1. EDUCATIONAL PORTFOLIO
Brandon Lowell Palmer
1660 N Prospect Ave, #1201 Milwaukee, WI 53202
(847) 337-3000·bpalmer@mcw.edu
EDUCATION
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Doctor of Medicine, May 2016
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Minor in Chemistry, May 2012, Summa Cum Laude
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, James Scholar
Dean’s List 2008-2012
DIRECT TEACHING
Activity # Year(s)
Taught
Title or
topic of
activity
Teaching
strategy and
context
Where
taught
Quantity
(hours/year)
Type of
learner
Number of
learners/year
1 2014-2015 USMLE
Step1 Peer
Tutor
Small group,
PBL, TBL
School 150 Med
Students
8
2 2014 – 2016 Shelf exam
reviews
Small group,
bedside
teaching
School 80 Med
Students,
Residents
30
3 2014-2016 Journal
Article
Review
Small group School 40 Med
students,
residents,
faculty
10
4 2015 Child
Advocacy
Topic
Review
Small group,
Tele-learning
Department 15 Residents,
faculty
10
5 2012-2014 High School
Health Class
STD
Lectures
Large
Lecture
School 15 High School
Students
50
6 2015 Game Show
Curriculum
Facilitation
Lecture
Large
Lecture
School 5 Med
Students
100
7 2015 USMLE
Step1
Biochemistry
Review
Large
Lecture,
game-based
learning,
TBL
School 15 Med
Students
200
8 2016 Pediatric
Respiratory
Disorders
Lecture
Small group,
TBL, game
show-based
learning
Hospital 60 Med students 200
2. Educational Portfolio
Palmer 2
LEARNER ASSESSMENT
Does this relate
to a teaching
activity above?
If so, reference
activity # above
Assessment
Method
Context for
assessment
Your role Quantity
(students/year and
number of
assessments/learner)
Goal/outcome of
evaluation
methods
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum topic and
type
Number and type of
learners developed
for
Implemented? Where was it
implemented and at
what level
Role and degree of
responsibility
Clerkship Module –
Renal imaging
techniques and
imaging of renal cell
carcinoma
Senior medical
students – 15
learners/year
Yes Medical College of
Wisconsin,
Department of
Radiology
Development leader.
Responsibilities -
Needs analysis survey,
data analysis, created
objectives using
Bloom’s taxonomy,
created PowerPoint
teaching module
Pediatrics Shelf Exam
Review – Family
Feud: Pediatric
Respiratory Disorders
Medical Students –
200 learners/year
Yes Children’s Hospital of
Wisconsin –
Department of
Hospitalist Medicine
Development leader
and instructor.
Responsibilities - Data
analysis, Created
evidenced-based game
show-based module as
part of larger shelf
review curriculum,
created pre- and post-
test, created
supplemental student
study guide and
facilitator resources
Course – USMLE
Step1 Peer-to-peer
tutor game show-based
curriculum
Medical Students –
200 learners/year
Yes Medical College of
Wisconsin –
Department of
Academic Affairs
Development leader,
content creator.
Responsibilities –data
anlysis, created
objectives, created
eight game show-based
3. Educational Portfolio
Palmer 3
review modules,
organized and
facilitated “teaching-
the-teachers” session
ADVISING AND MENTORING
Year(s) Nature of
mentoring/advising
Type of individual(s)
mentored
Number of
mentees/year (names)
Selected outcome
highlights from this
mentoring/advising
activity
2016 Academic career
development - I was
advisor during medical
school clerkships
Medical Students 5 Dr. Marvin Wagner
Clinical Mentorship
Award
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
Type of Leadership
or Administration
Title of department,
committee, course
Level of department,
committee, course
Title or Role Year(s)
Clerkship Educational
Committee Member
MS3 Clerkship
Improvement
Committee
School Liaison 2014-2015
MS3 Pediatric
Clerkship
Improvement
Committee – Medical
Student Leader
Children’s Hospital of
Wisconsin – Division
of Pediatrics
Department Medical Student
Leader
2015
PROFESSIONL DEVELOPMENT AND AWARDS
Name of Award Sponsoring
Institution/organization
Level of award Year Received Criterion for Award
Dr. Marvin Wagner
Clinical Mentorship
Award
Medical College of
Wisconsin
Institutional 2016 The Junior Class gives
this award to the
senior medical student
