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College of Human Medicine

Call for Proposals

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We invite faculty and students to showcase their medical education scholarship in poster format. This event provides an opportunity to share your work with College of Human Medicine colleagues and foster future collaborations.

Examples of eligible work include medical education projects previously presented at conferences, research in progress, innovation initiatives, work being prepared for conference presentation or journal submission, and initial project ideas seeking collaborators.

What is research in medical education (MedEd)?

Medical education research aims to advance the knowledge, skills, and professionalism of medical students by understanding and evaluating educational ecosystems. These ecosystems include policies related to admissions and curriculum, people who serve as teachers and mentors, instructional technology and other resources, the attitudes that pervade a given institution or educational experience, and even the students themselves. Ultimately, research in medical education is conducted to:   

  • Address contemporary issues and questions in medical education  
  • Design, evaluate, and support curricular innovations  
  • Assess and reform the culture underlying medical education 

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Timeline

  • Applications are due March 17 
  • Proposal acceptance announced March 28 
  • Presenter confirmation due April 14 
  • Medical Education Scholarship Showcase on May 15
    • 5:00-5:30 p.m. Appetizers & mingling  
    • 5:30-6:30 p.m. Maatsch Scholar Presentation
    • 6:30-7:30 p.m. Poster Presentations   

Proposal Format

  • Title:  
  • Author(s):  
  • Poster Type: (Research, Innovation, Spark) 
  • Status: (work in progress, finished project not yet presented, presented elsewhere, other)  
  • Description: (300 words – Include explanation of how this poster fits the theme of medical education scholarship)  

Poster Types

Research:   

A research poster should include an introduction/background with a clear research question, methodology, results, and discussion. Research posters may present preliminary results.  

Innovation:  

Innovation posters should describe a unique curricular, teaching, learning or assessment experience. The poster should reference relevant literature, explain what is unique about the innovation, and any outcomes, questions, reflections and lessons learned after implementation (or leading to implementation, if you have not yet implemented the innovation).   

Spark Poster:  

This poster is created by author(s) looking to spark an idea for research or innovation and find College of Human Medicine collaborators. Typically, the idea is just in brainstorm phase or initial design stage where collaborators can easily join the effort! The poster will include background information about why it is important to investigate, “Spark” idea description, future research/innovation directions, and a call for collaborators (what types of colleagues are you looking to collaborate with?)  

Questions?

Contact Dr. Stacey Pylman pylmanst@msu.edu.

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Planning Committee

Faculty & Staff
Cathy Abbott  · Julie Christensen  · Erica Farr  · Lisa Galbavi  · Jon Gold ·  Amy Greenberg ·  Halie Kerver · Heather Laird-Fick · Carol Parker  · Michelle Pham ·  Stacey Pylman ·  Maureen Schaefer ·  Sath Sudhanthar ·  Josh Vincent

Students
Cindy Carvajal ·  David Gregorich ·  Emily Lezotte ·  Sophie Montesanti ·  Aldo Shehaj

Medical Education Scholarship Showcase