Assistant Professor of Neurology; Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency; Director of Wellness, Neurology Residency; Director, Neurology Clerkship
Clinician Educator Distinction (CED) Pathway
Yale Neurology Residency
The Yale Department of Neurology has had a Clinician-Educator (C-E) Distinction Track since 2016. While it is expected that all residents will engage in teaching, the Distinction Track is for residents who choose to focus their scholarly work in educational activities. The goal of this track is to provide focused training and mentorship for aspiring educator-scholars, especially those with an interest in educational leadership or scholarship as a component of their careers.
As of 2022, this Distinction Track has been approved by the Yale GME/TLC Advisory Group, and is recognized as a Clinician-Educator Distinction that meets the institutional standards as a distinction track within Yale-New Haven Graduate Medical Education.
Outline
Residents can earn the Clinician-Educator Distinction (previously known as the Neurology Education Certificate) by completing activities that count for 80 credit-hours over the 3 years of residency. The activities are designed to be achievable within a busy neurology residency program, and fall into several categories, as outlined below.
Didactics & Structured Observations (minimum 30 credits total)
Didactics
- TLC Medical Education Discussion Series
Sponsored by Yale's Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), these lectures feature guest- speakers from Yale and around the country.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Neurology Education Journal Club
Neurology Education Journal Club occurs 3-4 times per year, and is typically scheduled in the noon conference timeslot. These sessions focus on critical appraisal of one or more pieces of original scholarship relevant to neurology education, and is presented by either faculty or residents.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: 8
- Noon Conference Education Didactics
There are 3-4 formal didactic sessions per year that focus on education during the noon conference time slot, typically including learning theory and retrieval practice, bedside teaching, feedback and assessment.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: 8
Conference Attendance
- Yale Med Ed Day
Credit can be obtained by attending the yearly Yale Medical Education Day Conference. Residents must enroll in the plenary and at least 2 workshops to receive credit.
Credits Per Activity: 5
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Other Medical Education Conference
Structured Observations
- Grand Rounds/Clinical Grand Rounds
Structured observations on grand rounds, noon conferences, clinical grand rounds and other educational sessions. These observations are designed to allow residents to improve teaching skills by observing clinician educators and peers teaching in various settings. All structured observation credits should be logged with a completed observation form.
Observations done alone are 1 credit, but 2 credits can be obtained by performing the observation and then discussing it with another CET resident or CET faculty.
Credits Per Activity: 1-2
Minimum Credits Required: 2
- Noon Conference/ Morning Report
Structured observations on grand rounds, noon conferences, clinical grand rounds and other educational sessions. These observations are designed to allow residents to improve teaching skills by observing clinician educators and peers teaching in various settings. All structured observation credits should be logged with a completed observation form.
Observations done alone are 1 credit, but 2 credits can be obtained by performing the observation and then discussing it with another CET resident or CET faculty.
Credits Per Activity: 1-2
Minimum Credits Required: 2
Formal Training in Teaching
- Annual Chief Resident Clinical Teaching Course
This course is offered yearly, typically in October and early November, and consists of five sessions, each lasting 2 hours, focusing on teaching and learning climate, and aimed toward residents as educators.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: 6
Total Credits Required in this Category to Graduate with Distinction
30
Teaching
Medical Student Teaching
- Note
Intermittent emails and posts on the Teams main page will provide opportunities to participate.
- Neuroanatomy Case Conferences (Observed)
Teaching and facilitating the neuroanatomy case conferences within the Connections to the World (CTW) course for pre-clerkship students. Paired with a faculty member who will provide observation and feedback.
Credits Per Activity: 10
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Clinical Vignettes (Observed)
Discussion of clinical vignettes with pre-clinical students, paired with a faculty member who will provide observation and feedback.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Simulation (Observed)
Simulation-based cases for students on their neurology clerkship, with faculty supervision for feedback on teaching.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Physical Exam Session (Observed)
Overview of the neurological examination with medical students at the start of their 4-week neurology clerkship.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Top Ten Differential Diagnoses
Teaching in the “Top Ten Differential Diagnoses” sessions, with observation and feedback for at least one session.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: None
Resident (Peer) Teaching
- Note
Additional resident teaching opportunities will become available throughout the academic year. Intermittent emails and posts on the Teams main page will provide opportunities to participate.
- Lead Morning Report (Observed)
CED residents participating in the distinction are expected to lead morning report, noon conference, simulation, or Neurology Education journal club under direct mentor supervision. A completed evaluation form in MedHub should be completed when logging these credits. Residents are expected to notify their mentor of scheduled teaching sessions in advance. Appropriate mentors for this include Drs. Dewey, Schaefer, Moeller and Narula.
Credits Per Activity: 2
Minimum Credits Required: 4
- Lead Resident Teaching Conference (Observed)
CED residents participating in the distinction are expected to lead morning report, noon conference, simulation, or Neurology Education journal club under direct mentor supervision. A completed evaluation form in MedHub should be completed when logging these credits. Residents are expected to notify their mentor of scheduled teaching sessions in advance. Appropriate mentors for this include Drs. Dewey, Schaefer, Moeller and Narula.
