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Avery, MD Curriculum Planning virtual group activities virtual clerkship/rotation faculty development M3 flipping the classroom Virtual Peer Teaching with AquiferKaren 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 basic science M1 M2 active learning strategies M3 Using Integrated Illness Scripts: Framing Case-Based Learning CasesYoungjin Cho, Ph.D., Jess Cunnick, Ph.D., Brian Wilcox, MD, Ph.D., John Szarek, Ph.D. Integrating Basic Science Successful Strategies basic science pre-clinical learning M3 M4 integrated illness scripts Using Aquifer Cases Effectively: Perspective of a Third-Year Medical StudentWafa Nabi, MD Candidate, Class of 2021 Student Perspectives M3 clinical skills Using Aquifer Assessments: From Exams to Formative Feedback Assessment virtual clerkship/rotation curriculum design M4 virtual elective pediatrics Unique Ways to Improve Key Clinical Skills Using Aquifer Remediation Successful Strategies clinical skills clinical reasoning accreditation standards geriatrics The Pre-Clinical Pace: Using Cases for Early LearnersSherilyn Smith, MD Preparing for Clinic basic science M1 M2 pre-clinical learning Teaching Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy with Confidence: Tools for Active Learning Successful Strategies Osteopathic Schools active learning strategies Teaching About Diagnostic Error: Tools for Creating Space in a Crowded CurriculumAndrew Olson, MD Clinical Skills virtual group activities M2 active learning strategies pre-clinical learning communication skills Student Perspectives: Practical Tips for Assigning CasesAquifer Student Engagement Group Getting Started Student Perspectives M1 M2 active learning strategies pre-clinical learning discussion framework Student Experience: Bridging the Gap Between Coursework and Patient CareGeorgia Vasilakis, MD Candidate, Class of 2022 Student Perspectives M2 virtual clerkship/rotation M3 clinical reasoning family medicine Strategies for Flipping the Classroom with AquiferPetra J. Lewis, MD Didactic Sessions virtual group activities M2 active learning strategies faculty development M3 Start Small: Six Activities to Get Started Integrating Basic Science and Clinical LearningJoseph Miller, PhD Integrating Basic Science basic science M1 M2 active learning strategies M3 Returning to Real Patients: Preparing with a Virtual RotationSuzanne Weiner, MD Preparing for Clinic virtual clerkship/rotation curriculum design M4 virtual elective Remediation Part 2: Success Stories & Structures Remediation M1 M2 coaching M3 M4 Remediation Part 1: Aquifer Tools & StrategiesSherilyn Smith, MD Remediation M1 M2 coaching M3 M4 Reframe: Aquifer Cases as Virtual Standardized PatientsSherilyn Smith, MD Getting Started virtual group activities M1 M2 active learning strategies communication skills Redesigning Didactics for Gen Z: Engaging Students Around Principles of GeriatricsSamantha Lau, MD Didactic Sessions virtual group activities active learning strategies M3 flipping the classroom geriatrics Providing Formative Feedback Via Summary StatementsSherilyn Smith, MD Assessment communication skills coaching M3 M4 pediatrics Meeting LCME Standards with Aquifer Getting Started Curriculum Planning M1 M2 M3 curriculum design M4 Meeting COCA Standards with AquiferJ'Aimee Lippert, DO Osteopathic Schools accreditation standards Meeting ARC-PA Standards with AquiferCynthia Booth Lord, MHS, PA-C Curriculum Planning PA Programs curriculum design physician assistant programs accreditation standards Making Connections Throughout the CurriculumMandi Sehgal, MD Exploring Our Content Curriculum Planning M1 active learning strategies pre-clinical learning discussion framework M3 Lessons Learned from COVID: Trends & Teaching StrategiesSherilyn Smith, MD virtual group activities M1 M2 active learning strategies pre-clinical learning Just-in-time Teaching: Connecting Didactics with Clinical Learning for Community FacultyJoanna L. Drowos DO, MPH, MBA Orienting Students M2 faculty development community preceptors discussion framework longtiudinal integrated clerkship Improving Student Confidence and Performance with an Engaging Hybrid ClerkshipVishal Surender, MD Curriculum Planning virtual clerkship/rotation curriculum design M4 Assessment case analysis tool Hospital Systems Learning: A Virtual Case-based FrameworkMichael 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 ElectivesSuzanne 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 CareRose Milando & Natalia Perez Exploring Our Content Student Perspectives palliative care communication skills M4 virtual elective Easing the Transition to Clinic: An Approach to Preparing StudentsTraci Marquis-Eydman, MD, FAAFP Orienting Students Preparing for Clinic M2 virtual clerkship/rotation virtual orientation pre-clinical learning longtiudinal integrated clerkship Creating Advanced Compare and Contrast Learning with Aquifer Case ModificationsJaime K. Bowman, MD, FAAFP Didactic Sessions virtual clerkship/rotation active learning strategies faculty development discussion framework longtiudinal integrated clerkship Covering ARC-PA Standards & Supporting SCPEs with Aquifer Custom CoursesMichele Zawora, MD, FAAFP Clinical Skills Successful Strategies PA Programs virtual clerkship/rotation communication skills physician assistant programs accreditation standards PA students 1 2 Next »