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# COMSEP

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- [Blog](https://www.comsep.org/blog/)
- [2022 Miller Sarkin Lecture](https://www.comsep.org/2022-miller-sarkin-lecture/) - Miller Sarkin Lecture featuring Dr. Nancy Spector COMSEP Annual Meeting Hilton Netherlands Plaza Hotel Thursday, March 31, 2022 Pavilion Ballroom COMSEP is proud to announce Dr. Nancy Spector as the 2022 Miller Sarkin speaker. ­­Dr. Nancy Spector, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics and serves in dual roles at the Drexel University College
- [The Coronavirus Transformation: Appreciating a Holistic Approach to Medical Student Education](https://www.comsep.org/the-coronavirus-transformation-appreciating-a-holistic-approach-to-medical-student-education/) - On Tuesday, April 21, the APA and COMSEP jointly sponsored a webinar to discuss the numerous challenges for medical educators that COVID-19 has presented entitled: The Coronavirus Transformation: Appreciating a Holistic Approach to Medical Student Education. The video, chat record and reference list are now available and linked below. APA and COMSEP would like to thank the
- [](https://www.comsep.org/368-2/) - 2018-2019 COMSEP Awards Colleagues, We welcome your nominations for the annual COMSEP Awards that will be presented at the meeting in St. Petersburg, FL, March 19-22, 2019. This COMSEP meeting will mark the eighth year that we honor individuals with COMSEP awards. The goal of the Awards program is to recognize COMSEP members who
- [COMSEP News](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-news/) - COMSEP Grant Submission I am delighted to inform you that the application system for COMSEP Grant Proposals is open for submission. You can access the system via this link https://www.comsep.org/grants/login.cfm Proposals are due by Friday, December 1st 2018, by 5:00 pm Pacific time. We are accepting applications for COMSEP Grants whether or not the principal investigator submitted
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## Pages

- [Home](https://www.comsep.org/) - BECOME A MEMBER TODAY Donate to COMSEP Help support the mission of COMSEP! You can indicate a specific fund or give a general donation used to support the overall initiatives of COMSEP’s strategic plan. Donate Now! URiM Opportunities in Pediatrics APPD and COMSEP are collaborating to create a listing of pediatric residency programs who are offering URiM
- [Become a Member](https://www.comsep.org/become-a-member/) - Annually Membership is available to all healthcare providers, educators, or clerkship administrators and trainees who are interested in or participating in medical student education in pediatrics. COMSEP provides opportunities to enhance your skills in education, administration and scholarship as well as access to an international collaborative community passionate about improving the health of children. Membership
- [2026 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/2026-annual-meeting/) - COMSEP 2026 Annual Meeting March 25 - March 28, 2026 Vancouver, BC Canada From Sea to Summit: Reaching New Heights in Pediatric Education The COMSEP annual meeting is a wonderful opportunity for educators and educational administrators to learn from each other through workshops, mentoring sessions, research presentations, collaborative meetings, as well as through networking and sharing
- [Members Only](https://www.comsep.org/members-only/) - Admin Options View Lapsed Members Member Portal Member Name Jenna Silversmith Address , VA Telephone (703) 884-9682 Institution Membership Level Staff Membership Portal Membership Directory Discussion Board PigPen Directory ByLaws COMSEP Workforce Group Resources
- [About COMSEP](https://www.comsep.org/about-comsep/) - The mission of COMSEP is to promote exemplary teaching practices, advance innovation and scholarship in medical student education in pediatrics, and foster personal growth, professional success and collaboration among our members, with a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusivity. COMSEP is an international community of educators who are passionate about advancing the art and science
- [Grant Program](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-grant-program/) - COMSEP Grant Program COMSEP offers two grant application cycles: Spring Grant cycle (April through June). Fall Grant cycle (August through October), we also offer the APPD/Learn Grant COMSEP GRANT: to promote and support innovative educational scholarship that is designed, implemented, and evaluated by COMSEP members. Selected educational grant(s) will be supported for a total of $5,000
- [COMSEP COACH Program 2025: Info Page](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-coach-certificate-program-2025-info-page/) - COMSEP COACH Program 2025 Schedule for In-person Meeting List of Participants & Emails Attendees Expand Brandon Alexander I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. I attended medical school at Kansas City University. I then moved to Florida where I completed my pediatrics residency training and chief resident year at University of Florida at Orlando Health.
