Harvard Macy Institute Podcast

Season 5, Episode 5: Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership and Learning in Health Professions with Dr. Holly Gooding

HMI 30th anniversary podcast series

To Teach is to Learn Twice: A conversation with Holly Gooding

 

This episode of the Harvard Macy Institute podcast features Holly Gooding, a well know faculty leader within HMI. Holly is an internal medicine and adolescent medicine physician by training, with an impressive clinical research portfolio in cardiovascular risk assessment for teens and young adults. Trained in California and then Boston, she now serves as the Medical Director of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Holly is a star medical educator and scholar. In addition to co-directing the Harvard Macy Program for Educators in the Health Professions, she is associate dean for Professional Development and Education at Emory School of Medicine, where she fosters professional development for medical trainees and faculty.

In this inspirational conversation, Holly gives us insights into her parallel and overlapping careers as clinician, researcher, educator and scholar. She highlights the influence of mentors and peers on her career decisions and educational practice. She sees opportunities in being given big jobs to do, e.g. developing the ‘science of learning’ theme in the Educators program. We ponder about the role of AI in clinical and educational practice, and feel grateful to be part of a community of practice that will be helping to understand and guide our work. Holly is endlessly generous with her praise of others who contribute to and nurture the Harvard Macy Institute, and we are grateful for her ongoing contribution.

Your host for this episode is Victoria Brazil (Educators, ’05, Leaders ’07, Assessment ‘10). Victoria is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine. She hosts the HMI podcast and is co-producer ofSimulcast-a podcast about healthcare simulation.

Season 5, Episode 4: Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership and Learning in Health Professions with Dr. Keith Wilson

Season Five Episode Four: Keith Wilson 

 

In celebration of the Harvard Macy Institute’s 30th anniversary, this blog & podcast series honors the remarkable individuals who have shaped and supported our community over the years. These accomplished educators, leaders, and champions of health professions education have contributed to the institute’s enduring legacy. Through their leadership, innovation, and commitment to advancing education, they continue to inspire and guide future generations. Join us as we highlight their journeys, achievements, and reflections on the impact of HMI on their professional lives and the wider global community. 

 

This episode of the Harvard Macy Institute podcast features Dr. Keith Wilson, a much admired member of the HMI Community. Keith is an educator with Dalhousie University in Eastern Canada where he is the chair of assessment for the undergraduate medical education program, and the assessment and evaluation lead for postgraduate family medicine. A family physician by training currently working clinically in geriatrics, he also holds a PhD in experimental psychology that he completed prior to his medical studies. Keith has been faculty with the HMI educators, assessment and technology courses. 

In this wide-ranging conversation, Keith gives us insights into his insatiable curiosity and enthusiasm, and the diverse places and roles those character traits have taken him. We take a deep dive into technology, AI, and social media, and indulge in some crystal ball gazing about where those advances are taking us in education and in clinical practice. 

We reflect on the special place of the Harvard Macy Institute in Keith’s career and his ongoing contributions to our community. The conversation is delightful and inspiring. 

 

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Keith Wilson, BA, MD, PhD, CCFP, FCFP, is the chair of assessment for undergraduate medical education and an associate professor of family medicine at Dalhousie University. He is also the medical director of geriatric assessment units at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. John, New Brunswick. Keith’s academic interests include curricula design, assessment, continuing professional development, systems thinking in health professions education, and leadership. 

 

Your host for this episode is Victoria Brazil (Educators, ’05, Leaders ’07, Assessment ‘10). Victoria is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine. She hosts the HMI podcast, and is co-producer of Simulcast - a podcast about healthcare simulation. 

Season 5, Episode 3: Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership and Learning in Health Professions with Dr. Kenya Beard

Season Five Episode Three: Kenya Beard 

 

In celebration of the Harvard Macy Institute’s 30th anniversary, this blog & podcast series honors the remarkable individuals who have shaped and supported our community over the years. These accomplished educators, leaders, and champions of health professions education have contributed to the institute’s enduring legacy. Through their leadership, innovation, and commitment to advancing education, they continue to inspire and guide future generations. Join us as we highlight their journeys, achievements, and reflections on the impact of HMI on their professional lives and the wider global community. 

 

This episode of the Harvard Macy Institute podcast features Dr. Kenya Beard, the inaugural dean and chief academic officer for the School of Nursing at Mercy University, and much admired member of the HMI community. A nurse, nurse practitioner, and educator by training, Kenya is now serving in leadership and advocacy roles at a national level. She views education as both “an art and a science,” and dedicates her work to strengthening academia’s capacity to prepare a diverse, practice-ready workforce by equipping faculty with the skills to promote belongingness for each student. Her research interests include identifying and mitigating barriers to eliminating health care disparities and exploring ways to strengthen diversity in nursing. 

