MedEdChat Transcripts
In October 2017, the Alliance for Clinical Education became the moderator for the long running weekly #MedEdChat on X (formerly Twitter). Due to waning interest in live chats on the social media site, the #MedEdChat has transformed into a monthly blog addressing cutting edge topics in medical education. Archives of the weekly chats are available and have been grouped into topics for ease of review.
Although we attempted to logically assign transcripts to categories, some topics did not easily fit into a category. Therefore, to improve the yield in a more efficient fashion, you may want to use the search function on your device to determine if that topic was addressed. This will direct you to the optimal transcript(s).
2019-08-08: Moving Beyond Honors: Pass-Fail Grading for the Clinical Years
2021-09-02: Exploring Pass/Fail Grading Systems in the Clinical Learning Environment: Why vs Why Not?
2022-04-28: Pass-Fail Grading in Medical School and Beyond
2017-12-14: Using Examinations to Encourage Learning
2018-11-08: Mixed Messages or Miscommunication? Relationship between Assessor’s WBA Scores and Written Comments
2019-03-28: Bias in Testing
2018-01-11: Criterion- versus Norm-referenced Examinations
2019-08-29: How Valid Are They? Use of Supplemental Resources for USMLE Board Preparation
2019-01-31: Should Step 1 Come after Core Clerkships?
2021-11-11: Using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
2021-08-19: Mitigating the Impact of Bias in Assessments
2021-04-15: When a Measure Becomes a Target, It Ceases to Be a Good Measure
2017-10-19: Incorporating Basic Sciences into Clinical Clerkships
2018-01-18: Entrustment of Skills on Clinical Clerkships
2019-02-21: Predicting Success in the Clerkships
2019-02-07: Teaching Clinical Reasoning in the Classroom & the Clinic
2020-10-01: Lessons from the Pandemic: Re-imagining Clinical Clerkships When Back to “Normal”
2020-08-27: Blending Virtual with Reality in Clerkships
2020-08-20: The Clerkship…Is Virtual Enough?
2021-10-14: Necessary Skills Required for Clinical Rotations
2021-10-07: Should Clerkships Offer Special Tracks for Those Not Interested in that Discipline?
2021-05-13: Clinical Experiences for Pre-Clinical Students and COVID
2021-05-06: Impact of Enrollment on Clinical Training Sites
2021-01-28: The Non-physical Exam: Teaching Examination Skills at a Distance
2022-05-19: Delaying Clerkships? Things to Consider
2022-04-21: How Long Should Required Clinical Rotations Be?
2022-02-10: Night Experiences for Medical Students
2020-04-09: How to Select Virtual Resources for Clerkships
2020-02-20: ‘Unsiloing’ the Psychiatry Clerkship: What Psychiatry Content do Doctors Need to Know?
2021-03-18: Social Determinants of Health and the Clerkships
2018-08-16: What Basic Clinical Skills Do Medical Students Need Upon Graduation?
2019-09-12: Clean the Refrigerator! With Limited Curricular Time, What’s Gone Sour and What’s a Staple and Fresh?
2021-09-09: Curricular Redundancy – When to Keep and When to Cut
2020-06-04: Effective Evidence-based Medicine Instruction: Defining the Role of the Librarian
2020-05-07: Combating Pop Pedagogy
2020-04-30: Innovative Uses of Physical Learning Environments
2022-01-20: Is It Time for Another “Flexner” Revolution?
2022-03-24: Advocacy in Medical Education
2022-03-03: Hocus POCUS! Point of Care Ultrasound for Students
2021-09-16: Challenges and Best Practices for Case-Based Learning in Preclinical Medical Education
2017-11-09: What Do You Do with Tweets from Conferences?
2017-11-02: To Meet or Not to Meet (in an Era of Social Media)
2019-02-14: Virtual Reality in Medical Education
2019-02-28: Finding Your People in the Digital Age
2020-04-02: Lessons Learned from Online Learning (Resources & Guest Host Bio)
2021-10-28: Virtual Meetings Post COVID
2021-04-29: Getting the Most Out of Virtual Educational Conferences
2024-03-07: Physicians of 2030: What Skills Will They Need in a World of AI?
2018-04-19: Making Decisions about Students with Disabilities
2019-10-10: To Fit or Not to Fit? Is Socialization in the Medical Profession Undermining Diversity?
2020-06-18: Diversity and Inclusion in Medical Education
2020-06-16/17: #MedStudentChat/#MedEdChat: Conversation about Anti-Racism in Medical Education
2020-09-03: Microaggressions in Medical Education
2020-10-15: Meeting Needs for Students with Disabilities
2021-02-18: Inclusive Interviews: Strategies to Address Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
2021-06-03: Including LGBTQIA+ Content in Medical School Curriculum
2022-08-18: Medical Education in the Post-Dobbs Era
2020-01-09: Assistive Technology to Remove Barriers for Students with Disabilities
2018-03-01: Creative Ways to Teach Diversity
2018-05-17: How Important Is Scholarship in Medical Education?
