Sponsored by the Academy of Educators, Education Day is a special event learning about educational topics, celebrating education-focused award recipients and new inductees to the AoE, and networking with others. Education Day highlights all aspects of our mission and recognizes the educators making a difference in the lives of learners, mentees, and colleagues across the School of Medicine.

Education Day is an event for WUSM faculty, staff, & learners only.

2024 Education Day: The Future of Healthcare Education

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC)
12:00pm – 6:00pm

New this year! CME credit (3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM) will be available for purchase.

Agenda

12:00-12:15pm – Registration & Lunch Pick-Up
12:15-12:20pm – Welcome
12:20-1:00pm – Oral Abstracts
1:00-2:00pm – Keynote: Large Language Models for the Medical Educator: What’s Hype, What’s Here, and What’s Next
Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, FACP
2:10-3:10pm – Breakout 1
1. Beyond the Basics: Generative AI for Revolutionary Medical Education/ Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, FACP
2. Tips & Tricks to Improve your Written Assessment Comment/ Lisa Zickuhr, MD, MHPE & Marty Kerrigan, MD
3. Debriefing the Unthinkable: Approaching Emotionally Activating Topics in Simulation/ Alexander Croft, MD & Ernesto Romo, MD
3:15-3:35pm – PM Break
3:35-4:35pm – Breakout 2

1. Gamification of bedside teaching using Charcot mobile application: A hands-on workshop/ Saurav Das, MD
2. Clinical Track Impact Report: How to demonstrate your impact as an educator/ Michelle Miller-Thomas, MD
3. Flourishing-Focused Advising: Harnessing Milestones 2.0 Well-being Assessments to Cultivate Trainee Thriving/ David Vermette, MD, MBA
4:45-5:00pm – New Member Induction
Ian Hagemann, MD, PhD and Anup Shetty, MD
5:00-5:15pm – Awards
Megan Wren, MD and Laura Hall, MD
5:15-6:00pm – Posters/ Reception/ Networking

Photo Galleries and Workshop Videos

Coming October 2024

2024 Academy Member Cohort

Coming October 2024

Award Recipients

Coming October 2024

Abstract Tutorials:

Tutorials for Writing an Effective Education Abstract, Creating an Effective Education Abstract Poster, and Creating an Effective Abstract Oral Presentation may be found here.

Abstract Topics:

We are looking for a wide variety of abstracts representing both education research and innovative approaches to education across the health professions and across learner stages from undergraduate through post-graduate (including continuing education). Works in progress and submissions from students, residents & fellows are welcome. Submissions are encouraged on the following education-related topics:

  • Scholarship of teaching and learning
  • Course and curriculum development
  • Instructional design
  • Education delivery
  • Selection of learners (e.g., to enhance diversity and excellence in the field)
  • Assessing and supporting learners
  • Professional development of health professions educators

Abstract Submission Requirements:

Abstracts should be 200-300 words and must include the following sections:

  • Your name (does not count towards word count)
  • Your department or program (does not count toward word count)
  • Title (does not count towards word count)
  • What educational gap did your research or innovation project aim to address?
  • What was your research question or innovation project objective?
  • What did you do to address it? (i.e., research methods or approach to developing and evaluating educational innovation)
  • What were your results? (i.e., research results or description of innovation with results of its evaluation)
  • What did you learn? (i.e., implications of results and next steps)

Abstract Instructions:

The deadline for submissions is To be announced. Please submit your Abstract here.

There will be a limited opportunity for oral abstract presentations, which will be selected by the abstract review committee on the basis of quality and interest to the broad education community.

All abstracts will be peer reviewed and notification of the outcome of the review will be sent to the submitting author in July.

Please reach out to the Academy of Educators via e-mail at academyofeducators@wustl.edu with any questions.

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Credits Available for this Activity:
American Medical Association (AMA)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.