Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Grand Rounds
"Keep Calm and Find a Mentor"
featuring
Amy E. Fleming, M.D., MHPE
Associate Dean for Medical Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
Thomas Klink
M.D./Ph.D. Candidate
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
Monday, May 14, 2018 | Noon - 1 p.m.
MCN CCC-1111
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This grand round is designed for faculty, residents, staff and medical students.
Learning objectives of this presentation include the following:
1. Understand terminology of mentor, advisor, coach and sponsor.
2. Distinguish elements of a successful mentor relationship.
3. Define roles and responsibilities for mentees and mentors.
4. Informal or formal? Recognizing the importance of a mentor contact and goal setting at the outset of a formalized mentoring relationship.
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Amy E. Fleming, M.D., MHPE, was raised in Portland, Oregon, and attended the University of Virginia for college and medical school. After graduation, she was commissioned as an active duty officer in the United States Air Force and trained in a military pediatric residency in San Antonio, Texas, which presented many unique clinical and non-medical leadership opportunities. She was appointed the chief resident and served an additional year in Texas followed by a three-year posting in general pediatrics at the United States Air Force Academy. These experiences and her work with residents and medical students as a pediatrician led her to pursue a career in academic medicine. Amy separated from the Air Force in 2004 as a Major and moved to the University of Michigan where she practiced as a pediatric hospitalist and continued to build skills in medical education. In 2007, she relocated to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and was selected to serve as the director of one of the four Medical Student Colleges. She held many additional teaching responsibilities including directing the Pediatric Clerkship and sub-internships, one-on-one clinical instruction as a Master Clinical Teacher, and teaching medical humanities across all four years of medical school. She has had a prominent role in the implementation of Curriculum 2.0 – Vanderbilt’s innovative medical education program. Her scholarly work is focused on medical education and mentoring and Amy has 30 peer-reviewed publications to date and more than 100 workshops and presentations at international, national and regional meetings. She has won numerous awards for teaching and mentoring of medical students including awards for clinical teaching, small group facilitation, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and the Shovel Award, Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s highest teaching honor. In December 2014, she took on the role of Associate Dean for Medical Student Affairs where she now oversees The Vanderbilt Colleges, the Wellness program, the Careers-in-Medicine program and the Portfolio Program. She has held leadership roles in a number of national medical education organizations, she is a regular faculty member in the Harvard Macy Institute Health Profession Education courses, and is the past-chair of the international Learning Communities Institute. She completed her Master of Science in Health Professions Education through the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in June 2016.
Tom Klink is a current MD/MPH candidate in his 4th year of training at VUSM. Prior to medical school, he worked in education as a teacher and administrator for four years. At Vanderbilt, his research has primarily focused on feedback in medical education.