KNN Connection | October 2021
Spotlight
Online | Tuesday, October 26 | 4–5 pm CT
Civic Responsibility: Healthcare and Medicine
While factors outside practice do significantly affect health outcomes, knowing what role, if any, to play in civic life and policy issues can be challenging for healthcare learners and professionals. To what extent should those in healthcare get involved—and how can they balance personal, professional and organizational values?
In this discussion, panelists will share experiences, reflections and their responses to audience questions on navigating civic responsibility.

Featured Speakers:

  • Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil, policymaker in residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and senior fellow for the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights.

  • Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor, division of neonatology and newborn nursery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

  • Moderator: Gregg Margolis, PhD, director of health policy fellowships and leadership programs, National Academy of Medicine.
KNN News
Updates From Partner Schools
Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Century
Join UCSF this February for the fourth Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Century course, offered virtually. The event brings together medical educators from undergraduate and graduate medical education to:

  • Share lessons learned during the pandemic.
  • Discuss how to apply these lessons to reimagine and adapt learning environments. 
KNN Updates
Becoming Student Development Series
Medical students are invited to join peers from across the KNN the first Tuesday of each month to dive into character strengths helpful on their journey to becoming a physician—such as compassion, humility, reflection, citizenship and more.

Each session features a curated reflection using art, led by Ray Williams of the Austin Blanton Museum of Art. Faculty share insights from their experiences, and students have an opportunity to discuss and apply those concepts.
Noteworthy Events
Character.org Hosts Virtual Annual Forum
October 20–22, 2021
This global forum mixes live presentations with on-demand videos to engage and inspire character development leaders.

Advertised session topics include: ethics in the workplace, student character portfolios, civic character and service learning, among others.

Registration fee: $179 for individual attendees
Virtues & Vocations Webinar: Human Flourishing and
Everyday Vitality
Virtues & Vocations presents the next event in its series "Reimagining Education: Conversations on Character and the Common Good."

This session features Samantha Boardman, MD, a clinical instructor and psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medical College and the author of "Everyday Vitality."
October 25, 2021
11 am–12 pm CT
Noteworthy Resources
Extending Beyond Diversity (Article Review)
The Alliance for Clinical Education | Med Ed Briefs

Tyler J. VanderWeele, PhD | Psychology Today Blog

Nikhil Sikand, MD | Opinion | Kevin, M.D. 

Faculty Factory | Takeaways and Questions From Top Podcast Episodes

The Editors | New England Journal of Medicine

Vital Voices (Podcast)
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation 
Transformational Times Newsletter
MCW's Kern Institute publishes the Transformational Times e-newsletter weekly to deliver stories of hope, character and resilience from its virtual community.
Kern National Network | sarwilliams@mcw.edu | website