- [2026 Award Nominations](https://www.comsep.org/2026-award-nominations/) - Deadline: December 16, 2025 at 5pm eastern Description of the COMSEP Awards: COMSEP Teaching / Education Award Expand Description: The COMSEP Teaching / Education Award is presented annually to an individual whose contributions to curriculum development and program leadership have been exemplary within the field of pediatric medical student education. The award recipient will have created
- [Awards](https://www.comsep.org/awards/) - The goal of the COMSEP Awards program is to honor COMSEP members in the following domains: Teaching, Research, Clerkship Administration and contributions to the organization. Nominations are solicited each year with winners announced during the annual spring meeting. Deadline for 2026 Award Nominations: December 16, 2025 - 5pm eastern Submit a Nomination COMSEP Teaching /
- [Annual Survey](https://www.comsep.org/annual-survey/) - The goal of the COMSEP Survey is to facilitate optimization of survey design and collate the distribution of member surveys to promote high quality scholarship in medical student education. Submitted questions will first be reviewed and constructive feedback offered. Questions accepted for inclusion in the survey will then be pilot tested prior to offering the
- [2026 Leadership Nominations](https://www.comsep.org/2026-leadership-nominations/) - Any COMSEP member in good standing may be nominated (must be a current 2025 COMSEP member) and may be nominated for more than one position. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about medical student education, have strong interpersonal skills, and ideas that they would like to share
- [COMSEP Virtual Grand Rounds](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-virtual-grand-rounds/) - COMSEP Virtual Grand Rounds, will be ongoing offerings to continue to engage our members outside of the Annual Meeting, help contribute to our professional development and stimulate ideas for scholarship and collaboration for the medical education community. These are open not only to COMSEP members; we welcome our med ed colleagues: APPD, CoPS, AAP, APA,
- [Pre-Clerkship and Clinical Skills Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/pre-clerkship-and-clinical-skills-collaborative/) - During the pre-clerkship curriculum, all medical students, regardless of ultimate career choice should participate in the care of patients of all ages in order to gain a foundational understanding of pediatric health and disease processes. Students therefore need to experience pediatric conditions embedded into the basic science curriculum, and gain exposure to families and children
- [DEI Resource and Advisory Committee Members](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-diversity-equity-inclusion/dei-resource-and-advisory-committee-members/) - Navigation Bar DEI Home DEI Resource and Advisory Committee Members DEI Resources DEI Initiatives Student Opportunities Amalia Guardiola Co-Chair Molly Wyman Co-Chair Veronica Gonzalez Co-Chair Wilhelmina Bradford Lavjay Butani Veronica Gonzalez Margee Huntwork Terry Kind Corki Lehmann David Levine Maya Neeley Deborah Rana Molly Rideout Sylvia Wu
- [COMSEP COACH Program:  Creating Committed, Academic Coaches](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-coach/) - COMSEP COACH Program 2025 September 15 - 17, 2025 | Location: St. Louis, MO COMSEP members: $2,000 / Non-members: $2,500 Registration is now closed Note: This program will take place just prior to the APPD 2025 Pediatric Medical Education Conference on September 17-19, 2025 also at the same location/hotel in St. Louis, MO. Tentative Agenda-
- [Weekly Buzz](https://www.comsep.org/weekly-buzz/) - COMSEP members receive a weekly email newsletter. The copies of the past 8 issues can be found linked below. September 2025 September 5 September 12 September 19 August 2025 August 1 August 11 August 15 August 25 August 29 July 2025 July 25
- [Wellness Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/wellness-collaborative/) - The Wellness Collaborative will model best practices and provide professional development to promote a culture of wellness and belonging for medical students, faculty, and staff. The Collaborative will pursue opportunities to support the activities of other Collaboratives, as wellness is a theme that intersects with all our activities as educators. Our current projects include: Submitting
- [COMSEP COACH Certificate Program 2023: Info Page](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-coach-certificate-program-2023-info-page/) - COMSEP COACH Certificate Program 2023 List of Participants & emails Attendees Expand Alison Chiang In my professional life, I am a general pediatrician and a clinician educator. I am also the Lead Faculty Coach within the Pediatric Residency Coaching Program at OHSU. I have been the beneficiary of coaching during my own residency training and
