of cadavers, Peter Haar

Improving Resident Understanding of Healthcare Business and Policy through the Development of a High-yield and Dynamic Educational Series, John Legge

Quick QI: A Two-Week Self-Directed Quality Improvement Project, Charles Leiner

Emergency Medicine Elective Impact on Third-Year Medical Student Specialty Choice, Nathan Lewis

The Use of Interactive Holographic Technology to Teach Surgical Anatomy and Improve Self-Perceived Preparedness for Surgery in Urogynecology, Lauren Siff

Teaching Quality Improvement in a Pediatric Residency Program, Tamar Springel

Central Venous Catheter Confirmation by Ultrasonography: A Novel Instructional Protocol, Jordan Tozer

Implementation of a Multi-Pronged Approach to Improve Education in Quality Improvement (QI) and to Increase Resident Involvement in QI Work, Ashlie Tseng

Converting Serious Safety Events into Educational Opportunities, Michael Joseph Vitto

Submissions from 2017 2017

Surgical Ethics Online Needs Assessment and Pilot Curriculum, Michael Amendola

The Dynamics of Power and Psychological Safety on Team Cohesion During Interprofessional Simulation-Based Education, Nital Appelbaum

Digital Histology 2.0: An Open Educational Resource, John W. Bigbee

Diabetes Immersion in a Pre-clinical Endocrine Course, Diane M. Biskobing

Patient Safety Initiative : Web based Education on the VCUHS Code Carts, Cheryl Bodamer

Changes in PT and OT Students’ Self-Efficacy Using an Interprofessional Case Based Experience, Dixie H. Bowman

Assessing Attitudinal Barriers to Health Insurance Enrollment and Facilitation in Vulnerable Populations, Christopher Brown

The First Five Minutes: Enhancing Simulation Education for First-Year Pediatric Residents, Megan E. Coe

An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Virtual Patients, Benjamin Collins

Development of a Calculator For Medical Student Residency Applications, Steven H. Crossman

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