2019 Call for Poster Abstracts for Education Day
6th Annual Duke AHEAD Health Professions Education Day
Deadline for Submission: August 7, 2019
Duke AHEAD in partnership with the School of Nursing, School of Medicine, Duke Health and the Office of Graduate Medical Education is excited to announce the fifth annual Health Professions Education Day, September 20, 2019. This celebration spotlights health professions educators and their remarkable innovations and achievements. As part of this year’s celebration, Duke AHEAD will be accepting poster abstracts for presentation.
Now Accepting Nominations: 4th Annual IPE Award
Duke AHEAD is excited to announce the 4th annual Interprofessional Excellence Award for professionals and staff. Up to two awards will be presented to faculty or professional staff member who demonstrates excellence in interprofessional education.
Nomination Process
To be nominated for this prestigious award requires:
2019 DASHE Recipients
Congratulations to our 2019 DASHE voucher recipients. DASHE Vouchers are designed to be used in a wide variety of ways by connecting our educators with high quality academic services that facilitate their engagement in scholarly work.
We were fortunate to award almost $25,000 to the following AHEAD members:
AHEAD MEMBERS Selected for AAMC LEAD Certificate Program
Congratulations to Duke AHEAD members Drs. Poonam Sharma and Charles "Chip" Woodard, who were recently selected for the AAMC LEAD (Leadership Education & Development) Certificate program.
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2019 Certificate Program
We are excited to offer an opportunity for faculty who are interested in health professions education as a career to apply for our Certificate in Health Professions Education & Teaching.
Now in it's fourth year, this 12-month program will allow up to 10 faculty, professional staff, or fellows from the School of Nursing, Physical Therapy Program, Physician Assistant Programs, School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, and Professors of the Practice of Medical Education to participate.
Evidence Based Medicine Workshop Scholarships Available
Three scholarships are available for the nationally-recognized “Teaching and Leading Evidence-Based Medicine” Workshop, which will be held at Duke Medicine from April 2nd – April 5th, 2019. These scholarships are reserved for residents, fellows, and faculty who can bring Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) back to Duke academic and residency programs. The workshop focuses not only on practicing EBM, but also on teaching EBM, making it an ideal educational opportunity for rising chief residents or faculty involved in teaching residents and/or students.
Steering Committee Member Promoted
Steering Committee member and AHEAD Fellow, Dr. Deborah Engle has been promoted to Associate Professor of the Practice of Medical Education. Dr. Engle is the Assistant Dean for Assessment & Evaluation in the School of Medicine and has been on the AHEAD steering committee since it's inception in 2014. Congratulations, Dr. Engle!
Related members
Deborah Engle
Associate Professor of the Practice of Medical Education
AHEAD Member Featured as Blue Devil of the Week
Our own Margie Molloy, DNP was selected as this week's Blue Devil of the Week featured in Working@Duke. Dr. Molloy is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and Direction of the Center for Nursing Discovery. From the article: “I think the students believe we have all the answers, but I think it’s important that they know that we’re still learning, all of us. When we stop learning, that’s when we run into trouble.” Congratulations Dr. Molloy!
Duke AHEAD to Sponsor Members for AAMC LEAD Program
Duke AHEAD is proud to announce that through the DASHE (Duke AHEAD Supporting Health Professions Educators), funding is available for two of our members to participate in the AAMC LEAD Certificate program. We have a very brief application that you’ll need to fill out below. The Deadline for this application is December 21 and applicants will be notified 1/2/19. The application for the LEAD program is due January 18, 2019. We hope that you will consider applying!
Duke AHEAD Launches Repository
Duke AHEAD is excited to announce the launch of our repository. Members are asked to upload their own works related to Duke AHEAD. Assistance will be available at future Duke AHEAD offerings (before and after lunch & learn sessions and other events) or email dukeahead@dm.duke.edu with questions.
About the Repository:
The Duke AHEAD Digital Repository captures the scholarship of Duke AHEAD. The repository contains: