Medical Education
MedEd Track
The Medical Education Track is intended for residents interested in pursuing academic and MedEd careers. Our goals are to:
- Introduce MedEd theories and teaching strategies that are applicable to the unique
- position of residents-as-teachers
- Improve teaching skills through observed teaching sessions and individualized feedback
- Expand MedEd opportunities available to residents by providing protected time to
- develop teaching skills and to participate in mentored longitudinal MedEd projects
- Provide individualized mentorship to residents who plan on incorporating MedEd as a
- component of their future careers
Eligibility and Application:
- 1st year residents in Peds or IM
- 1st or 2nd year residents in MedPeds
- 2nd or 3rd year EM/IM residents
Track Components:
Required Rotation
- Minimum 2 weeks MedEd teaching elective (once during residency)
- To coincide with the weeklong “Transition to Residency” (TTR) program for medical students in Spring
- Attend mini-lecture series
- Protected time to work on a longitudinal project
- Optional additional 2 weeks for a longitudinal project or to participate in TTR a second time
Required Scholarly Activities:
- Attend monthly conference series (min 75% attendance)
- Watching recordings counts! Will need to send proof of completion
- Participate in yearly MedEd OSTE (Objective Structured Teaching Examination/Exercise)
- Present on a MedEd topic of your choice (minimum once/year) during:
- MedEd track conferences
- Categorical morning/noon conferences
- Intern Orientation (can be someone’s project!)
- Rising Senior Meeting (can be someone’s project!)
- Work with a faculty mentor to complete the longitudinal project in MedEd
- Goal to submit abstract to regional/national conference, present scholarly work at a research symposium, publish an article on a MedEd blog or MedEd portal
- Participate in at least 3 additional teaching opportunities throughout the course of the residency, including but not limited to:
- M2 Simulation sessions (tentatively winter, spring)
- Peds Clerkship Simulation sessions (tentatively year-round)
- Transition to Clerkship for rising M3s (tentatively April)
- Clinical Intersections for M3s (tentatively July-December)
- Newborn Workshop (tentatively March-June)
- Introduction to Clinical Medicine
- College of Medicine (COM) Mentor’s Program (teach med students how to write/present case reports)
- Precept in the student-run free clinic
- Semiannual individual progress meetings with track director
Upon track completion participants will receive a certificate of completion.
Track Directors:
Dr. Kelsie Avants, DO (MedPeds) kavants@uic.edu
Dr. Jenna Schulte, MD (MedPeds) schulte9@uic.edu