The Pulse

November 2018

A Note from the Vice Dean

As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, I want to first thank all of you for the work you do to support education at the Medical School. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.

There are many changes going on in the Medical School as we continuously improve the work we do. Under the leadership of Dean Tolar, we are a school on the move upwards. The integration of M Health and Fairview is a major accomplishment that will provide new educational opportunities. Admissions and our pipeline programs continue their work to ensure we have an outstanding and diverse medical school class. The UME strategic plan lays the foundation to continue to make positive changes in medical student education. Our LCME re-accreditation efforts are moving forward—thanks to the hard work everyone has done in completing the Data Collection Instrument. GME is managing and educating a large cohort of residents and fellows and we are close to recruiting new leadership for GME. CPD has had a busy and productive fall season, is working closer than ever with our partners in Nursing and Pharmacy, and has a new Director with Jeff Cook beginning later this month. Mortuary Science just completed a flawless re-accreditation visit. Anatomy Bequest continues their good work and will honor our donors with the annual Service of Gratitude on November 12. The One Health Simulation Center continues the work of integrating simulation education across our health professional schools.

None of this work would be possible without the dedicated staff, faculty, and educational leaders that are part of the Office of Medical Education.

I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving season.

Mark Rosenberg, MD

Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs

University of Minnesota Medical School

Give Thanks!

In the Continuum...

Vice Dean - President of the American Society of Nephrology

Mark Rosenberg was named President of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) during Kidney Week in San Diego in October. ASN is the world's largest organizations of kidney health professionals with 20,879 members in 131 countries. Dr. Rosenberg was presented with an engraved gavel at the conference and will assume his role on January 1, 2018.

This is a great honor, responsibility and a "career goal" for Dr. Rosenberg. Read more about the announcement here.

Congratulations Dr. Rosenberg - we are very happy and privileged to have you lead us at the University of Minnesota, Office of Medical Education!

Coming up - Spotlights!

Staff recently provided input on what they would like to see in the OME Staff Handbook that the Administrative Support Team is working on. One request was to include description/job responsibilities for each position. The team thought this was a great idea; however, quite often, positions and job responsibilities change. This would not work with the printed version, but could work with the online version that will be created in the future. In the meantime, the team suggested a section in the newsletter that will "spotlight" each OME position. Starting next month with the Admissions team, we will highlight staff throughout the continuum each month in the newsletter.

A Little Housekeeping...

Now that temperatures have dropped and will (most likely) continue to drop, please remember to keep all windows closed. We've had issues in the past when windows were left open over the weekend and pipes froze - and broke - leaving a huge mess for facilities maintenance and for US. If your office is too warm, please contact FM (4-2900) so they can make adjustments to your thermostat. On the flip side, if you are feeling cold drafts from your windows, FM will put plastic up for the season.

Newsletter Name - Correction

It was brought to our attention that the name we chose for our newsletter (MedEd Pulse) was already taken by the MSTP program - our apologies!

Harvest Staff Appreciation Potluck - Success!!

On Friday, November 9, staff from the Dean's corridor and all OME staff gathered together for a progressive potluck that started in B645 and B644 for appetizers, B620 for main course and side dishes, and ended in the Dean's corridor for some delicious desserts!

Most everyone participated in a get-to-know-you Bingo game where we learned a lot about our co-workers.

And the Bingo winners were...

Jackie Gauer

Sheryl Houston

Christy Illig (hat)

In Our Programs....

RPAP/MetroPAP

Many Med Ed staff attended the MN College Professionals Association annual conference Nov 1-2 in Mankato. U of MN Medical School was well represented! We attended workshops on critical reflection, healing-centered engagement, and identifying and assisting first-generation students, with keynotes on resilience and the creative empowerment of unique voices. During the commutes and meals we also learned a lot more about what each other do in the Medical School!

Thursday, November 15 is National Rural Health Day! "First and foremost, National Rural Health Day is an opportunity to “Celebrate the Power of Rural” by honoring the selfless, community-minded, “can do” spirit that prevails in rural America. But it also gives us a chance to bring to light the unique healthcare challenges that rural citizens face – and showcase the efforts to address those challenges."

