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Medical Education Discussion Group (MEDG)

The monthly CME accredited MEDG sessions are held via Zoom for anyone at Yale involved in, or interested in getting involved in, medical education. These sessions are designed to address a timely topic of interest and engaging discussion among participants.

Our facilitators include members of Yale faculty as well as guests from other schools who are experts in their field. Each session is held in an informal and interactive format. Typically the facilitator will begin with a brief presentation on the topic and then the session is open for questions and discussion among the participants.

MEDG sessions are free to everyone committed to medical education at Yale and accredited by the ACCME for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit.

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Events

Jan 202622Thursday
  • Yale Only
    Carolyn Chan, MD

    MEDG: Hot Spot: What Medical Educators Can Learn from Improv Theater

    Co-hosted with General Internal Medicine

    Improvisational theater is a type of unscripted live theater. The skills, principles, and exercises of improvisational theater have been utilized to improve communication, teamwork, and cognition within healthcare, often referred to as medical improv. This session will review key improv skills, principles, and a framework for developing a medical improv curriculum, and discuss theories as to why medical improv may be effective as a pedagogy. Discussions will center on how attendees may consider bringing aspects of medical improv skills, principles, and exercises into their teaching toolkits.

    Associated Clinician Educator Milestone:

    • ETP 1 – Educational Theory and Practice 1: Teaching and Facilitated Learning
    https://yale.zoom.us/j/7722423961
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Feb 202619Thursday
  • Yale Only
    Nickolas Srica, MD

    MEDG: Creating Educational Podcasts For Your Curriculum: Simpler Than It Sounds

    This talk will offer practical, easy-to-follow tips for creating and using audio-based podcasts to support your specific curricular needs. We will cover both the technical and creative basics, with the goal of showing it can be much easier than it “sounds”—no prior experience necessary. We will also explore various ways to integrate podcasting into your teaching.

    Associated Clinician Educator Milestone:

    • ETP 1 – Educational Theory and Practice 1: Teaching and Facilitated Learning
    https://yale.zoom.us/j/7722423961
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Mar 202626Thursday
  • Yale Only
    Samuel Buck, MD - Leigh Evans, MD

    MEDG: Medical Simulation Principles for the Non-Simulationist

    There is more to medical simulation than talking mannequins and high-tech equipment. In this session, we will discuss the educational theory behind medical simulation and how to incorporate principles of simulation scenario design and simulation debriefing into other educational modalities.

    Associated Clinician Educator Milestone:

    • ETP 1 – Educational Theory and Practice 1: Teaching and Facilitated Learning
    https://yale.zoom.us/j/7722423961
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Apr 202616Thursday
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