Described as the ‘fearless Kenya Beard’, she offered us some personal insights into her motivation and strategy for making a difference in healthcare. Kenya describes how her training and experience as an educator served her well for roles in advocacy and leadership. She shared the powerful impact of her time at Harvard Macy, where she learned about the difference between change and transformation. Kenya also gave us some practical insights as to how values can be instilled among the practicalities of health professional learning.  

In Kenya’s eyes, ‘fearless’ is about not being afraid to make mistakes, and to learn and improve from them, our podcast conversation illustrates how she lives up to that description. 

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Kenya Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, ANEF, FAAN, FADLN, is the dean and chief nursing officer at Mercy University School of Nursing and the president of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing. She is a 2012 Macy Faculty Scholar and founded the Health Equity Influencers Program for high school students, nursing students, and nurse educators. In her past work as a senior fellow at the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, she co-produced health care disparity segments with over 400,000 listeners on WBAI-FM. 

 

Your host for this episode is Victoria Brazil (Educators, ’05, Leaders ’07, Assessment ‘10). Victoria is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine. She hosts the HMI podcast, and is co-producer of Simulcast - a podcast about healthcare simulation. 

Season 5, Episode 2: Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership and Learning in Health Professions with Dr. Terry Wolpaw

In celebration of the Harvard Macy Institute’s 30th anniversary, this blog & podcast series honors the remarkable individuals who have shaped and supported our community over the years. These accomplished educators, leaders, and champions of health professions education have contributed to the institute’s enduring legacy. Through their leadership, innovation, and commitment to advancing education, they continue to inspire and guide future generations. Join us as we highlight their journeys, achievements, and reflections on the impact of HMI on their professional lives and the wider global community. 

This episode of the Harvard Macy Institute podcast features Dr. Terry Wolpaw, a nationally recognized leader and innovator in medical education. She shares her journey from clinician to educationalist, highlighting the importance of shifting from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered approach. 

Dr. Wolpaw discusses her experiences at Case Western Reserve and Penn State College of Medicine, where she led major curriculum changes. Key to her success, she says, was the ability to articulate a vision, assemble a strong team, and foster an environment of adaptive thinking. 

She also reflects on the challenges of leading change and the importance of knowing when to step back and let go. This episode offers valuable insights for health professional educators at any stage of career who are navigating the complexities of medical education and curriculum design. 

Terry Wolpaw has served as the vice dean for educational affairs at Penn State College of Medicine where she oversaw undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education. She has also served as the associate dean for curricular affairs at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Among her many accomplishments was working to secure two five-year AMA grant awards at Penn State, both envisioning and promoting health system science as a core component of curricular design. She received one of the first American College of Rheumatology Clinician Scholar Educator career development awards, which catalyzed her interest in student-centered learning. Her educational scholarship has focused on the expression of students' clinical reasoning and uncertainties. She developed the SNAPPS technique for learners’ case presentations to preceptors, which is used with medical students, residents and physician assistant students both nationally and internationally. Dr. Wolpaw is an alumna of the Program for Educators in Health Professions and Leading Innovation in Health Care and Education. Since then, she has served as faculty in the Program for Educators in Health Professions. In 2005, she played a key role in introducing sessions focused on posters and abstracts. This focus soon expanded into the broader theme of the Educator as a Scholar. This theme remains an integral part of the program today.

Season 5, Episode 1: Celebrating 30 Years of Leadership and Learning in Health Professions Education with Dr. Sarah Wood

In celebration of the Harvard Macy Institute’s 30th anniversary, this blog & podcast series honors the remarkable individuals who have shaped and supported our community over the years. These accomplished educators, leaders, and champions of health professions education have contributed to the institute’s enduring legacy. Through their leadership, innovation, and commitment to advancing education, they continue to inspire and guide future generations. Join us as we highlight their journeys, achievements, and reflections on the impact of HMI on their professional lives and the wider global community. 

 In this episode of the podcast, HMI Director Dr. Sarah Wood reflects on what the 30th anniversary means to her, and the ways that the HMI community is celebrating this milestone. Our anniversary series will feature people and ideas from the HMI community, taking a deep dive into their stories and lessons learned.  

Sarah has served as the Director of the Harvard Macy Institute since May 2023. Previously, she was the Vice Dean for Medical Education at the Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. A scholar in the HMI Educators Program in 2015, Sarah subsequently remained deeply engaged with the institute, supporting at least two scholars annually from FAU to participate in HMI programs. 

Season 4 Episode 2: Educating for Adaptive Expertise with Martin Pusic, Bill Cutrer, and Elissa Hall

In this podcast Vic speaks with Martin Pusic, Bill Cutrer, and Elissa Hall about their article “Educating for Adaptive Expertise: Case Examples Along the Medical Education Continuum.” 

What do we mean by adaptive expertise? Our discussion starts with some definitions and examples, including: Routine procedural approaches, plus creative innovative ones, when the situation calls for it.” This capacity is critical in a healthcare environment brimming with complexity.

How do we educate for adaptive expertise? Our guests suggested 4 instructional strategies, including: Developing deep conceptual understanding, exposure to meaningful variation, emphasis on productive struggle and discovery, and metacognitive strategizing. They drew upon the Master Adaptive Learner conceptual model.