More RPAP/MetroPAP happenings can be found in their newsletter.

UME - Curriculum

We are excited to share that a group of faculty, staff, and students has been awarded one of six grants from the Aquifer Sciences Initiative to develop and beta-test a virtual patient case that promotes the integration of basic sciences and clinical medicine in medical school. The group that has come together are specifically focused on integrated basic science and clinical aspects of the Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Neurology curricula. Dr. Jamie Starks and Dr. Matt Chafee are the project leads. Drs. Nelson and Howell will also be working on the project, along with curriculum staff, and several students. The team will work with other schools from across the nation to develop patient cases.

Drs. Stark and Chafee have been working together already to increase the clinical correlations and clinical content in the first year neuroscience course. The primary objective of this project is to create curriculum that requires students to apply basic neuroscience knowledge to guide their clinical reasoning. The Aquifer Sciences project will move this work forward by generating cases and clinical scenarios for our faculty to use as they continue to integrate basic science and clinical concepts in the classroom.

Pipeline Programs

Pipeline Programs Research & Service Symposium, Saturday, 12/1/18, 10a-1p, Coffman Memorial Union | Mississippi Room

Welcome to OME!!

Maryanne Reilly-Spong, PhD started on October 15 as Postdoctoral Fellow in Counseling Psychology in Office of Learner Development

Jessamina Blum (preferred name - Jess) started on October 8 Director of Integrated Education – Clinical Sciences, Curriculum

Role: "This is a postdoc training year for me as part of becoming a licensed clinical psychologist (LP). Dr. Scott Slattery is my designated supervisor and I will be gradually assuming similar duties this year. So in that way, I will work primarily in OLD but will have many opportunities to work with everyone in OME at a very exciting time."

Likes: "Working in teams, interdisciplinary collaboration, assisting students, reading and learning stuff, and having fun while doing all of the above. I'm a huge fan of chocolate, coffee shops, Food Network and the Golden Gophers."

Dislikes: "Traffic, walking and driving in icy conditions, operating my snowblower - but I'm definitely the boss of it, and poor WiFi"

Hobbies: "I passed my psychology Board exam last year, which was very freeing. My husband is a UMP physician (transplant nephrology) and we have a daughter in third grade. We enjoy packing up and heading to the lake with our two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, who are definitely not princesses, and not spoiled. I'm a California native and try to get there whenever I can - you can't beat a good fish taco on the beach! This will be my nineteenth winter in MN and a survival skill I've developed is learning about songbirds and raptors. My goal after 8 months of winter is to catch my first Walleye"

Role: "My role is to help develop the 3rd and 4th year curriculum to make the experience even more beneficial and meaningful for our undergraduate students. I am excited to think about the clinical science curriculum through the lens of evidence-based practices and student-centered learning. To that end, I hope to work closely with the clerkship directors and coordinators, the assessment team, and the years 1 and 2 curriculum team."

Likes: "games of any kind, dachshunds, casinos, waterparks, eating at new restaurants"

Dislikes: "bacon (yes, it’s true), romantic comedies"

Hobbies: "knitting, road biking, potentially cross country skiing (ask me after this winter is over!), anything that I get to do with my daughter "

Welcome to...

Jeff Cook as the new Director of the Office of Continuing Professional Development who will be joining the OCPD team on Monday, November 26th. More about Jeff in the next Pulse.

Please join us in welcoming Jeff to OME on Wednesday November 28th at 8:30 at the Coffee Bar. Light refreshments served.

OME Open Positions - Update

Assoc. Dean of Graduate Medical Education - Offer process
Psychometrician for Assessment & Evaluation - Final interviews
Faculty Advisor Program & Residency Match Coordinator - Offer extended
Program Coordinator for Minority Affairs/Learner Development - Posted

I & E In OME

For those of you that are new to the University, or for those that may not be aware, the Office for Equity and Diversity offer an Equity and Diversity Certificate Program that is free to all staff, faculty and students. Several of our staff have participated and received certificates after attending the required 10 basic program workshops (total of 30 hours). Some staff went on to receive an advanced certificate after meeting additional requirements (additional 24 hours). If you are interested in learning more about this program and/or wish to register for the program, please visit the OED website.

Social in OME

social

adjective

relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.
of, relating to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.

Halloween Visit - Little Batty

Count William Irvine came to OME trick or treating with mom and dad on Halloween. Family is doing well and we all look forward to Addy's return in January!

Holiday Cheer

What brings about holiday cheer more than that of serving your fellow being? Looking for staff that would like to participate this year in sponsoring families through a designated organization or donate items for specific drive. Please contact Marianne by Nov 26 if you are willing to participate and/or help organize an activity.

CONGRATULATIONS DIMPLE!

Dimple Patel, Assoc. Dean of Admissions, welcomed a sweet baby girl, Savita Lilavati Patel, into this world on Friday, November 9. Mom and baby are doing well! We're so happy for you Dimple and can't wait to meet her!

Have anything you want to get rid of? Send Marianne the information and she will list it here in this "classy-fied" section.

Microwave for sale $40. Like new, Sharp brand 1000-watt white counter-top microwave. See Jennifer in Mayo B-604 or neuf0006@umn.edu.

Kudos Korner

Thank you to Valerie Bauer for managing updates to the Financial Aid section of the Medical School website, and her attention to detail! Extra appreciation for utilizing a new method via Google docs to manage the communication of updates to our website with the Communications Team. [Kristin B]
Thanks to Jeff Wallner and Sara Roberts for going out of their way to help me get a meeting set up in a conference room I wasn't familiar with. They both were super helpful. :) [Janell L]
Thank you to Sheryl Houston for presenting on 10/30 about medical school financial aid to the pre-med students enrolled in the Empowering Seminar. We appreciate you representing our office, and taking time out of your evening to help students. [Kristin B]
A big thank you to Bria Goldman for your extensive and diligent work towards improving supporting company records in our database! [Hannah H]
Thanks to Janell for answering a lot of questions over the past few weeks. I appreciate your cheerfulness and attention to detail! [Brinsley and the RPAP office]
Marianne Waters: For exceptional assistance to the GME office during the recruiting and interviewing of the future Associate Dean of GME. We appreciate you, Marianne! :) [Christy I.]
Bob Englander: We are grateful for your leadership in convening a fair and equitable search for the new Associate Dean of GME. [Christy I.]
Carol Sundberg, Mark Rosenberg, & Kaz Nelson: I am grateful of each of you for your leadership during this transition period while we have not had a Associate Dean. Each of you have stepped into unfamiliar territory, and have helped navigate the team towards success. [Christy I.]
Thank you Jon Froelich for your technical expertise. Your support allowed us to conduct the Associate Dean for GME video interviews and stream/record the vision presentations of each of the finalists with no stress at all. I am grateful to have you as a reliable and service focused partner. [Carol Sundberg]
The GME Team! I want to thank each of them for their dedication. I learn from them every day. They are filled with great ideas, tons of energy and make it a joy to come to work each day [Carol Sundberg]
Bob Englander, thank you for being the chair of the Associate Dean for GME search committee. I am grateful for your leadership and for engaging the community. [Carol Sundberg]
Mark Rosenberg, we don't know how you do it all, but are grateful that you do! Thank you for adding another "hat" to your collection and being our interim Associate Dean for GME. Your support and guidance are appreciated. We are thankful for your leadership. [GME Admin]
Marianne Watters is the recipient of the November GME Partnership Award. Marianne was a strong partner with our office. She organized the travel arrangements of the Associate Dean for GME finalists; processed their reimbursement and managed the food orders for the visits. Her support gave our team more time to focus on other aspects of the visit. Read more about it in the November GME connection. [Carol Sundberg]
Thank you Janell and Cynthia for helping out this past month and a half at the Empowering Seminar series and all of the other tasks you've done over and beyond your daily responsibilities to help these programs that are currently understaffed. You exemplify the spirit of teamwork and I appreciate all you do!
Kudos to Marianne Watters and our student interns, Caileen and Faith, who put a great deal of effort and creativity into expanding office spaces and setting up the new student office! [Cynthia J.]
Kudos to Matt, Serena & Diane for making it 1/2 way through the 2019 application cycle. [Taisha]

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