Issue 80, December 2024

As another calendar year ends, I invite you to take a moment and review all that we have accomplished. I am deeply grateful for each of your contributions and proud of all that we have accomplished as a team. Thank you and I look forward to our continued work in 2025!

We all play a role in building a safe, inclusive environment at WashU Medicine, and part of that responsibility is to understand how to report unprofessional or inappropriate behaviors. Earlier this year, the Climate & Culture Implementation Task Force provided information about our single “front door” for reporting unprofessional or inappropriate behaviors through the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) program’s online portal. We now can also share flowcharts for students, trainees and staff that illustrate the streamlined process for reporting and what happens after a report is made. The flowcharts are available on the SAFE website. Read more. 

Alison Antes, PhD, associate professor of medicine, and Mwiza Ushe, MD, professor of neurology, have been appointed as the new ombuds for WashU Medicine, effective Jan. 1, 2025. As part of the recommendations of the WashU Medicine Executive Faculty Task Force on Climate & Culture, as of Jan. 1, 2025, our local ombuds will be available to meet with medical school faculty, as well as students affiliated with the School of Medicine (MD, DBBS, PT, OT, PACS, Genetic Counseling, Medical Physics and master’s or PhD programs), residents, fellows and postdocs. Full Announcement.

Leadership in Education Administration Program (LEAP)
Deadline Extended: Sunday, December 15, 2024, 11:59PM
View Dates, Learn More & Apply Here

Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment
Application Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025, 11:59PM
View Dates, Learn More & Apply Here
This course supports faculty skill development in learner assessment and in designing and enhancing assessment programs. It is intended for faculty program leaders and front-line faculty assessors across all WUSM health professions. An ACGME collaboration.

Qualitative Research Methods for Education Scholarship
Application Deadline: Sunday, March 2, 2025, 11:59PM
View Dates, Learn More & Apply Here
This virtual certificate course will provide in-depth work in qualitative research methods. Scholars will develop their own qualitative studies, for research, program evaluation, or other education scholarship. Questions: academyofeducators@wustl.edu. A MERU collaboration.

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024, 2PM
Location: Virtual | Register here
The AAMC, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) will host a joint webinar to explore the new Foundational Competencies in Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) for U.S. medical schools.

View details & register for all events here.
AI for Educators Series (four sessions)
Dates/Times: Series begins Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, 1:00-2:30PM
Explore the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and discover how to effectively integrate these tools into your teaching toolkit! Session one topic: Intro to Chat GPT 

Teachfest Royale: An 8-minute Didactic Challenge
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 12:00PM

Ready, Set, Mentor! Interprofessional Speed Mentoring Luncheon
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 12:00PM
Location: In-Person (Calendar invite sent with location)

Date/Time: Monday, February 3, 2025, 2:00PM-5:00PM
Location: EPNEC Auditorium & Lobby, Information | Registration
Join us on National Women Physicians Day as we celebrate and learn from the stories of women leaders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The keynote address will be given by Dr. Susan Hingle, MD, President of the AMWA. Following the keynote, there will be a panel moderated by Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS, Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions & Career Development. The event will close with a networking reception.

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 11:30AM-1:00PM
Location: FLTC, location will be sent upon registration
Register Here | More Information
Learn how to recognize different manifestations of grief in health profession trainees, develop an approach to supporting a trainee experiencing grief using the TEARS framework, and explore changes to improve support for trainees experiencing grief.

Date: March 19, 2025, 6:00PM | Submission deadline Dec. 20, 2024
Location: Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall, Danforth Campus
Details and submission link here
WashU medical students, occupational therapy and physical therapy students, residents, fellows, and faculty are invited to the third annual In Our Words event, where visual artwork and personal stories are submitted and recited live. The 2025 theme is “Identity."

The Gateway Phase 2 OB/GYN Foundation Week session on “Survivors Teaching Students” was recently profiled on St. Louis Public Radio. Drs. Andrea and Ian Hagemann spoke about the St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness organization and the importance of this program for our medical students.

The EXPLORE Program held their annual EXPLORE Symposium in October. The Symposium showcases the work of our medical students and their mentors, covering scholarship related to science, education, systems, innovation, and advocacy. The event received a record 95 poster submissions. Learn more about the Symposium. 

The ID Studio has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 Richard W. Brand Award! The Program in Physical Therapy annually presents this award to someone outside the Program whose work has been instrumental to the Program’s mission. Barb Norton, PT, PhD, FAPTA nominated the ID Studio because the team has provided extremely useful expertise and assistance to multiple members of the Program’s faculty. More information about the ID Studio can be found here. 

This method model presentation, authored by WashU Program in Physical Therapy faculty and published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Education, describes the process the Program used to develop a set of domains of competence and associated competencies for physical therapists. The catalyst for this effort was the desire to implement CBE as part of the major renewal of the Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum. Read here.

Phase 2 medical student, John Han co-authored this editorial called Embracing Indignation: A Virtuous Approach to Addressing Health Injustices in SAEM Pulse’s November/December 2024 issue. Per co-author and Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs for Health Professions Learners at the University of Wisconsin, Ryan Tsuchida, “we believe this to be the first joint Pulse publication between SAEM’s Ethics Committee and the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine.”

In the December 2024 edition of SGIM Forum, this article, authored by Drs. Emily Podany, Namrata Patel, and Rakhee Bhayani, discusses the challenges of starting a family and balancing parental responsibilities with work obligations. The article begins on page 7.
Read here.

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