Faculty Development Learning Modules: Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators: Feinberg School of Medicine

Completion time: 33 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Define terms used to elicit and communicate disability status.
Utilize tools to effectively and respectfully communicate with patients with disabilities.
Discuss systemic and structural barriers to healthcare experienced by people with disabilities.
Identify resources to improve accessibility.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course directors Trisha Kaundinya, MD, MPH, Elizabeth Adams, MD, and Samantha Schroth, MD/PhD Trainee. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. FAME course director, Mary McBride, MD, MEd - consultant for American Heart Association. All the relevant financial relationships for this individual has been mitigated.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Resources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disability and Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated February 22, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/disability-and-health/index.html. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disability Impacts All of Us Infographic. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published October 22, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/disability-and-health/articles-documents/disability-impacts-all-of-us-infographic.html. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About Disability and Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated February 22, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/disability-and-health/about/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/disability.html. Accessed March 4, 2025.

District of Columbia Government. People First Language. Office of Disability Rights, District of Columbia Government. https://odr.dc.gov/page/people-first-language. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Washington AE, Dube R, Rios E. Disability and Health: The Intersection of Medical Care and Health Care. PubMed. 1999. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10390038/. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Sirey JA, Bruce ML, Alexopoulos GS. The Relationship Between Disability and Mental Health in Older Adults. PubMed. 2022;60(3):345–354. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33523739/. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Gaps in Disability Services and Health Care. Health Affairs. 2022;41(9):1230–1238. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00475. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00475. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Hsieh K, McDermott S, Hall M, et al. Disparities in Health Care Access Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2014;104(6):1234–1238. https://idd.northwestern.edu/elm/ADAM/story_content/external_files/AJPH.2014.302182.pdf. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Americans with Disabilities Act. Resources for Medical Care & Mobility. U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.ada.gov/resources/medical-care-mobility/. Accessed March 4, 2025.

Launch Coaching Module*

Completion time: 12 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Identify three types of feedback.
Understand how to use feedback to promote a growth mindset.
Recognize how to incorporate best practices and coaching to give meaningful feedback

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

Course director Priya Jain, MD, MEd has no relevant financial relationship to disclose. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. FAME course director, Mary McBride, MD, MEd - consultant for American Heart Association. All the relevant financial relationships for this individual has been mitigated.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Resources:

Atkinson A, Watling CJ, Brand PLP. Feedback and coaching. Eur J Pediatr. 2021;181(3):441-446. doi:10.1007/s00431-021-04118-8.

Deiorio NM, Hammound MM, eds. Coaching in Medical Education: A Faculty Handbook. American Medical Association; 2017.

Lefroy J, Watling C, Teunissen PW, Brand P. Guidelines: the do’s, don’ts and don’t knows of feedback for clinical education. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2015;4(6):284-299. doi:10.1007/S40037-015-0231-7

Nicole M. Deiorio, Patricia A. Carney, Leslie E. Kahl, Erin M. Bonura & Amy Miller Juve (2016) Coaching: a new model for academic and career achievement, Medical Education Online, 21:1, 33480, DOI: 10.3402/meo.v21.33480

Stone D, Heen S. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well. Viking; 2014.

Launch stigmatizing language module*

Completion time: 30 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Identify features of stigmatizing language.
Describe the effect of language on health outcomes.
Identify examples of person-centered language.
Recognize techniques to decrease implicit bias in medical note documentation.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Asantewaa Ture, MD, PGY3 Resident. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. FAME course director, Mary McBride, MD, MEd - consultant for American Heart Association. All the relevant financial relationships for this individual has been mitigated.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Resources:

Himmelstein G, Bates D, Zhou L. Examination of Stigmatizing Language in the Electronic Health Record. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(1):e2144967. 

P Goddu A, O'Conor KJ, Lanzkron S, Saheed MO, Saha S, Peek ME, Haywood C Jr, Beach MC. Do Words Matter? Stigmatizing Language and the Transmission of Bias in the Medical Record. J Gen Intern Med. 2018.

