BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UW School of Medicine | CLIME - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://clime.washington.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UW School of Medicine | CLIME REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260423T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260423T150000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20250825T230147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T230158Z UID:12875-1776952800-1776956400@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:CLIME Work in Progress: Advancing Communication Skills: Implementing a Goals of Care Curriculum for Senior Pediatric Residents DESCRIPTION:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hannah Deming\, MDAssistant Professor\, Bioethics and Palliative Care\, Department of Pediatrics \nCollaborator: Amy Trowbridge\, MD\, Department of Pediatrics \nAbstract: Effective communication during serious illness is a critical but underdeveloped skill among pediatric residents. The University of Washington Pediatric Residency Program has an established half-day workshop for interns focused on communicating serious news and responding to emotions. Residents and faculty have told us senior residents require more sophisticated communication strategies to facilitate complex decision-making. This project will create a workshop to teach goals of care conversations using the evidence-based VitalTalk REMAP framework\, while also incorporating it into our program’s new x+y schedule. This new workshop represents the critical second phase in our forming longitudinal communication curriculum\, deliberately timed when residents have sufficient clinical experience to apply these advanced skills. \nThrough high-fidelity simulation with professional actors\, residents will practice complex communication tasks in realistic clinical scenarios with expert feedback. The curriculum’s effectiveness will be assessed using validated instruments including pre/post knowledge assessments\, confidence scales\, and 3-month follow-up evaluations. This assessment approach will measure not only immediate skill acquisition but also retention and clinical application. \nA longitudinal curriculum ensures residents develop increasingly advanced communication skills at appropriate developmental stages. Results will be disseminated at national medical education conferences and through peer-reviewed publication\, creating a model curriculum that other training programs can adopt. \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time:Thursday\, April 23\, 20262:00pm – 3:00pm  PT \nLocation: Zoom (Link will be in registration email) \nRegistration: https://forms.office.com/r/fuJVvLESgJ  URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/clime-work-in-progress-advancing-communication-skills-implementing-a-goals-of-care-curriculum-for-senior-pediatric-residents/ LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Website-Covers-26.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260428T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260428T090000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20250825T222921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T224322Z UID:12870-1777363200-1777366800@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:CLIME Work in Progress: Harmony and Dissonance: How Physicians Engage in Identity Work to Reconcile Their Professional and Personal Identities DESCRIPTION:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jacqueline Birnbaum\, MDAssistant Professor\, Medicine \nCollaborator(s): Justin Bullock\, MD\, MPH\, Department of Medicine\, Jonathan Ilgen\, MD\, PhD\, Department of Emergency Medicine \nAbstract: Physicians engage in ongoing identity work to reconcile their professional roles with their personal values and identities. While professional identity formation has been widely studied in trainees\, less is known about how practicing physicians continue this process. This qualitative study will explore how general internal medicine physicians experience and actively shape their identities in response to systemic\, cultural\, and personal influences. \nUsing a constructivist grounded theory approach\, we will conduct semi-structured interviews with general internal medicine hospitalists and primary care physicians at the University of Washington. Our analysis will examine the strategies physicians use to navigate identity-related challenges\, the internal and external factors shaping these processes\, and how emotionally significant moments—such as those involving fulfillment\, burnout\, or conflict—reveal how physicians make meaning of their professional lives. \nThis study will contribute to medical education by offering deeper insight into how physicians navigate the ongoing integration of personal and professional identities. Findings may inform strategies at multiple levels—individual\, interpersonal\, and institutional—for supporting identity development and well-being. In particular\, this work may guide the design of educational interventions that incorporate structured reflection\, helping trainees build the skills needed to engage in identity work throughout their careers.\n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time:Tuesday\, April 28\, 20268:00am – 9:00am  PT \nLocation: Zoom (Link will be in registration email) \nRegistration:https://forms.office.com/r/gin60S33HP  URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/clime-work-in-progress-harmony-and-dissonance-how-physicians-engage-in-identity-work-to-reconcile-their-professional-and-personal-identities/ LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Website-Covers-25.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260501T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20250916T231403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T225902Z UID:12943-1777633200-1777636800@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:Design to Engage: Preparing to Teach in Large and Small Groups DESCRIPTION:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Session Leaders: Neha Deshpande\, MD\, Vince Raikhel\, MD\, and Matt Cunningham\, PhD \n \n \n \n \n \n Created with classroom and small group teachers in mind\, this workshop will equip participants with practical strategies for creating engaging and interactive teaching sessions that promote active learning. Whether you are new to teaching or looking to refresh your approach\, this session offers tools and techniques to elevate your impact and energize your learners. Join us to deliver educational experiences that truly stick with practical strategies you can apply in your next teaching session. \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Objectives:  \n\nEmploy strategies that engage all learners in large and small group settings.\nCreate an inclusive learning climate to set the stage for active learning.