Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education Small Grant award recipients

This program supports innovative projects that advance medical education and improve health professions training locally and across the WWAMI region.

Department of Medicine recipients

Dr. Jacqueline Birnbaum, clinical assistant professor (General Internal Medicine)

Project: “Harmony and Dissonance: How Physicians Engage in Identity Work to Reconcile Their Professional and Personal Identities.”

Collaborator is Justin Bullock.

Dr. Susan Merel, professor (General Internal Medicine)

Project: “Feasibility of WBA-based approach to teaching and assessing communication skills within clerkships using VitalTalk methodology.”

Drs. Clinton Olivas, acting instructor, and Vincent Raikhel, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine)

Project: “Understanding the Resident Physician Experience in Inpatient Behavioral Emergencies.”