Best Wishes for Match Week 2023

The KNN recognizes and honors all those navigating the Match and SOAP processes this week. Whatever your next step, congratulations on the dedication, perseverance and countless formative experiences that have brought you to today. Sending the very best wishes for the next phase of your journey in medicine!

Graduating students, if you'd like to stay involved with the KNN throughout residency, we invite you to share updated contact information here.

2023 KNN Conference Call for Abstracts — Deadline Extended

Are you working to advance character, caring, practical wisdom and/or flourishing in medicine? Do you have a promising program or innovative practice to share?

We are accepting submissions in the following categories:

• Presentations
• Workshops
• Roundtables
• Posters

Please submit your work by Friday, April 14, 2023, and share the call with colleagues and learners working in spaces encompassed by the KNN framework for flourishing. More details on submitting an abstract and review criteria can be found on the KNN website.

Welcome to the KNN Community Commons

As a virtual community of practice, the KNN online community aims to connect peers in medicine and catalyze efforts to put concepts of character, caring and practical wisdom into action. Recently, we launched the Community Commons—a group within the online community for open discussion among those interested in advancing flourishing in medicine.

This short welcome video explores how the Community Commons serves as a space for reflection, connection and meaningful exchange of ideas from across the health ecosystem. Individuals can share effective practices, collaborate on new approaches and ultimately build momentum to shift the culture in medicine and create environments where those within can truly flourish.

The KNN Book Club is a space to read about and discuss concepts that inform the KNN framework for flourishing as well as their application within medicine’s learning and practice environments. Book selections rotate through works considered seminal by the KNN and titles suggested and voted on by book club members.

The KNN Book Club is made up of participants from across the KNN and is a wonderful place to wrestle with challenging and important concepts.

The book club meets every other Wednesday at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT via Zoom.

Start Date: April 5, 2023

Estimated End Date: July 12, 2023

Deadline to Register:

Monday, March 20, 2023

The first five registrants will receive a FREE book. All students that register will receive a FREE book!

Upcoming Book

"Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande reveals the dynamic between modern medicine triumphs and the inescapable realities of aging and death through eye-opening research and stories of his own patients and family. Learn more.

Updates

Attending a GEA Conference This Spring? Meet Up With KNN Colleagues!

The KNN's Kimara Ellefson will be speaking at regional AAMC GEA conferences this spring:

• SGEA: March 22-25 | Nashville, TN
• NEGEA: April 13-15 | Burlington, VT
• CGEA: April 18-20 | Indianapolis, IN

If you are attending or in the area and would like to meet up with KNN colleagues for dinner, please let us know. Email Suzette Svoboda-Newman with interest.

Pulse announced a writing contest open to students, patients and health professionals. The contest theme is "On Being Different" and entries are due March 31, 2023. Visit Pulse's Call for Entries for more information.

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Heath emphasizes the importance of connecting and building relationships between learners and leaders through their Building Equitable Access to Mentorship program (BEAM), started in partnership with the KNN.

Delve into The Badger Herald feature story on the experiences and success of the BEAM program since its inception.

Upcoming Events 

April 28, 2023, Virtual | MCW Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education | Understanding Medical Professional Identity and Character Development Symposium

In this symposium, the Kern Institute at Medical College of Wisconsin will convene medical education researchers, instructors and others to engage on the state of professional identity formation research, the goals, and interests of attendees, going beyond the confines of reductionist approaches. The fully virtual session will run from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm CT.

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May 3 - 5, 2023, Washington, D.C. | 2023 AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference

The AAMC conference is the premier gathering of researchers, educators and policymakers to discuss emerging issues related to the nation's health workforce. This year's theme is: The Next Normal: How Do We Make It Better for the Health Workforce? The conference will return to an in-person format with a limited virtual attendance option.

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Resources



• Transformational Times, March 10, 2023 | MCW's Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education publishes the Transformational Times e-newsletter weekly to deliver stories of hope, character and resilience from its community.
• Character Lab: Honesty Playbook | Explore Character Lab's playbook outlining the importance of honesty, why it matters and how to develop it in oneself and others
• Take 5: The Joy of Teaching (Video) | Watch as Mary Hedges, MD, of Mayo Clinic shares 5 ways joy relates to teaching in medical education and how learners reinforce meaningful work for educators.
• What Brings You In Today?: Dr. Jasmine Zapata on Finding Inspiration (Audio) | Listen as University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health alum and leader Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, discusses where she drew inspiration from throughout her journey in medicine.

About the Kern National Network

The Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine (KNN) is a national movement focused on integrating four foundational elements within the profession of medicine: character, caring, practical wisdom and flourishing. We advance this work by connecting and convening stakeholders across the health ecosystem, catalyzing transformative initiatives, and influencing policy and systems change.

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