Mentorship

In my mind, mentorship is deserving of a section of its own - both from the mentor and mentee standpoint.

I am fortunate to have a strong team of mentors both at my institution and outside of it. I consistently strive to be a productive and communicative mentee, as I recognize the effort that goes in to being a good mentor and the benefit that a mentee can gain from thoughtful guidance.

In turn, I take particular care to ensure that I devote time and regularly check in with those who have sought me as a mentor - whether on a project, in a residency track, or in a more general sense according to their needs. After each meeting, I end with either an email or an in-person written "Action Items" list for both of us and a goal date for our next meeting.

Mentees

Sarah Perez, MD

PGY-4 in Emergency Medicine at University of Michigan
Originally assigned as mentee on Med Ed Track for residency in July 21; later decided to drop the (dual) track in favor of Critical Care
Asked me to continue to be her mentor as she felt she benefited from my insight
Accepted Critical Care Fellowship at University of Michigan starting July 2023

Jia (David) Liu, MD, MEd

PGY-4 in Emergency Medicine at University of Michigan
Assigned as mentee on Med Ed Track for residency in July '21
Quarterly meetings to follow-up education scholarship projects and share resources/topics in the current medical education world
Accepted Critical Care Fellowship at Henry Ford (Detroit) starting July 2023

Carrie Bailes, MD

PGY-3 in Emergency Medicine at University of Michigan
Asked me to mentor her through a stalled education project with procedural competency "cards"
- Monthly meetings until project was complete
- Won an internal grant application for residents in AY 2022-2023
Applying for Medical Education Fellowship after graduation

Lia Benes, MD

PGY-2 in Emergency Medicine at University of Michigan
Project mentorship: Comparing terminal vs concurrent feedback during simulated procedural teaching
- Executed a pilot using Chest Tube procedure teaching in March 2023
Manuscript in progress with results of these findings

Alexa Thomas, MD: Longitudinal Mentee

I first met Alexa in 2019 when she was a medical student just starting clinical rotations and I was a resident at Mayo Clinic. She expressed an early interest in Emergency Medicine and education, and I got her involved in an education project in the department which she took charge of - the product of which is still in use in the St. Mary's Emergency Department.

We have stayed in touch after she matched to Vanderbilt's Emergency Medicine residency (class of 2024). She plans to pursue a fellowship in Medical Education thereafter.

Mentors

Meg Wolff, MD, MHPE

Dr. Wolff was my first fellowship director (until she moved to a role in the medical school) and the reason that I chose to do my fellowship at the University of Michigan. Available for all questions and pontifications large and small, she has supported me in carving out an unique path to my specific goals in fellowship and is my constant advocate in professional settings.

Her mentorship is the example that I aim to emulate in my own mentor-mentee relationships.

Stefanie Sebok-Syer, MD, PhD

Teresa Chan, MD, MHPE

Andrew K Hall, MD, MMed

Mentors through SAEM's ARMED MedEd course
Experts in research on assessment in medical education, competency based medical education, and simulation (Hall) in this realm
Assisting with development of proposal for SAEMF grant for ARMED MedEd participants in 2023 ($25,000)
Monthly virtual meetings + in-person meetings at SAEM through mid-2023
Dedicated advice on development of education scholarship projects both related and unrelated to SAEM / ARMED MedEd activities

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