Clerkship Conference | UC Davis School of Medicine

Conference Archive

The Spring 2024 I-EXPLORE Conference was a great success! The conference included a plenary on Trusting the Curriculum, a keynote on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medical Education and a Medical Education Research Update. Workshops included Writing Multiple Choice Questions, 3-Pillar Vertical Integration in Clerkships and Beyond, Team Based Learning Enhancements, and Addressing Microaggressions. Conference attendees feedback included “great topics,” “should be required for every faculty,” and “insightful and thought provoking.”

The Spring 2023 Nurturing Inclusive Clinical Education clerkship conference recordings are available on the UC Davis Health, Faculty and Professional Development website. Those sessions include Effective Evaluations, Incorporating Learners into Clinical Practice, Setting Expectations and Giving Feedback, Teach Like a Champion, and Trauma Informed Medical Education.

The Fall 2024 I-EXPLORE Conference will be held Thursday, September 19, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Educational Building. This conference is designed for recently appointed I-EXPLORE educators and faculty interested in learning more about I-EXPLORE and undergraduate education.

The morning workshops will include:

Pedagogy Overviews
Administrative Support Structure
Practical "How To's"

The afternoon workshops will include:

Pre-Clerkship Track: Developing Guided Labs, and Understanding USMLE Step 1
Clerkship Track: Setting Expectations and Giving Feedback, and How to Create an OSCE
Post-Clerkship Track: How to Create an Elective Course, and Designing a Course Syllabus

RSVP to attend using this link by September 5!

The presentation of the annual I-EXPLORE Achievement Awards took place in conjunction with Spring Conference. The awards and recipients are as follows:

Integration & Collaboration: Regularly seeks to mesh their expertise with that of other faculty collaborators in creating and delivering well integrated sessions. Actively solicits and welcomes multiple stakeholders in combined efforts.

AY23-24: MK Orsulak, M.D.
AY22-23: Colleen Sweeney, M.D.

Exploration & Innovation: Places significant effort in the development and/or utilization of new teaching pedagogies and approaches to student learning.

AY23-24: Jennifer Karlin, M.D., Ph.D.
AY22-23: Rachael Lucatorto, M.D.

Patient-Oriented Education: Prioritizes understanding human health and disease through the whole patient perspective; incorporates principles of health systems science and/or health equity in curricular content.

AY23-24: Anthony Bhe, M.D.
AY22-23: Timothy Muldoon, M.D.

Learner-Oriented Education: Creates efficient sessions that address student needs and preferences; regularly solicits and incorporates student feedback; minimizes extraneous cognitive load for students.

AY23-24: Heike Wulff, Ph.D.
AY22-23: Hana Anderson, Ph.D.

Collaboration and Innovation: (Staff Award, new in AY23-24) Regularly seeks to mesh their expertise and experience with staff and faculty stakeholders across units and departments for collaboration in curriculum delivery and student support, placing significant effort in the development and utilization of new or revised approaches to curriculum needs.

AY23-24: Dan Comins, MA. Ed.