This document discusses how the ALiEM projects address curricular gaps using principles of curriculum design. It provides examples of how ALiEM has developed educational resources to solve problems in medical student advising for residency matching, training chief residents in leadership skills, helping trainees critically analyze content from podcasts and blogs, identifying high-quality online educational materials, and promoting the effective use of social media in medical education. The document emphasizes identifying problems, conducting needs assessments, setting objectives, implementing educational strategies, and evaluating programs.

1. Analysis of ALiEM through the
Lens of Curriculum Design
MICHAEL A. GISONDI, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
GLENN PAETOW, MD
MEDICAL EDUCATION & SIMULATION FELLOW
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

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3. Pertinent Disclosures
• Academic Life in Emergency Medicine www.aliem.com
• Northwestern University www.nuemblog.com
• Mike Gisondi has never used Facebook.
• Mike Gisondi is not in the key U.S. marketing demographic of 18-39 year olds.

4. Objectives
• AnalyzeALiEM projects using lens of curriculum design
• Understand the process of identifying a curricular gap
and how ALiEM seeks to fill it
• Consider how to best use ALiEM products locally at
your residency program

5. INSPIRE you to use social media as
a tool for teaching and learning
LECTURE GOAL

6. “From Twitter to Tenure”
MICHELLE LIN, MD – MAY 2014

7. Social Media, defined:
Computer-mediated tools…
that allow you to create and share…
ideas, information, and interests…
in virtual communities and networks.

9. These are simply tools.
Use tools to fix problems.

10. Problem 1:
Student Advising for the NRMP Match

13. EM Match Advice Episodes
• Is EM Right forYou?
• VSAS 101
• The EM Rotation
• ERAS
• Am I Competitive?
• The Non-LCME Applicant
• Reflections on 2015 Match
• Reflections on 2016 Match
• Interview Strategies
• Post-interview Communication
• The Perfect Rank Order List
• SOAP: If I Don’t Match…

15. Curriculum Design:
“ALiEM EM Match Advice”
• Problem Identification: Erroneous online advice aboutThe Match
• Needs Assessment: Lack of advice from program directors
• Objectives: Pertinent content domains, re:The Match
• Educational Strategy: Google Hangout onAir
• Implementation: 1. Research 2. Script Prep 3.Tech Prep
• Program Evaluation: Disqus comments, Anectodal, Web Analytics

17. Problem 2:
JobTraining for Chief Residents

29. Curriculum Design:
“ALiEM Chief Resident Incubator”
• Problem Identification: Chief Residents need leadership skills development
• Needs Assessment: Lack of accessible training programs
No significant community of practice
• Objectives: Reflect pertinent content domains
• Educational Strategy: 1. Slack 2. Google Hangout onAir 3. Meetings
• Implementation: As shown
• Program Evaluation: Subscription renewals, Incubator expansion

31. Problem 3:
Analyzing Content in Podcasts and Blogs

32. Curriculum Design:
“EBM Conference”
• Problem Identification: Trainees commonly use podcasts and blogs
Concern about ability to critically analyze new info
• Needs Assessment: Traditional journal club is inadequate tool
• Objectives: Teach trainees to analyze content despite source
• Educational Strategy: Redesign journal club to include podcasts & blogs
• Implementation: EBM Conference
• Program Evaluation: CQI reflected in annual program evaluation

39. Insert NUEM analytics
curriculum design

40. Curriculum Design:
“www.NUEMBlog.com”
• Problem Identification: Trainees commonly use podcasts and blogs
Concern about ability to critically analyze new info
• Needs Assessment: Traditional journal club is inadequate tool
• Objectives: Teach trainees to produce blog content
• Educational Strategy: Near-peer reviewed blogs, faculty commentaries
• Implementation: www.nuemblog.com
• Program Evaluation: Web analytics, resident evaluations

41. Problem 4:
What are the best sources of educational
material curated for trainees?

44. Curriculum Design:
ALiEM Approved Instructional Resources
• Problem Identification: Trainees commonly use podcasts and blogs
Concern about ability to critically analyze new info
• Needs Assessment: Program directors need quality III material
• Objectives: III credit to residents for using quality online study materials
• Educational Strategy: Curate content and deliver to residents with quizzes
• Implementation: ALiEM AIR Series
• Program Evaluation: Use of blog Q&A between residents and ALiEM editors

48. Problem 5:
Talking aboutTwitter was inevitable

51. Michelle Lin, MD
@M_Lin
Twitter followers: 15,400
ALiEM
http://www.aliem.com/
Page views / year: 1.5 million

58. Becoming a Better Educator
Using Social Media
• What is your
passion?
• What problem
needs fixing?
Leadership
• Choose the
right tool for
the job
Methodology
• Measures of
teaching and
learning
• Job satisfaction
Outcomes

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