We worked through the practicalities of this kind of education in the undergraduate, postgraduate (Emergency Medicine) and continuing professional development educational contexts. This is not easy! Our guests explained how they have worked through various barriers and constraints to realize the opportunities for fostering adaptive expertise in our healthcare professionals.

Happy listening!

Season 4 Episode 1: Social Media, Networking, Community and the Human Connection

In this podcast Vic speaks with Justin Kreuter, Patricia Tran, and Teresa Chan about ‘Social Media, Networking, Community and the Human Connection’ We recorded the conversation live during  week 6 of the 2023 Harvard Macy program - Transforming your Teaching using Technology. In a metacognitive move, we hoped our podcast conversation would illustrate some of the points we made in the conversation – “the medium is the message”!

 

Our discussion started with a recap of the week 6 session. This included a self-assessment by scholars on their current professional social media engagement, a wonderful precis of the various social media platforms by Patricia Tran, and group work on social media dilemmas for health professions educators. The podcast conversation explored these themes, with a focus on the different roles in which that health professions educators might be using social media and online engagement – as teachers, as institutional leaders, and as faculty developers. We finished with a deeper dive on podcasting, and a shout out to own Harvard Macy Institute podcast.

Happy listening!

 

 

Season 3 Episode 8: Digital Presence with Teresa Chan

In this podcast Vic speaks with Teresa Chan about ‘digital presence’ - our online personas – and about the opportunities to disseminate our scholarship via online platforms. We recorded the conversation live at the 2022 Harvard Macy program - Transforming your Teaching using Technology. In a metacognitive move, we hoped our podcast conversation would illustrate some of the points we made in the conversation – “the medium is the message”!

We started with Teresa’s website, and reflected on the choices she made in establishing this as her online ‘homebase,’ referencing Michael Hyatt’s conceptual framework and book Platform. We talked about the process of curating such as website as a digital portfolio, and the practicalities, such as hosting on Wix or Squarespace. Teresa talked about how she got interested in online presence and the encouragement of mentors like Jonathan Sherbino from KeyLime podcast.

Our conversation turned to Teresa’s article Social Media and the 21st Century scholar (one of the pre-readings for the Transforming your Teaching using Technology course). In this piece, Teresa and her co-authors offer 2 personal case studies of how to use social media for education, scholarship and health advocacy. In our further conversation Teresa talked about the ‘moral imperative of getting great science out there,’ and we walked through an example of how she might disseminate the messages in an article accepted for publication. Twitter features heavily in Teresa’s dissemination strategies, but we also considered the opportunities of other platforms - Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

We finished with a deeper dive on podcasting, including Teresa’s own MacPFD Spark podcast, and our Harvard Macy Institute podcast. Our ‘live audience’ on Zoom joined the conversation with questions from the chat, and we talked about podcast length, audio recording, and how to listen…

Thanks to the faculty team and scholars who joined our conversation, and to Teresa Chan for sharing her wealth of experience.

Season 3 Episode 7: Assumptions about Teaching and Learning with Liz Gaufberg and Shalice McKnight

Assumption: Something we take to be true without proof. This simple definition belies the complexity of how our assumptions drive our behavior. Some assumptions are explicit (and we are aware of them), but most are implicit; biases and beliefs under our awareness but still powerfully influencing our actions.

Our assumptions about teaching and learning might require considering some fundamental questions: What is learning? (informative/transformative); What is the difference between teaching and learning? What is the role of a teacher? (Expert? Guide? Coach? Co-learner) Goal of educational institutions? (carry on traditions/make change) In practice, we want to be principle-driven vs. defaulting to formats we are familiar with.

In this episode we speak with Liz Gaufberg and Shalice McKnight about ‘assumptions’, particularly our assumptions about teaching and learning.

In our conversation, Shalice and Liz share personal and professional stories of reflection on their assumptions. We discuss core elements of the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in the Health Professions that support this, including the Step Back consultation method in project groups, and Liz’s own sessions in the program. We talk about humble inquiry, the power of listening, and taking just a moment when we think ‘WTF’. (thank you Jenny Rudolph)

Happy listening!

Season 3 Episode 6: The Learning Hospital with Jim Gordon

How do we train and transform our teams and our systems for better patient care in the 21st century? What’s the role of simulation, of interprofessional learning, and of integrating education with workforce development in large healthcare institutions?

In this conversation, Jim Gordon shares his approach to being Chief Learning Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He talks about the challenges and opportunities of connecting pockets of educational excellence in large organisations, and of meaningfully bringing interprofessional teams together to train and learn together.

The conversation was prompted by the announcement of a $50million philanthropic gift to support these endeavours at MGH, including a Learning Academy, and a Learning Hospital – a physical re-creation of multiple departments in the hospital to allow cross department team training.

Exciting times for Jim and his team, and opportunities to learn from others doing great work on building teams and systems for 21st century healthcare.