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Professionalism Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine RE-ENVISIONING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALISM EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL MEETING SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 12, 2020 | 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM FEBRUARY 13, 2020 | 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM KERN NATIONAL NETWORK FOR CARING AND CHARACTER IN MEDICINE EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL Richard L. Cruess, MD Richard M. Frankel, PhD Sylvia R. Cruess, MD Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University McGill University School of Medicine (IUSM) Dr. Richard Cruess graduated with a BA from Dr. Frankel is Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics Princeton in 1951 and an MD from Columbia at Indiana University School of Medicine where he University in 1955. Having completed residency directs the Advanced Scholars Program for Internists training in orthopedic surgery at the Royal in Research and Education Fellowship. He is a senior WELCOME TO THE Victoria Hospital and Columbia University, he scientist at the VA Center for Healthcare Information joined the faculty of Medicine at McGill University and Communication and the Regenstrief Institute and KERN NATIONAL NETWORK and has spent his entire professional career at holds an appointment in the Lerner School of Medicine EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL that institution. He is Professor of Orthopedic and the Education Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. Surgery and a member of the McGill Institute for Dr. Frankel is trained as a qualitative researcher whose Health Sciences Education. He served as Chair of interests include face-to-face communication, the role of technology and its effects on quality, safety, and The Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine (KNN) Orthopedics (1976-1981), directing a basic science laboratory and publishing extensively in the field. outcomes of care. Dr. Frankel served as the co-director is leading an effort to re-envision medical professionalism in the context Dr. Cruess was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the internal medicine residency program at Highland of caring and character. (1981-1995) and President of the Canadian Hospital/University of Rochester and co-director of the Orthopedic Association (1977-1978), the American Program and Fellowship in Advanced Biopsychosocial We seek to understand how current constructs of medical professionalism Orthopedic Research Society (1975-1976), and Medicine. At IUSM, he co-led a successful 5-year school- wide initiative to change the culture of the medical are serving all stakeholders. the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (1992-1994). He has an honorary degree from Laval school using appreciative inquiry. He was also the University. Dr. Cruess also is a Companion of the state-wide professionalism competency director from As such, we need meaningful input from medical education and health Order of Canada and an Officer of l’Ordre National 2006-2016. During that time Dr. Frankel developed a system leadership, physicians who teach, care for patients and engage du Québec. 4-year curriculum in professionalism as well as directed in research, other health professionals, professional organizations, and the program for remediating students with professional lapses. Dr. Frankel completed his undergraduate studies our patients and communities. Dr. Sylvia Cruess graduated from Vassar College with a BA in 1951 and an MD from Columbia at Colgate University and obtained a PhD in sociology University in 1955. She is an Endocrinologist, at the Graduate School and University Center of the We have designed a process for gathering input from - and building Professor of Medicine, and a member of the Centre City University of New York. He completed post doctoral consensus among - these stakeholders to ensure that the construct for Medical Education at McGill University. She training at Boston University and was a Fulbright of medical professionalism remains true to fundamental values and previously served as Director of the Metabolic Day Research Fellow in Uppsala, Sweden. Dr. Frankel is also Centre (1968-1978) and as Medical Director of the a founding Fellow of the Academy for Communication relevant to the dynamic social and biomedical environments that Royal Victoria Hospital (1978-1995) in Montreal. in Healthcare. To date, he has published more than 275 impact the roles and responsibilities of physicians. She was a member of the Deschamps Commission scientific papers and edited seven books. on Conduct of Research on Humans The KNN is a national network of seven medical schools dedicated to in Establishments. advancing caring and character in medicine with an ultimate goal of Elizabeth Gaufberg, MD, MPH Since 1995, Drs. Richard and Sylvia Cruess, have Harvard Medical School promoting human flourishing. The KNN was developed in partnership taught and carried out independent research on and with support from the Kern family and the Kern Family Foundation. professionalism in medicine. They have published Dr. Gaufberg is an Associate Professor of Medicine widely on the subject and presented throughout the and Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director We are grateful for your willingness to share your expertise and world. They have received the Ian Hart Award from of Professional and Academic Development at the advice with us as we launch this exciting initiative. the Canadian Association of Medical Education, Cambridge Health Alliance. She serves as a Senior the Gold Medal of the Association for the Study of Consultant to the AAMC Fundamental Role of Arts Medical Education in the United Kingdom, and the and Humanities in Medical Education initiative, and AAMC Flexner Award. In 2010 McGill University co-directs an international art museum-based health established the Richard and Sylvia Cruess Chair professions education fellowship at the Museum in Medical Education and in 2018 the McGill of Fine Arts in Boston. She served as the Jean and University Health Centre named its principal Harvey Picker Founding Director of the Arnold P. Gold amphitheater in their honor. Foundation Research Institute where she developed a community of practice of researchers, educators and advocates dedicated to advancing humanism in healthcare. Dr. Gaufberg’s areas of professional interest include making visible hidden influences, innovative models of medical education (especially longitudinal integrated clerkships), and humanities and arts-based pedagogy. EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL Shiphra Ginsburg, MD, PhD, FRCPC Fred Hafferty, PhD Katherine McOwen, MSEd Debra Ness, MS University of Toronto (U of T) Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine on behalf of Alison Whelan, MD National Partnership for Women & Families Association of American Medical Colleges Dr. Ginsburg is a Professor in the Department of Dr. Hafferty is Professor of Medical Education, (AAMC) Ms. Ness is President of the National Partnership Medicine and a Scientist at the Wilson Centre for Associate Director of the Program for Professionalism for Women and Families that works to improve the Research in Education at the University of Toronto. She & Values, and Associate Dean for Professionalism, Ms. McOwen is the Senior Director of Educational lives of women and families by achieving equality holds the Canada Research Chair in Health Professions College of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. He received Affairs in Medical Education at the AAMC with for all women. Ms. Ness is uniquely positioned at Education. Dr. Ginsburg completed medical school at his undergraduate degree in Social Relations from responsibility for building the home for medical the intersection of health, economic equity and McGill University, followed by postgraduate training Harvard in 1969 and his PhD in Medical Sociology educators. She is the leader of the Educational reproductive rights with the understanding that in Internal Medicine and Respirology and a Master’s from Yale in 1976. He is the author of several Affairs Unit who collectively design and implement together these issues are key to women’s ability to of Education at the U of T. In 2016 she completed a books including Into the Valley: Death and the professional development and scholarly opportunities thrive and participate in society. Under her stewardship, PhD in Health Professions Education at Maastricht Socialization of Medical Students (Yale University for medical educators and run large academic calls for the National Partnership has transformed US workplaces University. Dr. Ginsburg serves as Deputy Editor of Press); The Changing Medical Profession: An submissions for the AAMC Annual Meeting and several through advocating for paid sick days, paid family Medical Education and is on the editorial board of International Perspective (Oxford University Press), and regional spring meetings. and medical leave, and prohibiting pregnancy Academic Medicine. She is currently the Director of Understanding Professionalism (Lange) with Wendy discrimination. Education Research and Scholarship in the Department Levinson, Catherine Lucey, and Shiphra Ginsburg. He Before working at the AAMC, Ms. McOwen directed of Medicine. Dr. Ginsburg’s program of research is past chair of the Medical Sociology Section of the an office of evaluation and research responsible for a Ms. Ness serves in multiple leadership roles, including involves two inter-related areas. The first explores American Sociological Association. He currently sits bi-directional evaluation system of faculty, learners, the Executive Committee of the Leadership Conference how clinical supervisors conceptualize, assess and on both the ABMS standing committee on Ethics
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