\nFacilitate active review and reinforcement of key concepts\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time:May 1\, 202611:00am – 12:00pm  PT \nLocation: Zoom (Link will be in registration email) \nRegistration: https://forms.office.com/r/JdBySh9ZpP URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/design-to-engage-preparing-to-teach-in-large-and-small-groups-2/ LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-Covers-28.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260507T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260507T150000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20251014T231843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T231854Z UID:13022-1778162400-1778166000@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:CLIME Work in Progress: Development and Evaluation of Generative AI-Powered Intelligent Tutors within the Medimon Musculoskeletal Module DESCRIPTION:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tyler Bland\, PhDClinical Assistant Professor\, WWAMI Medical Education\, Pharmacology \nAbstract: The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) presents a unique opportunity to enhance medical education by providing adaptive\, personalized learning experiences. We propose the integration of genAI-powered intelligent tutors into the Medimon digital learning platform\, specifically within the module that covers the material found in the Muscles\, Joints\, Bone\, and Skin (MJBS) block of the UWSOM Foundations. Utilizing the DeepSeek-R1-Distilled-Llama-70B via GroqCloud API\, complemented by a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system tailored to block-specific learning objectives\, we will enable interactive\, inquiry-based learning. First-year medical students in the MJBS block will engage with these AI tutors for self regulated learning throughout the block duration. We will analyze interaction logs to assess accuracy\, engagement\, and identify learning gaps and question patterns. At block conclusion\, the Situational Interest Survey for Multimedia (SIS-M) will measure student engagement and interest. Anticipated outcomes include enhanced learning personalization\, improved content relevance based on student inquiry patterns\, and positive student attitudes towards genAI enhanced medical education. \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time:Thursday\, May 7\, 20262:00pm – 3:00pm  (PT)\, 1:00pm-2:00pm (AKST)\, 3:00pm-4:00pm (MST) \nLocation: Zoom (Link will be in registration email) \nRegistration: https://forms.office.com/r/vg70NDpsQn  URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/clime-work-in-progress-development-and-evaluation-of-generative-ai-powered-intelligent-tutors-within-the-medimon-musculoskeletal-module/ LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Website-Covers-41.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260508T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260508T110000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20250701T225336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T185846Z UID:12612-1778230800-1778238000@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:Clinical Teaching Certificate: Assessment DESCRIPTION:Assessment\n \n \n \n \n \n Session Leads: Alan Yang\, MD \, Tomoko Sairenji\, MD \, Jeanne Cawse-Lucas\, MD\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Friday\, May 8\, 2026Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 8:00AM -10:00AM AKT/ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MTWhere: Live via Zoom (link will be sent upon registration) \n \n \n \n \n \n Session Overview\nThis session focuses on using competency-based frameworks to evaluate learners fairly and effectively. Educators will learn to recognize biased language in assessments and practice strategies for writing clear\, constructive evaluations that reflect true learner performance. \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Objectives\nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nUse competency-based frameworks to assess learners.\nRecognize and correct biased language in assessment.\nWrite accurate assessments that reflect the competency of learners.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Register for the Program Here>> \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Clinical Teaching Certificate Program \nThis session is part of the CLIME Clinical Teaching Certificate Program\, designed to strengthen teaching skills\, foster a shared mental model of excellent teaching\, and increase professional satisfaction for faculty who teach in clinical settings. \nOpen to all faculty\, whether you’re new to teaching or a seasoned educator. \nCertificate requirements: \n\nAttend six live online sessions\nComplete six companion online modules\nCan be completed in one year or over multiple years\n\nYou’re welcome to attend just one session or complete the full program to earn a certificate. URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/clinical-teaching-certificate-assessment/ LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Clinical Teaching Certificate Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Clinical-Teaching-Certificate-Learning-Climate-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260515T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260515T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20250917T220237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T220310Z UID:12962-1778846400-1778850000@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:CLIME Conversation Cafe x CLIMEcast Live: The Art and Science of Arctic Medicine DESCRIPTION:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Session Leader: Barb Doty\, MD \nWhat does it take to practice medicine where temperatures plunge below −40°\, daylight disappears for months\, and the nearest hospital may be hundreds of miles away? And\, how do we prepare physicians to practice medicine and thrive in one of the most extreme environments on Earth?  \nIn this session\, we explore how medical educators can design a curriculum that equips MDs to thrive in Arctic practice. From cold physiology and remote emergency care to telemedicine and culturally responsive care in northern communities\, we discuss the essential skills and training needed for clinicians working at the edge of the planet. \nTune in to learn how education can bridge the gap between traditional medical training and the realities of Arctic healthcare. \nDate & Time:Friday\, May 15\, 202612:00 – 1:00 PM PT \nLocation: Zoom (Link will be in registration email) \nRegistration: https://forms.office.com/r/5BCqSEEAhC  URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/clime-conversation-cafe-x-climecast-live-the-art-and-science-of-arctic-medicine/ LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-Covers-32.