- [COMSEP COACH Program - Survey for Orientation](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-coach-program-survey-for-orientation/)
- [Program Coordinators and Administrators Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/administrator-collaborative/) - Mission Statement Program Coordinators and Administrators are essential to the success of student programs and are the backbone of medical student education rotation experiences. They manage every aspect of the medical student's journey through scheduling, compliance, communication, and program coordination to ensure their programs run smoothly. The Program Coordinators and Administrators Collaborative (PCAC) supports administrators
- [Collaborating Organizations](https://www.comsep.org/collaborating-organizations/) - Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC) The membership of AMSPDC consists of the chair or acting chair or academic administrative head of the department of pediatrics of each accredited medical school in the United States and Canada. Its purpose is to foster education and research in the field of child health and human
- [COMSEP Workforce](https://www.comsep.org/workforce/) - Background: COMSEP is one of the collaborating organizations working with AMSPDC on the AMSPDC Pediatrics Workforce Initiative. This Initiative was created in 2020 with the goal to increase the number and diversity of high-quality students who enter training in categorical Pediatrics, Medicine-Pediatric, and Combined Pediatric Subspecialty training programs, as well as improve the supply and distribution of pediatric
- [Technology Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/technology-collaborative/) - The Technology Collaborative focuses on best practices for the application of technology in pediatric medical student education. As technology advances, our Collaborative reviews products and makes recommendations to the membership about ways to integrate these products into pediatric education. We aim to make technology less intimidating and show how it can make our job of
- [Research and Scholarship Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/research-and-scholarship-collaborative/) - Goal: The goal of the COMSEP RSC is to promote and facilitate educational research and scholarship in our organization and equip members to engage in high-quality research and scholarship. General Description: This collaborative is a home for members who are active in research and educational scholarship or who are interested in improving their skills in
- [Professional and Faculty Development Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/professional-and-faculty-development-collaborative/) - Goal: The goals of the COMSEP PFDC are to enhance the professional development of COMSEP members and to assist members in their efforts to improve teaching in their home institutions. General Description: The PFDC exists to assist in the workshop selection for the annual meeting, support the development of COMSEP members, and facilitate COMSEP
- [Post Clerkship Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/post-clerkship-collaborative/) - The goal of the Post Clerkship Collaborative is to discuss, develop, and share new ideas and best practices related to pediatric post-clerkship experiences and residency preparation. Current projects include residency preparatory course (Boot Camp) curriculum development, best practices for a 4th year URiM student elective, Post-clerkship Director job description, EPAs for transition to pediatric residency,
- [Career Advising Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/career-advising-collaborative/) - Continuing the work of the "UnMatched Student Working Group" and the successor "Navigating the Match Working Group", the Career Advising Collaborative will continue to work on issues related to career advising across all 4 years of medical school with particular emphasis on the NRMP Pediatric Match. Career advising strategies and policies will be developed and
- [Assessment and Evaluation Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/assessment-and-evaluation-collaborative/) - Do you struggle with how to get your faculty and residents to complete assessments or evaluations of your students? Do you wish that you knew more about assessing students, including national resources and guidelines, the pros and cons of various methods of assessment and how to find the information about validity evidence for these tools?
