The 2010 Medical Education Week was filled with educational activities including teleconferences, workshops and simulation competitions – also known as sim wars – to recognize and nurture the education programs at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville.
The weeklong series of educational events culminated with the third annual Advances in Medical Education exhibit and award ceremony. The central objective behind the event, sponsored by the Office of Educational Affairs, is to share and recognize advances and innovations in medical education.
This year’s poster and table exhibit included 29 educational projects conducted by faculty and residents from the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville, in addition to presentations by Shands Jacksonville Pharmacy and Shands Jacksonville Nursing. Four UFCOM-J graduates of the Master Educator Fellowship also presented projects.
Based upon concept, structure and appearance, awards were presented for the most outstanding poster presentation. One resident/fellow and one from among the faculty, pharmacy and nursing staff participants were chosen through a peer review process of the abstracts.
This year’s recipient of the Most Outstanding Faculty/Staff award is Dr. John S. Kirkpatrick, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation for his presentation “A Comparison of C1-C2 Transarticular Screw Placement after Self-education and Mentored Education of Orthopaedic Residents”.
Department of Emergency Medicine resident Dr. John W. Beach, Jr. is the winner of the Most Outstanding Resident award for lead on the innovative project entitled “Implementation of EMS Field-Activated STEMI Protocol to Improve Door-to-Balloon Times”.
Participation of students from the Darnell Cookman School of the Medical Arts reinforced the university’s support of and relationship with the school and its students. Eight Darnell-Cookman students, including regional science fair awards winners, presented alongside the faculty, residents and nursing staff at the event. University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville faculty and staff served as advisors to these students.
For a complete list of participants and presentations, see the Advances in Medical Education 2010 program.