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260604T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260604T150000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20260213T000051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T000052Z UID:13224-1780581600-1780585200@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology DESCRIPTION:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Christopher Jons\, MD\, Physician Director\, WWAMI Missoula \nSusan Merel\, MD\, FACP\, Professor\, Medicine \nAbstract: Serious illness communication skills need to be learned and practiced by all physicians and trainees in order to provide compassionate\, patient-centered care. Despite the rapid growth of the field of palliative care as a clinical discipline and area of academic research over the last few decades\, significant gaps remain in the availability of palliative care specialists\, especially in rural areas\, as well as evidence-based guidelines for best practices in teaching these skills in undergraduate medical education. The vast majority of WWAMI clerkship faculty lack training in serious illness communication\, so teaching our students requires teaching our faculty as well. We propose the development and integration of a serious illness communication skills curriculum into 4 clerkships in Missoula\, consisting of the following components: \n1) Training up faculty in these core skills using the evidence-based methodology VitalTalk \n2) Providing a curriculum for students participating in the clerkships \n3) Development of a novel WBA assessing an entrustable professional activity involving two core components of serious illness communication (responding to emotion and delivering a headline). We will assess the feasibility of implementing this curriculum in Missoula as a first step to potential expansion into other WWAMI sites. \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time:Thursday\, June 4\, 20262:00pm – 3:00pm  (PT)\, 1:00pm-2:00pm (AKST)\, 3:00pm-4:00pm (MST) \nLocation: Zoom (Link will be in registration email) \nRegistration: WIP: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to Teaching and Assessing Communication Skills  URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/clime-work-in-progress-feasibility-of-wba-based-approach-to-teaching-and-assessing-communication-skills-within-clerkships-using-vitaltalk-methodology/ LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Website-Covers-50.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260605T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260605T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T085815 CREATED:20250922T190546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T163710Z UID:12983-1780650000-1780664400@clime.washington.edu SUMMARY:2026 CLIME Together Symposium DESCRIPTION:CLIME Work in Progress: Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The CLIME Together Symposium is an annual event bringing together members of the UW School of Medicine to build community\, gain skills as educators\, and enhance health sciences education. The Symposium features abstract presentations from the School of Medicine community. See more information below.  \nThis year’s CLIME Together Symposium will focus on the theme of Community and Collaboration in Medical Education. We are delighted to feature Dr. Anna Cianciolo as our keynote speaker. Dr.Cianciolo is a medical education researcher and journal editor with a passion for empowering medical educators to practice reflectively and\, in so doing\, make their world a better place for themselves\, their learners\, and their patients. \nJoin us for a day of learning\, connection\, and celebration of the innovative work of our community! \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time:Friday\, June 5\, 20269:00 AM – 1:00 PM (PT) \nLocation: UW Waterfront Activities Center\, Seattle\, WA \nWhile there will be no Zoom option\, the plenary and panel will be recorded and available to view after the symposium \nRegistration: https://forms.office.com/r/HS8T5j150j  \n \n \n \n \n \n CLIME Together Symposium Call for Abstracts \nWe invite you to submit an abstract and share your educational project with the CLIME community! We welcome work that is in progress\, preliminary results\, and projects presented at other conferences. Abstracts on the theme of “Community and Collaboration” are encouraged\, but all medical education topics are welcome.The submission deadline is April 24\, 2026. \nSelected authors will be invited to share brief small or large group oral presentations at the Symposium – no poster printing required! \nSubmit an abstract: https://bit.ly/4ryMi7g \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna Cianciolo\, PhD\n Dr. Cianciolo is a Full Professor of Medical Education at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Editor in Chief of Teaching and Learning in Medicine. She comes to medical education with PhD training in engineering psychology (2001 – Georgia Institute of Technology)\, 12 years’ experience conducting performance-based training research and development for the U.S. Army\, and a lifelong passion for understanding the nature of expertise and its development. \nShe works at an institution that is internationally recognized for educational innovation\, where the curriculum offers a rich\, “living laboratory” for studying the social and technological aspects of medical education collaboratively with faculty and students. Her role as Editor also allows special observability on the development of scholarly expertise\, particularly the cultivation of individual voice and advancement of community understanding. Her research interests include small-group collaborative and peer-assisted learning\, clinical teaching\, learning\, and assessment\, clinical reasoning\, and scholarly professional development. \nDr. Cianciolo’s work has been funded by the Society of Directors of Research in Medical Education (SDRME)\, the Harvard Macy Foundation\, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It has been published in Academic Medicine\, Medical Education\, and Medical Teacher\, among other journals. She has served one and a half terms as the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Central Region Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Chair of the Medical Education Scholarship\, Research\, and Evaluation (MESRE) Section. She was honored as a CGEA Laureate in 2021 and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society in 2025 and has been recognized by my school as Outstanding Scholar (2016) and Outstanding Educator (2018) and by the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) as a Miriam Friedman Ben-David New Educator (2014). Ultimately\, her professional goal is to improve medical education by doing work that encourages and empowers medical educators to practice reflectively and\, in so doing\, make their world a better place for themselves\, their learners\, and their patients. URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/2026-clime-together-symposium/ LOCATION:WA CATEGORIES:Educational Scholarship,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clime.washington.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-Covers-36.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR