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From the Director
Greetings from Boston! We have collectively achievedsignificant milestones as educatorsthis past year. The Partners inDevelopment cohort that diligentlyassisted us in piloting the 2011–2012 courses joined the inauguralclass in the fall of 2012.
The Institute’s 2013 Commencement Ceremonies in Maywere punctuated by our new presence. We welcomedhome the HPEd community in the June ConvocationSeminar, where current scholars convened andgraduates celebrated their accomplishments. It is our hope that this annual seminar will become ahome for returning scholars as our community grows.And now we are welcoming thirteen new scholars oncampus in a few weeks. Congratulations to our firstgraduates, and welcome to the 2013 cohort! Deb Navedo, Director [email protected]
The First Scholars
Partners in Development Cohort: The Partners inDevelopment cohort comprised 19 scholars who joinedus during the 2011–2012 academic year to pilot the twoon-campus seminars as well as the research methodsand technology courses. These champions of innovationare pictured above at the 2012 Convocation Seminar,including Dr. Tham Kum Ying, who brought 10 scholarsfrom Singapore’s Tan Toch Seng Hospital and theNational Health Group.
2012 Program Launch
In September, 2012, 10 scholars were welcomed as newmembers of the initial class. Arriving from across thenation and pictured here with Dr. James Gordon of MGHLearning Laboratory, this group quickly coalesced andembraced their professional diversity. The students'backgrounds include medicine, pharmacy, physicaltherapy, business, and psychology. This program attracted scholars from various mid-careerpositions, many of whom were already in leadershippositions seeking to formalize their mastery ofeducational principles. About 92 percent came to theprogram through the Harvard Macy Institutecollaboration. Completing their studies with Dr. LizArmstrong and her faculty, the scholars have reportedfinding the Master of Science in Health ProfessionsEducation degree a logical next step, reporting that theHPEd Program was philosophically aligned with theHarvard Macy Institute.
2012–2013 Scholars
5 senior leaders (Assoc./Asst. Deans or VP13 directors of educational program3 continuing alumni of our certificateprogram1 scholar with simulation concentration
First Alumnus Joins the Program as Faculty
Dr. Leichtner is the first alumnus of thismaster's program and has joined thefaculty as Associate Director andLiaison to the Harvard Medical School.Dr. Leichtner is Associate Chief of theDivision of Gastroenterology,Hepatology, and Nutrition, and ClinicalVice Chair of the Department of
Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston. He maintains anactive clinical practice and is widely published inpediatric gastroenterology, especially in the areas ofceliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease. As a member of the Partners in Development cohort forthe MSHPEd degree, and as representative to theprogram planning committee, he helped shape thisHPEd program from the design phase onward. He is anintegral member of the program's interprofessionalleadership team. Dr. Leichtner's primary area of interestin health professions education has been in facultydevelopment, and he is the founder and director of theBoston Children’s Hospital Academy.
HPEd Advisory Committee Set
The MSHPEd Planning Committee has completed itsdevelopment work. Moving forward, we are conveningan Advisory Committee of thought leaders and keystakeholders. The purpose of this committee is to offerexternal feedback on annual reports, suggest newinitiatives, and serve as liaisons to the professionalcommunity. Dr. Liz Armstrong has generously agreed tochair this committee for the first two years. We anticipatethat close to a dozen field experts will meet twice a yearon campus to perform this vital service.
2013 Commencement Day
The MGH Institute celebrated its annual CommencementDay on May 9. In the hours beforehand, the HPEdcommunity met at the residence of Associate ProvostPeter Cahn for the first HPEd Program HoodingCeremony. Pictured here are the five graduates whowere hooded, joined by their families and the faculty. The party then proceeded to the Hynes ConventionCenter, where they joined 492 other Institute graduates.Over 2,000 family and friends attended the event.MSHPEd graduate Dr. David Topor led the entireprocession carrying the class flag representing all of theschools. View photos.
Hooding at Convocation Seminar
During the annual Convocation Seminar in June, fouradditional graduates were hooded. A celebration dinnerwas held at the MGH Russell Museum of Medical Historyand Innovation. Dr. Liz Armstrong spoke of her vision forthis innovative interprofessional master's degreeprogram that would build on Harvard Macy Institutecourses. Dr. Jim Gordon spoke of his hopes for thisgraduate program in health professions education as aintegral part of fellowship training. Dr. Robert Simon congratulated the first alumnus of thesimulation concentration, and Dr. BA Harris added to thecelebration by recounting the coordinated efforts to movethis program from vision and concept proposal throughBoard of Higher Education approval andimplementation. The evening was a fitting culmination ofscholar efforts, faculty mentorship, and the launch of acommunity of practice as the graduates spoke of hopingto return in 2014 to help facilitate future ConvocationSeminars as alumni.
2013 HPEd Education Symposium
Following in the footsteps of 2011 keynote speaker Dr.Clayton Christensen of the Harvard Business School(HBS), the HPEd Program welcomed Dr. Anita Tucker,also from HBS, in June 2013 to speak about thesimilarities between hospital supply chains and educatorpreparations. The annual Health Professions EducationSymposium, also known as the HPEd ConvocationSeminar, was open to Institute faculty and featuredposter presentations as well as oral presentations ofscholarly projects. At the dinner afterwards, a slideshowcelebrating the 2011–2013 academic years waspresented.
Hooding in Singapore
While in Singapore to teach a related course withPartners HealthCare International (PHI), ProgramDirector Deb Navedo met with graduates and celebratedtheir hooding in an event held at Dr. Nicholas Chew’shome. HPEd faculty member Dr. Mary Knab has visitedSingapore to teach in subsequent modules of the samePHI course, deepening the relationship.
Staying Connected and Networking
The Health Professions Education Program has createda networking group on LinkedIn, and we encourage allparticipants, alumni, faculty, and friends of the programto stay connected. You can also follow program eventsand get the news via Twitter @MGHInstHPEd, and makesure to stay tuned to the Institute's new blog The Pulse.As this community grows, there will be opportunities foralumni to contribute in the form of updates andstewardship. Contact Deb Navedo if you are interested.
Connections and Collaborators Director, Deborah Navedo, PhD
Associate Director Alan Leichtner, MD, MSHPEd Program Manager, Jennifer Shay
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