2021-06-10: Altmetrics: A New Way to Demonstrate Impact and Reach of Your Work
2018-02-22: What’s in Your Toolkit as a Medical Education Scholar?
2019-12-05: Making the Invisible Visible: The Inclusion of Context in Medical Education Research
2019-11-14: Academic Writing for 2030
2019-04-25: Getting to Yes! Responding to Reviewer Comments
2019-04-18: How Do Academies of Medical Educators Structurally Support Educators?
2020-12-10: Being a Peer-Reviewer: Why Do It?
2020-12-03: Exploring How to Progress Diversity Scholarship in Medical Education
2020-08-13: Move Over, Bacon! It’s Time for Philosophy in Medical Education!
2020-04-16: How to Stay Productive with Your Writing in the COVID-19 Era
2020-01-30: Understanding the Impact of Journal Articles on Medical Education Practice (#MedEdImpact)
2021-09-30: Scooped – Now What?
2021-06-17: Valuing Scholarship by Manuscript Reviewers: A Call to Action
2021-03-04: Addressing Peer-Review Processes
2022-12-15: Med Ed Research 101: Identifying Journals & Adequate Preparation (eg Lit Searches)
2022-10-20: Defining Key Features for Medical Education Manuscripts
2021-12-16: How Do We Create Meaningful and Flexible Research Electives for Medical Students?
2017-12-07: Residents as Teachers: How Well Do We Prepare Them to Teach?
2017-10-05: Faculty Development Across Geographic Sites
2018-08-30: What Does It Mean to Successfully Develop Faculty?
2019-10-24: Faculty Development 2025
2019-10-17: A Taxonomy of Teachers to Guide Faculty Development Efforts
2019-12-19: Effects of Curricular Integration on Faculty Identity and Institutional Roles
2019-01-03: How Do We Train Faculty to Teach in a Learner-Centered Environment?
2021-12-09: Teachers Need More Than Knowledge
2022-03-10: Faculty Development in a Post-COVID World
2022-04-14: Job Characteristics that Motivate Clinician-Educators
2019-08-01: Designing a Faculty Peer Review Program
2021-01-07: Teaching Awards in Medical Education
2020-01-16: Faculty Development to Make It Stick
2018-10-18: Curating Your Medical Education Reading
2018-09-13: Evaluation of Faculty by Students
2020-12-17: Quantity vs. Quality: The More the Better with Clinical Feedback?
2022-01-27: Opportunities for Students’ Self-Assessment
2020-09-17: Feedback Seeking: The Faculty Perspective
2020-05-14: Feedback Seeking: The Learner Perspective
2020-02-13: Giving Feedback: The Faculty Perspective
2020-10-22: Balancing Patient Safety and Autonomy with Educational Missions
2024-05-02: Communication Across the Generations
2018-08-02: Addressing Generational Differences in Medical Education
2017-11-30: Using Social Media to Teach on Clerkships
2017-10-26: Apps for Medical Education
2018-10-25: Realizing the Promise of Big Data: Learning Analytics in Competency-Based Medical Education
2019-05-23: The Rise of Medical Education Podcasts
2020-11-05: Where Do You Go for Just-in-Time Med Ed?
2020-02-06: Evaluating Educational Technology
2021-11-04: Teaching Students How to Teach: Building the Next Generation of Medical Educators
2020-03-12: Online Medical School During Health Crisis
2022-05-12: Visual Media for the Medical Educator
2023-09-07: Accreditation & Medical Education: Does It Really Improve Student Learning?
2018-12-13: New Year’s 2025! What Are the Needs of the Medical Educator?
2018-03-08: A Circuitous Route: Forces that Shape One’s Identity as a Medical Educator
2019-11-21: Strategies to Explore Careers in Medical Education
2019-08-22: You Are a Medical Educator in 2030…
2019-03-07: Achieving Successful Promotion of Medical Educators: The Role of Educator Portfolios
2022-01-06: Preparing for the Transition to Your Next Career Goal
2024-02-08: Clinician Educator Career Development: From Junior to Changing Senior Roles
2018-02-01: Teaching Ethics in Clinical Medical Education
2019-01-17: Professionalism in OSCEs: Opportunities & Challenges
2021-08-26: Professionalism Issues in Medical Student Education
2022-11-17: Professionalism and Medical Student Education
2018-02-15: Can the Senior Year Be Flexible and Educationally Meaningful?
2018-05-31: The July Effect: Fact or Fiction?
2018-08-09: Medical Schools Are From Mars; Residencies Are From Venus
2019-12-12: UME to GME Transition: Who’s Responsible?
2020-01-23: Career Advising for the Match
2021-03-11: What Do Medical Students Need to Know about Pediatrics?