- [COACH Program Attendee Info Survey](https://www.comsep.org/coach-program-attendee-info/) - We are looking forward to welcoming you to St. Louis for the fourth COMSEP COACH Certificate Program! We are in the process of finalizing all the plans and would like to ask for your help. We would like for you to know your fellow attendees prior to the meeting and for our facilitators to learn
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-conversations-about-leadership/) - COMSEP Conversations about Leadership are designed as informal sessions to: Create a diverse and inclusive community of shared experiences and growth Develop awareness of different leadership strategies, approaches and challenges Facilitate the application of leadership frameworks and theories to one's own work. Calendar: COMSEP Conversations about Leadership 2024-25 2024-2025 Dates and Links Expand 2024-2025
- [Core Clerkship Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/core-clerkship-collaborative/) - The goal of the Core Clerkship Collaborative is to discuss, develop, and share new ideas and best practices related to the core pediatric clerkship curriculum. Ongoing projects are focused on creating useful workshops for the annual meeting focused on the core curriculum, helping clerkship directors teach social determinants of health in the clerkship, revising the
- [Join the Editorial Board of COMSEP's Feature Column in Pediatrics!](https://www.comsep.org/join-the-editorial-board-of-comseps-feature-column-in-pediatrics/) - We are excited to offer the opportunity for three COMSEP members to join the Editorial Board for COMSEP's column in the AAP Pediatrics. The Editorial Board activities include: Encouraging COMSEP membership to submit proposals for publication Reviewing submissions and provide feedback to members who have submitted a proposal Participating in selection of final submissions Reviewing
- [DEI Co-Leader Election](https://www.comsep.org/dei-co-leader-election/)
- [Collaborative Resources](https://www.comsep.org/member-collaboratives/) - General resource FOLDER for Collaboratives Below please find folders containing materials, resources, etc. for each collaborative. Each folder is managed by the collaborative leaders. Program Coordinators & Administrators Collaborative Assessment and Evaluation Collaborative Career Advising Collaborative Core Clerkship Collaborative Post Clerkship Collaborative Pre-Clerkship and Clinical Skills Collaborative Professional and Faculty Development Collaborative Research and Scholarship
- [COMSEP Workforce Group Resources](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-workforce-group-resources/) - General Workforce Group Resources Folder Separate Workforce Groups - Folders Branding and Marketing: Lynn Batten Clerkship Exposure: Erin McMaster, Lolita Alkureishi and Jess Tomaszewski HS/College Programs/Exposure: Jamie Sutherell, Brittany Williams Market Loan Repayment: Marieka Helou Mentoring: Veronica Gonzalez, Antoinette Spoto-Cannons Preclinical Exposure: Suzy Schmidt, Katie O'Donnell, Courtney Judd
- [Suggest a Grand Rounds Topic](https://www.comsep.org/suggest-a-grand-rounds-topic/)
- [COMSEP Journal Club](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-journal-club/) - Welcome! The COMSEP Journal Club publishes members' review of articles from the current medical education literature each month. Reviewers get a chance to analyze an article in depth and the COMSEP membership at large gets a brief synopsis of some of the latest evidence in teaching and learning. Everybody wins! The most recent editions of
- [View Editions of the Journal Club](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-journal-club/journal-club-editions/)
- [Pediatrics Monthly Feature](https://www.comsep.org/pediatric-perspectives/) - SUBMIT Your proposal Now! Deadline May 15, 2025 We are looking for articles to be published in COMSEP's Monthly Feature column of Pediatrics. The focus of the article is to be about medical student education, ideally with a practical approach to a specific topic related to medical students. The article must be relevant to the
- [Letter of Recommendation Request Form](https://www.comsep.org/letter-of-recommendation-request-form/)
- [2025 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/2025-annual-meeting/) - 2025 Annual Meeting Getting Our Learners to the Checkered Flag While Reflecting on the Race! Thank you to all who joined us this year in Indianapolis! The COMSEP annual meeting is a wonderful opportunity for educators and educational administrators to learn from each other through workshops, mentoring sessions, research presentations, collaborative meetings, as well as
- [Past COMSEP Grant Awardees](https://www.comsep.org/past-comsep-grant-awardees/) - 2024 Bennett Vogt, MD, Univ of Massachusetts Medical Center, (Sarkin Foundation Awardee) SIDEKICKS: Evaluation of a Patient-centered Program to Promote Medical Student Empathy Jake Deines, MD, University of Rochester The Career Impact of 4th Year Medical Student Rotations for Student Underrepresented in Medicine Corinne Lehmann, MD, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine Clerkship Students and SDoH -
