Medical Education Fellowship
The UTSW Education fellowship is a new fellowship with its inaugural year in 2019-2020. During the fellowship, the fellow can pursue the best practices and techniques to being an effective EM educator. This knowledge is gained through reading, attending conferences (both for EM and our affiliated fellowships), journal clubs, and book clubs in addition to practicing the art of education clinically.
The fellow has the opportunity to practice clinically at large county hospital (Parkland Memorial hospital), a university hospital (William P. Clements Jr. University hospital) and at a children’s hospital (Children’s Health Dallas). In addition, the fellow has the opportunity for involvement in running a very busy undergraduate medical education service, which encompasses the EM & subspecialty clerkships, Emergency Medicine Interest Group, and advisory for EM-bound students. The fellow is involved in every aspect of residency administration, including our very busy recruitment season. Finally, the fellow also has unparallel access to GME at the institutional level. Another excellent opportunity is the UTSW Simulation Center. The center provides simulation training for all learners on campus, providing the fellow teaching opportunities to various learners. Emergency Medicine also has a Medical simulation fellowship, so there many opportunities for collaboration and teaching medical simulation.
The fellow also has significant research opportunities in medical education on campus and there are multiple resources in the department for pursuing research. The fellow also can be involved with education at a regional and national level. UT Southwestern is very involved in TCEP and SAEM regional meeting planning committees. We also encourage the fellow to participate in any external courses that might enhance their experience and will complement specific career goals, such as ACEP’s Teaching Fellowship, SAEM’s MERC, or the ALiEM Faculty Development course.
Overall, the MedEd fellow has plenty of opportunities to engage in the actual education of a wide variety of learners. The fellowship’s curriculum is flexible enough that can easily accommodate their particular areas of interest within EM.
The fellow has the opportunity to practice clinically at large county hospital (Parkland Memorial hospital), a university hospital (William P. Clements Jr. University hospital) and at a children’s hospital (Children’s Health Dallas). In addition, the fellow has the opportunity for involvement in running a very busy undergraduate medical education service, which encompasses the EM & subspecialty clerkships, Emergency Medicine Interest Group, and advisory for EM-bound students. The fellow is involved in every aspect of residency administration, including our very busy recruitment season. Finally, the fellow also has unparallel access to GME at the institutional level. Another excellent opportunity is the UTSW Simulation Center. The center provides simulation training for all learners on campus, providing the fellow teaching opportunities to various learners. Emergency Medicine also has a Medical simulation fellowship, so there many opportunities for collaboration and teaching medical simulation.
The fellow also has significant research opportunities in medical education on campus and there are multiple resources in the department for pursuing research. The fellow also can be involved with education at a regional and national level. UT Southwestern is very involved in TCEP and SAEM regional meeting planning committees. We also encourage the fellow to participate in any external courses that might enhance their experience and will complement specific career goals, such as ACEP’s Teaching Fellowship, SAEM’s MERC, or the ALiEM Faculty Development course.
Overall, the MedEd fellow has plenty of opportunities to engage in the actual education of a wide variety of learners. The fellowship’s curriculum is flexible enough that can easily accommodate their particular areas of interest within EM.
Leadership
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Shane Jennings, MD Associate Professor Fellowship Director: Medical Education Fellowship MShane.Jennings@UTsouthwestern.edu |
Contact:
LaTonya Jones, BS
Education Fellowship Coordinator
Office: 214-648-2676
LaTonya.Jones@UTSouthwestern.edu
Current Fellow
Zachary Aust, MD
