Faculty Forward

Dr. Katie Nickel, a museum educator, and Dr. Nicole Bentze, a medical educator, discuss how an interactive museum program incorporating Visual Thinking Strategies can be used to foster self-reflection, empathetic communication, and leadership skills among medical students.

The podcast review of SMART goals and the new SMARTER goal format. The distinction between a Goal and an Objective will be reviewed with key differences and common misconceptions discussed. We will discuss each part of the SMART goal framework and applying it in a practical setting.

Dr. Sam Ashoo provides an introduction to how Artificial Intelligence is being incorporated into healthcare and specialties. He discusses the pros and cons of utilizing it and how it has shaped workflow and the business side of healthcare as well.

In this episode, Dr. Shenifa Taite, explains the classic model of Emotional Intelligence as it relates to faculty. She explores the benefits of faculty achieving high emotional intelligence, within the domains of personal and social competence, and the potential impact on creating a more effective learning environment.

Dr. Shelton “Dennis” Baker will be sharing with us his strategy on how to change the paradigm of feedback in medical education,  from “giving” to “guiding” by using the ARCH model.The model is designed to assist in creating a true partnership between the teacher and the learner, while simultaneously building the learner’s abilities to become a life-long, self-regulated health-care provider.

Dr. Nicki Taylor shares strategies and resources for how faculty can increase their awareness of student mental health and how they can help their students on their journey to better mental health and consequently better academic performance.

Leslie Richardson, PhD Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Florida State University Dr. Leslie Richardson joins Assistant Dean, Shenifa Taite to discuss how faculty can design their courses with a goal of deeper understanding rather than content mastery.  Dr. Richardson shares three stages of Backward Design (Understanding by Design-Wiggins & McTighe) while dealing with the “tyranny of content.”

Drs. Lisa Hightow-Weidman and Kathryn Muessig from the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation at Florida State University College of Nursing talk about the transformative power of digital health interventions. They discuss the digital interventions they’ve researched and designed, the challenges they faced along the way, and a few future trends.

Dr. Appelbaum discusses the fundamental elements of feedback and how to utilize those elements in the clinical setting. We further discuss the characteristics of effective feedback; comparing and contrasting descriptive and evaluative language as well as perceptual checking. The podcast also delves into the human factors related to feedback’ setting the proper stage to provide feedback; the difference between formative and summative feedback; and the common challenges when providing feedback to a learner.

Dr. Kutzin describes the various simulation modalities that can be used to assess the learner. The use of these modalities enhances the overall learning experience and provides valuable feedback to the learner. These modalities and tools can be learned by any faculty and deliberately implemented into the curriculum.

Collaboration between faculty and graduate students is critical to the success of current and future research. Tune in to learn about each perspective and suggestions for creating learning and lab environments conducive to efficiency, effectiveness, and results.

Burnout is a hot topic right now. In this episode, we talk about what burnout is, what the signs of burnout might be, and some tips on how to navigate burnout if you’re experiencing it.

In this episode, Dr. Gretchen Holmes examines the importance for high-quality and honest communication. She explores the common pitfalls and resistance to engaging in quality communication and strategies to overcome this resistance. Dr. Holmes offers straightforward approaches to developing the necessary skills to effectively engage in your personal and professional life.

In this episode, Dr. Jared Kutzin discusses how faculty across all disciplines can enhance their career with simulation. He offers a variety of strategies, tools, and resources for faculty to engage and utilize to grow their personal development portfolio. Dr. Kutzin provides practical and realistic approaches for faculty to easily implement simulation in their everyday professional career.

In this episode, Dr. Miriam Zylberglait (Dr. Z) discusses what post traumatic growth is, how you can turn your traumatic events into positive growth, and various positive growth strategies. She also discusses the impact and effectiveness of utilizing positive psychology to excel in your personal and professional life.

In this episode, we speak with Executive Coach, Dr. JP Orlando about the contrasts between coaching an mentoring. We discuss the value of coaching in not just the healthcare setting but in any professional or personal setting. Dr. Orlando provides a variety of coaching and mentoring examples as well as resources for our listeners.To earn .5 faculty development hours complete and submit this survey

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