Credits Per Activity: 3
Minimum Credits Required: 3
- Simulation Teaching (Observed)
CED residents participating in the distinction are expected to lead morning report, noon conference, simulation, or Neurology Education journal club under direct mentor supervision. A completed evaluation form in MedHub should be completed when logging these credits. Residents are expected to notify their mentor of scheduled teaching sessions in advance. Appropriate mentors for this include Drs. Dewey, Schaefer, Moeller and Narula.
Credits Per Activity: 3
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Lead Neurology Education Journal Club (Observed)
CED residents participating in the distinction are expected to lead morning report, noon conference, simulation, or Neurology Education journal club under direct mentor supervision. A completed evaluation form in MedHub should be completed when logging these credits. Residents are expected to notify their mentor of scheduled teaching sessions in advance. Appropriate mentors for this include Drs. Dewey, Schaefer, Moeller and Narula.
Credits Per Activity: 5
Minimum Credits Required: 5
Total Credits Required in this Category to Graduate with Distinction
35
Scholarship
Opportunities
- Yale Medical Education Day Presentation
Residents may use any combination of the opportunities in this table to meet scholarship credit requirement.
Residents may present at any forum or conference of their choice, provided their project or presentation is related to medical education.
Credits Per Activity: 10 (poster), 15 (oral presentation or workshop)
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Other (Non-Yale) Medical Education Presentation
Residents may use any combination of the opportunities in this table to meet scholarship credit requirement.
Residents may present at any forum or conference of their choice, provided their project or presentation is related to medical education.
Credits Per Activity: 10 (poster), 15 (oral presentation or workshop)
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Formal med education article submission to peer-reviewed journal
Residents may use any combination of the opportunities in this table to meet scholarship credit requirement.
Residents may present at any forum or conference of their choice, provided their project or presentation is related to medical education.
Credits Per Activity: 20
Minimum Credits Required: None
- Research in Residency on a Medical Education Topic
Residents may use any combination of the opportunities in this table to meet scholarship credit requirement.
Residents may present at any forum or conference of their choice, provided their project or presentation is related to medical education.
Credits Per Activity: 10
Minimum Credits Required: None
Contributions
- Contribution to a durable educational material
These activities can include any contribution to a durable educational material (educational curriculum, survival guide, podcast, interactive modules, or educational videos).
Credits Per Activity: 5-10
Minimum Credits Required: None
Total Credits Required in this Category to Graduate with Distinction
20
*Additional credit possible based on review of the number of hours invested in the activity. Please discuss with your advisor how many credits you should earn.
Faculty Mentors
Associate Professor; Vice-Chair of Education, Neurology; Neurology Residency Program Director, Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology; Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency, Neurology; Program Director, Movement Disorders Fellowship, Neurology
Current Residents
Alumni
| Grad Year | Resident | Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Getasha Doobay, MD | Variability in brain death education across United States neurology residency programs | Neurocritical Care Fellow, Yale School of Medicine |
| 2024 | Christine Gummerson, MD | Neurology Residency Didactics: A Survey of Program Directors | Movement Disorders and Behavioral Neurology Fellow, Yale School of Medicine |
| 2024 | Milo White, MD | The Grey Matter Project: A national neurology education program for high school students | Vascular Neurology Fellow, Yale School of Medicine |
| 2023 | Aaron Bower, MD | Podcasting to enhance medical knowledge in neurology | Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine MHS in Medical Education Candidate |
| 2023 | Harry Sutherland, MD | 1. Neurology Residency Didactics: A Survey of Program Directors 2. Medical Student Narrative Evaluations of Resident Teachers: A Qualitative Study | Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Yale MHS in Medical Education Candidate |
| 2023 | Katy Zuchowski, MD | A Longitudinal Experience and Annual “Check-Ins” to Increase Resident EEG and EMG Milestone Attainment and Improve Milestone Rating Accuracy | Movement Disorders Fellow, Yale School of Medicine |
| 2022 | Safa Abdelhakim, MD | Podcasting to enhance medical knowledge in neurology | Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine |
| 2020 | Chindhuri Selvadurai, MD | A retrieval practice approach to building medical knowledge for the in-service examination | Neurology Clerkship Director, Director of Education for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic, University of Connecticut |
| 2020 | Christopher Traner, MD | Resident-led redesign of neurology didactics, with a retrieval practice emphasis | Program Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Associate Program Director, Epilepsy and Intracranial Neurophysiology, Cleveland Clinic |
| 2020 | John Picard, MD | Resident-led redesign of neurology didactics, with a retrieval practice emphasis | Neurointensivist, ChristianaCare, Newark, Delaware |
| 2017 | Jeffrey Dewey, MD | "Engaging Neurology Residents in Learner-Centered Medical Student Education: A Novel Video-Based, Resident-Led Pilot Curriculum" | Assistant Professor of Neurology, Associate Program Director, Clerkship Director, Director of Wellness, Yale Department of Neurology MHS in Medical Education |
| 2017 | K.H. Vincent Lau, MD | "Using learning analytics to evaluate a video-based lecture series." | Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine |
| 2017 | Reshma Narula, MD | "Peer Mentorship in a Neurology Residency Program" | Associate Professor, Yale School of Medicine |
| 2016 | Shivani Ghoshal, MD | "Interdisciplinary teaching modules for neurology and internal medicine" | Neurocritical Care Fellowship Director, Columbia University |