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What Students are Saying: Social Determinants of Health Cases

Student Perspectives
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Virtual Radiology Clerkship

Virtual Radiology Clerkship to the Rescue

Laura L. Avery, MD
Curriculum Planning
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Virtual Peer Teaching with Aquifer

Karen McDonough, MD & Jeanne Cawse Lucas, MD
basic science M1 M2 peer teaching pre-clinical learning

Using Integrated Illness Scripts: Three Integration Stories

Integrating Basic Science
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Using Aquifer Cases Effectively: Perspective of a Third-Year Medical Student

Wafa Nabi, MD Candidate, Class of 2021
Student Perspectives
M3 clinical skills

Using Aquifer Assessments: From Exams to Formative Feedback

Assessment
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The Pre-Clinical Pace: Using Cases for Early Learners

Sherilyn Smith, MD
Preparing for Clinic
basic science M1 M2 pre-clinical learning

Teaching About Diagnostic Error: Tools for Creating Space in a Crowded Curriculum

Andrew Olson, MD
Clinical Skills
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Student Perspectives: Practical Tips for Assigning Cases

Aquifer Student Engagement Group
Getting Started Student Perspectives
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Student Experience: Bridging the Gap Between Coursework and Patient Care

Georgia Vasilakis, MD Candidate, Class of 2022
Student Perspectives
M2 virtual clerkship/rotation M3 clinical reasoning family medicine
Flipping the classroom with Aquifer

Strategies for Flipping the Classroom with Aquifer

Petra J. Lewis, MD
Didactic Sessions
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Start Small: Six Activities to Get Started Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Learning

Joseph Miller, PhD
Integrating Basic Science
physician assistant programs integrated illness scripts basic science M1 M2
Returning to Real Patients: Preparing with a Virtual Rotation

Returning to Real Patients: Preparing with a Virtual Rotation

Suzanne Weiner, MD
Preparing for Clinic
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Remediation Part 2: Success Stories & Structures

Remediation
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Remediation Part 1: Aquifer Tools & Strategies

Sherilyn Smith, MD
Remediation
M1 M2 coaching M3 M4
Aquifer-cases-as-standardized-patients

Reframe: Aquifer Cases as Virtual Standardized Patients

Sherilyn Smith, MD
Getting Started
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Designing Didactics for GenZ

Redesigning Didactics for Gen Z: Engaging Students Around Principles of Geriatrics

Samantha Lau, MD
Didactic Sessions
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Student feedback summary graphic

Providing Formative Feedback Via Summary Statements

Sherilyn Smith, MD
Assessment
communication skills coaching M3 M4 pediatrics

Meeting LCME Standards with Aquifer

Getting Started Curriculum Planning
M1 M2 M3 curriculum design M4
Making Connections Across the Curriculum

Making Connections Throughout the Curriculum

Mandi Sehgal, MD
Exploring Our Content Curriculum Planning
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Lessons-learned-from-COVID

Lessons Learned from COVID: Trends & Teaching Strategies

Sherilyn Smith, MD
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Learning Resources to Use as COVID Surges

Sherilyn Smith, MD
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Just-in-time Teaching: Connecting Didactics with Clinical Learning for Community Faculty

Joanna L. Drowos DO, MPH, MBA
Orienting Students
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Improving Student Confidence and Performance with an Engaging Hybrid Clerkship

Vishal Surender, MD
Curriculum Planning
virtual clerkship/rotation curriculum design M4 Assessment case analysis tool
Hospital-systems-learning

Hospital Systems Learning: A Virtual Case-based Framework

Michael Dell, MD
Orienting Students
M2 peer teaching virtual orientation M3 M4

Flexibility, Standardization & Innovation: The Power of Aquifer’s Curricular Partner Program

Exploring Our Content Curriculum Planning Successful Strategies
curriculum design

Flexibility in the Fourth-Year: Extending Virtual Electives

Suzanne Weiner, MD
Curriculum Planning
virtual clerkship/rotation curriculum design M4 virtual elective pediatrics

Filling a Gap: Creating an Elective on Tough Conversations & End of Life Care

Rose Milando & Natalia Perez
Exploring Our Content Student Perspectives
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Easing the Transition to Clinic: An Approach to Preparing Students

Traci Marquis-Eydman, MD, FAAFP
Orienting Students Preparing for Clinic
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Creating Advanced Compare and Contrast Learning with Aquifer Case Modifications

Jaime K. Bowman, MD, FAAFP
Didactic Sessions
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Covering ARC-PA Standards & Supporting SCPEs with Aquifer Custom Courses

Michele Zawora, MD, FAAFP
Clinical Skills Successful Strategies PA Programs
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Case Study: Using Aquifer Across the PA Curriculum

Darcie Larimore-Arenas, MSPAS, MPH, PA-C
PA Programs
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Case-Analysis-Tool

Case Analysis Tool: Feedback for Developing Clinical Reasoning Skills

Sara Kraus, MMS, PA-C
PA Programs
pediatrics M1 M2 active learning strategies coaching

Building on Basic Science: Integrated Illness Scripts as a Foundational Boundary-Crossing Curricular Tool

Khiet Ngo, D.O., M.S.
Integrating Basic Science
physician assistant programs integrated illness scripts basic science M1 M2

Building a Core Clinical Virtual Integrated Curriculum

Stacey Rose, MD & Nadia Ismail, MD
Curriculum Planning
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