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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 2018 2018

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

Salivary Biometrics and Assessment of Autonomous Nervous System Activation During Emergency and Mascal Training, Michael Czekajlo

Preparing M1/M2 students for the surgical wards – An on call shadowing program, Adrian Diaz

Realizing Empathy and Expertise through Accounts Lived (REEAL)-An Integrated Learning Experience, Mary L. Falk

Teddy Bear Triage and Treatment: Novel Technique of Mass Casualty Incident Education, Jeffrey D. Ferguson

Proficiency-Based Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy Training: An Effort to Combat Recent Trends in Radiation Oncology That Result in Worse Outcomes for an Underserved Population through Resident Education, Emma Fields

The TechniCom Challenge: Low Fidelity Simulation with High Yield Potential, Susan Haynes

Ability of Critical Care Medics to Confirm Endotracheal Tube Placement by Ultrasound, Michael Joyce

Sharon Kaufer Flores, MS, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Sharon Kaufer Flores

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) applied to Pathology Residency Training, Adele Kraft