Volkow ND, Gordon JA, Koob GF. Choosing appropriate language to reduce the stigma around mental illness and substance use disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Dec.

Fernández L, Fossa A, Dong Z, Delbanco T, Elmore J, Fitzgerald P, Harcourt K, Perez J, Walker J, DesRoches C. Words Matter: What Do Patients Find Judgmental or Offensive in Outpatient Notes? J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Sep.

Volkow ND, Gordon JA, Koob GF. Choosing appropriate language to reduce the stigma around mental illness and substance use disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Dec.

Jane K. Dickinson, Susan J. Guzman, Melinda D. Maryniuk, Catherine A. O’Brian, Jane K. Kadohiro, Richard A. Jackson, Nancy D’Hondt, Brenda Montgomery, Kelly L. Close, Martha M. Funnell; The Use of Language in Diabetes Care and Education. Diabetes Care 1 December 2017.

Launch direct observation module*

Completion time: 20 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

List the benefits of direct observation as an assessment strategy.
Compare different strategies to improve assessment feasibility in an office ambulatory setting.
Identify at least two best practices for providing feedback after a direct observation assessment.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Brigid Dolan, MD, MEd, Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Launch small-group assessment module*

Completion time: 14 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Create a toolkit to take notes in the moment during small-group sessions.
Provide effective real-time and written feedback.
Provide students with specific and concrete feedback about their performance in small-group settings.
Recognize how this feedback is used to track students' progress and growth.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Resources:

Dudek, N. & Cook, D. Narrative Assessment in Yudkowsky, R., Park Y.S., & Downing S. eds. (2019). Assessment in Health Professions Education.

Lefroy, J., Watling, C., Teunissen, P. W., & Brand, P. (2015). Guidelines: the do’s, don’ts and don’t know’s of feedback for clinical education. Perspectives on medical education, 4(6), 284-299.

Wood B. 2000. Feedback: A key feature of medical training. Radiology 215:17–19.

Launch written assessment module *

Completion time: 20 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Provide written feedback based on observable behaviors.
Provide actionable suggestions for improvement.
Identify how behavioral anchors on assessment forms and written feedback are related.
Avoid common pitfalls in providing written feedback.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Launch PBL assessment module *

Completion time: 20 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Provide written feedback based on observable behaviors.
Differentiate between more effective and less effective feedback.
Provide feedback with concrete suggestions for improvement.
Align written comments to behavioral anchors on assessment forms.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Launch clinical presentations module *

Completion time: 20 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Distinguish the most important aspects of a clinical presentation.
Understand the challenges of each clinical presentation element.
Provide concrete and actionable verbal feedback to a clinical presenter.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Vinky Chadha, MD, Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Launch slide improving module *

Completion time: 20 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Identify six evidence-based cognitive principles for multimedia learning.
Use multimedia design principles to enhance cognition and retention.
Apply the six multimedia design principles to new or existing lectures.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Nabil Issa, MBChB, FACS, FRCS, FCCM, MHPE, Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Launch effective learning module *

Completion time: 20 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe four key learning strategies to facilitate effective learning.
Incorporate these strategies into new teaching plans or existing curriculum.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Speakers Meredith Bone, MD, Mobola Campbell-Yusufu, MD, Course Directors Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.

Launch addressing bias module *

Completion time: 10 minutes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe the types of bias that impact narrative assessment.
List three ways that bias in assessment negatively impacts students and trainees.
Apply two strategies when writing narrative assessments to reduce bias.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. ABS CME credits will be submitted by the end of the calendar year.

Disclosure Statement

The following have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Course Directors Khalilah Gates, MD, Walter Eppich, MD, PhD, and planning committee members, Marianne Green, MD, Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, James Brucker, MS. FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

*Please note: This learning module is hosted by the Office of CME. You will need to log into your CME account in order to register for the course. Once complete, you will need to complete the evaluation under the "Tests" tab of the link in order to receive CME Credit.