Description: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is a video-based, Instructor-led, advanced course, builds on the foundation of basic life support (BLS) skills. It emphasizes the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR and takes healthcare provider training to the next level-highlighting the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary (more…)

The Mentoring Program is designed to help new faculty achieve academic excellence and leadership in teaching, research, clinical care, and community work through informal coaching with a mentor.  Intended for clinical and basic science faculty. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Facilitator: Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Director of Research Development, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty (more…)

Much teaching in health professions education occurs in small groups. As a way to promote active learning and engagement, small groups engender learning outcomes and foster community building for students. Using teaching strategies specific to small group contexts can help to maximize their effectiveness. In this series we will cover how to develop an effective small group (more…)

Incorporating a Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) lens in curriculum planning helps support inclusiveness and anti-racist pedagogies in our teaching.  In this workshop we will explore ways to review your course content and teaching strategies with an EDI lens, and discuss practical ways you can embed EDI into your curricula.  After completing this workshop, you should be (more…)

Microaggressions occur often in different contexts and are usually marked by unfriendly, hostile behaviors towards victims. Defined as “…brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral and environmental indignities” they may be intentional or unintentional. Microaggressions harm the victim and when left unaddressed, create a non-welcoming environment for students, staff, and faculty. This workshop focuses strategies for responding to microaggression in a clinical setting. After completing (more…)

Much teaching in health professions education occurs in small groups. As a way to promote active learning and engagement, small groups engender learning outcomes and foster community building for students. Using teaching strategies specific to small group contexts can help to maximize their effectiveness. In this series we will cover how to develop an effective small group (more…)

Description: – 7 rural focused emergency cases. – Lectures/Debriefs following each case – Practice procedures during cases as well as a dedicated session following cases (Chest Tube, IO, Cricothyroidotomy, Intubation with adjuncts, Central Lone Insertion) Objectives: 1) Organize a team approach to the resuscitation of a simulated critically ill patient. 2) Apply leadership skills in (more…)

Microaggressions are everyday verbal, nonverbal and environmental slights, snubs or insults, whether intentional or unintentional which communicate hostile, derogatory or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their historically excluded group membership. By participating in this workshop, participants will elevate awareness surrounding racism, discrimination, and microaggressions (RDM) occurring in our own educational, clinical and professional (more…)

Description: This simulation course offers a unique hands-on perspective on learning procedural sedation and analgesia, using a case-based format that is specifically tailored to emergency medicine.  Course consists of pre-reading material, 1  hour didactic interactive lecture and 2 hours of hands-on practice with simulated cases and includes management of complications. Objectives: List indications and contraindications (more…)