2021-03-25: Best Practices for Fourth Year Career Advising
2020-10-29: Virtual Residency Recruitment
2021-04-22: Choosing Where to Apply for Residency: How Do Medical Students Learn about Programs?
2021-12-02: Transition to Residency
2021-09-23: Preparing for and Studying the Impact of Virtual Residency Interviews
2021-02-04: Specialty “Boot Camp”: What Else Are Learners Needing Before They Leave Medical School?
2022-08-04: Transitions from UME-GME: Is This a Pipe Dream?
2022-05-26: Shifting Focus: Importance of Step 2 CK Performance
2022-09-01: Standardized Letters vs Traditional Letters of Recommendation for Residency Application
2020-09-24: Guiding Students as They Walk Down the Virtual Interview Trail
2022-09-15: Flooding ERAS: Addressing the Residency Application Onslaught
2022-03-17: Put a Lid on It! Capping Applications for Residency Programs
2022-02-03: Can Preference Signaling Mitigate the Match Frenzy?
2023-10-05: What’s All the Fuss about UME to GME Transitions?
2023-12-07: Interview Caps for the Match: Is This a Possible Solution?
2024-01-04: Why Do We Need Three Licensing Examinations in the US?
2022-10-06: USMLE Step 1 Is Pass-Fail…and the World Still Turns
2019-01-24: What Does Learner-Centered Graduate Medical Education Mean?
2020-03-26: Social Distancing and Work Productivity: What Are Best Strategies?
2020-03-19: Pandemic Impact on GME
2020-04-23: Post COVID-19 Re-Orientation Approaches and Strategies
2021-01-21: Changes in Healthcare Delivery and the Need for Systems Thinking
2021-01-14: Meaningful Medical Education During and Beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic
2019-10-03: Challenge of Social Justice/Community Service in Medical Education
2018-01-04: Teaching Socioeconomic Determinants of Health in Clinical Settings
2020-11-12: Art in Medical Education
2018-11-15: Open Wide: Integrating Oral Health into Medical School Curricula
2018-10-04: How Do We Teach Community Engagement to Medical Students?
2020-02-27: How Do We Measure Effectiveness of a Leadership Curriculum
2022-02-24: Community-based Experiences in Medical Education
2018-11-29: Navigating Crucial Conversations with Patients: How Are We Training Residents and Students?
2020-08-06: Educating Advocates
2017-11-16: What’s Better – Solo or Group Studying?
2018-09-27: Beyond the Boards: Focusing Student Assessment on Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes of Future Physicians
2018-09-06: How Do We Develop the Master Adaptive Learner?
2018-12-06: Fostering a Mindset of Lifelong Learning
2018-03-15: Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset: How Do We Encourage Growth Mindset?
2018-04-26: Choosing When to Advise, Mentor, or Coach
2018-05-10: Tools & Strategies for Promoting Learner Development across Generations of Learners
2019-09-19: Applying the Science of Learning to Health Professions Education
2019-09-05: Strategies for Successfully Educating Different Generations of Medical Students
2018-10-11: Evidence-based Approaches Fostering Wellness
2018-02-08: Managing Depression & Preventing Suicide Among Medical Students
2019-09-26: The Use of Coaching for Student Development and Wellness
2020-06-11: Optimizing Resilience & Well-being for Healthcare Professions During a Pandemic
2022-04-07: Supporting Learners through Collective Trauma
2019-04-04: Character in Medical Education: What Is It & Why Should It Matter?
2022-02-17: What’s Your Best Read/Listen of 2021/2022?
2022-01-13: Behind the Scenes: Optimizing the Role of the Clerkship Coordinator
2018-08-23: External Forces Influencing Medical Education: What Are They & Should We Respond?
2018-05-24: Meaningful Incorporation of Interprofessional Education
2018-05-03: Does Medicine Overemphasize IQ?
2018-03-29: What Is the Purpose of Medical School?
2018-01-25: Flexible Paths to Complete Medical School
2019-10-31: Frights of Medical Education: How Do Medical Educators Ghost Bust?
2019-08-15: Peer Mentorship Programs: What Type of Training Is Needed and What Are the Potential Benefits?
2019-05-16: Achieving the Quadruple Aim: What Are Medical Educators Doing?
2019-05-09: Adventures in Observation and Feedback from the Pennsylvania ACGME Regional Course
2019-05-02: Educational Climate Inventory: Measuring Students’ Perceptions
2019-03-14: Change Management and the Implementation of Strategic Plans
2020-03-05: Forward Feeding in Undergraduate Medical Education
2021-11-18: Cyberattack! What to Do When You Are Hacked
2021-02-11: Student Interest Group Faculty Advisors: How Do They Fit into Educational Leadership?
2022-12-01: Approaching Patients Requiring Emergent Care
2022-11-03: Is Volunteering Time/Services to Medical Education on Life Support?