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November 2022

Curriculum Renewal: Fall Retreat

On October 7 & 11, 2022, Drs. Ellen Pearlman and Joanne Willey led the online and in-person Curriculum Renewal Fall Retreat with a combined attendance of over 120 faculty, students, alums and staff members from the Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University and Northwell Health community. The retreat resulted in numerous creative and innovative ideas and suggestions that will be explored further by our Curious Questioning teams in the next phase of Curriculum Renewal.

To read more about the retreat, click here.

Curriculum Renewal: Curious Questioning Teams

Sign up by November 11!

Do you want to become more involved with Curriculum Renewal? We are currently forming Curious Questioning (CQ) teams that will work together to dive deeper into our current curriculum and propose initiatives and changes that will prepare our medical students for tomorrow's healthcare industry. The following graph outlines the focus of each CQ team.

We are looking for people from every area of the educational program, including graduates, current students, faculty, staff, patients, and other stakeholders to get involved in this next phase!

To sign up to be a member of a CQ team, click here.

The deadline to sign up is November 11!

Curriculum Renewal: Stakeholder Outreach

Over the past few weeks, Drs. David Battinelli and Samara Ginzburg presented Curriculum Renewal at Grand Rounds and departmental meetings for core clerkships and received positive and enthusiastic feedback. The schedule below outlines where they have been and the remaining departments. Additionally, this week, they will present Curriculum Renewal to the Student Council, and Dr. Marie Petrizzo will present to MS1 and MS2 students.

“Designing a Portfolio-based Assessment System:

Lessons from the Trenches"

Beth Bierer, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Director of Assessment and Evaluation,

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine,

Case Western Reserve University

November 7, 2022

5- 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming speakers include:

11/21, 5-6:30 p.m. - Lou Pangaro, MD - Curriculum Renewal: What is it? Why is it?

12/15, 4:30-6:30 p.m. - Hetty Cunningham, MD - Promoting an Anti-Bias and Inclusive Curriculum (more details to follow)

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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