Curriculum Renewal CLOSE-UP

December 2022

Curriculum Renewal: Curious Questioning Teams

Meetings have commenced for the three Curious Questioning (CQ) Teams: Constructs, Outputs, and Technology (see descriptions in the graph below). Each team will meet once a month to discuss and explore innovative aspects of structuring curricula from other schools, fields, and entities. This in-depth research will help us identify how best to frame our curriculum to prepare the ZSOM graduates for practice in 2035 and beyond. 

The teams are charged with producing a report to answer five broad questions that will help inform the next phase of the curriculum renewal process.

Stay on the lookout for progress reports from each team that will be shared.

Curriculum Renewal: Stakeholder Outreach

Over the past few months, Drs. Battinelli and Ginzburg met with each of the six core clerkship departments and will meet with Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on December 15 to present and discuss Curriculum Renewal.

Each meeting provided a curriculum overview and a customized outlook on curriculum outcomes for each department. This review helped meeting attendees understand where we've been and where we hope to go in the future.

Each presentation ended with a Q&A session where faculty engaged in discussions about the curriculum of the future. Faculty were invited to participate in the Curriculum Renewal process via CQ Teams or the Speaker Series. 

Curriculum Renewal: Student Involvement

The success of our Curriculum Renewal efforts depends on the participation of all stakeholders, especially our students. We have reached out to and met with various student groups to present Curriculum Renewal and have asked students to join us on this exciting journey.

Dr. Ginzburg presented at both a Student Council meeting and a Career Advising meeting, and Dr. Petrizzo addressed MS1s and MS2s after a large group session. We are thrilled and very hopeful about the next phase of Curriculum Renewal -- 50 students will participate in our CQ teams, and we look forward to their input!

Curriculum Renewal: Hofstra University Retreat

The Hofstra University retreat took place on Thursday, December 1, at 10 am. There were 30 participants consisting of HU leadership, staff, and students. Drs. Ellen Pearlman and Joanne Willey led discussions around three questions:

1. What kind of undergraduate premedical curricula would best prepare future medical students for medical education in 2035 and beyond?
2. What educational innovations have you made that you would recommend exporting to ZSOM?
3. What are potential areas for further inter-school, inter-departmental collaborations in the future?

The participants were incredibly thoughtful, and the discussion was expansive. ZSOM is looking forward to continued collaboration and discussion with our colleagues at Hofstra University. 

Hetty Cunningham, MD

“Promoting an Anti-bias and Inclusive Curriculum: Concrete Tools Toward Excellence in Education and Clinical Care”

December 15, 2022

4:30-6 PM

Zoom

Mark your Calendar for upcoming speakers:

1/23, 5-6:30 p.m. - Adina Kalet, MD, MPH - “Can We Educate Physicians to be Trustworthy? It Depends.” RSVP

1/30, 4 - 5:30 p.m. - Nicole Woods, PhD - “Cognition before Curriculum: Insights on basic science integration.” RSVP

Be sure to check out our Curriculum Renewal website for updates and future events.

For questions about Curriculum Renewal: Courage to Change, please contact somstrategy@hofstra.edu.

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