- [COMSEP COACH Certificate Program 2024: Info Page](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-coach-certificate-program-2024-info-page/) - COMSEP COACH Certificate Program 2024 List of Participants & emails Attendees Expand Harsha Bhagtani Harsha Bhagtani is an Associate Professor and the Discipline Chair of Pediatrics at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). In this role, she is responsible for pediatric curriculum development and the third and fourth-year osteopathic students' clinical rotations in
- [Collaboratives](https://www.comsep.org/collaboratives/) - COMSEP Collaboratives focus on important topics in undergraduate medical education. Exciting projects and efforts emerge from the ideas and energy shared by members in each collaborative. Each collaborative has space (shared folders and documents) on the members-only section of the website - under "Collaborative Resources". This is where members can share the development of new
- [Workshop Repository](https://www.comsep.org/workshop-repository/) - COMSEP Workshop Repository 2015 to 2025 COMSEP Workshop Repository 2006 - 2014
- [Leadership](https://www.comsep.org/leadership/) - President Gary Beck Dallaghan, PhD (2025 - 2027) President-Elect William Christopher Golden, MD (2025 - 2027) Past President Lavjay Butani, MD (2025 - 2027) Treasurer Michele Long, MD (2024 - 2026) At Large Members Wilhelmina Bradford (2023 - 2026) Jonathan Gold, MD (2023 - 2026) Latasha Bogues, MD (2024 - 2027)
- [2025 COMSEP Collaborative Leadership Application](https://www.comsep.org/2025-comsep-collaborative-leadership-application/) - Are you interested in becoming a collaborative leader? Collaboratives are a great way to start your leadership role in COMSEP. All the Collaboratives are searching for members to serve in leadership positions. Click on the links below to learn more about the collaboratives now accepting applications. Program Coordinators & Administrators Collaborative Assessment and Evaluation Collaborative
- [2025 COMSEP Annual Meeting Dine Arounds](https://www.comsep.org/2025-annual-meeting/2025-comsep-annual-meeting-dine-arounds/) - Restaurants All reservations are for April 2, 2025 @ 6:30 PM Please note individuals are responsible for paying for their own meal Spoke & Steele - https://www.spokeandsteele.com/ Table for 5 123 South Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN Phone: 317-737-1616 Tavern at the Point - https://www.tavernatthepoint.com/ Table for 6 401 Massachusetts Ave, Indianapolis, IN Phone: 317-756-9609 Vicino -
- [COMSEP Annual Meeting – Facilitator/Poster Reviewer Survey](https://www.comsep.org/2025-annual-meeting/comsep-annual-meeting-facilitator-poster-reviewer-survey/) - The Research & Scholarship Collaborative is recruiting Poster Reviewers, Works in Progress (WIP) Facilitators, and Professor Rounds Facilitators for COMSEP 2025. Poster Reviewer Poster reviewers are expected to attend the poster session on Thursday, April 3rd from 5:45-7:30pm EST. We anticipate each person will be asked to review and complete a brief form for ~5-7 posters.
- [2024 COMSEP Collaborative Leadership Application](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-collaborative-leadership-application-2024/)
- [2025 Travel Grant Reviewer Form](https://www.comsep.org/2025-travel-grant-reviewer-form/)
- [Travel Grant Application](https://www.comsep.org/travel-grant-application/) - COMSEP 2025 Travel Grant Opportunity for the 2025 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN, April 2-5, 2025. Please review the eligibility criteria and submit your application below to be eligible for a COMSEP 2025 Travel Grant. Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 5pm eastern Applications will be reviewed, then based on funding and the number of applications
- [Call for COMSEP representative for ACE Publications Committee](https://www.comsep.org/call-for-comsep-representative-for-ace-publications-committee-2/) - COMSEP is looking for our next representative for the ACE Publications Committee! The Alliance for Clinical Education's mission is to foster collaboration across specialties to promote excellence in clinical education of medical students. Because ACE represents leaders in education from a broad range of medical specialties, it can play a key role in issues related
- [2025 Annual Meeting Buddy Program](https://www.comsep.org/2025-annual-meeting/2025-buddy-program/)
- [2025 COMSEP Leadership Elections](https://www.comsep.org/2025-comsep-leadership-elections/) - President Elect W. Christopher Golden, MD Expand COMSEP turns pediatric educators' interests and aspirations into reality. I am fortunate to be one of those pediatricians. Taking a chance on attending the COMSEP Annual Meeting in Ottawa eleven years ago, I met my "people" and purpose. COMSEP gave me the opportunity to build service and leadership
- [Get Involved with COMSEP](https://www.comsep.org/get-involved-with-comsep/) - COMSEP has many opportunities for members to connect and become involved. Whether you want to ask other members a question, have an idea for a special project, get involved with the Annual Meeting, write for the Journal Club or help curate a list of useful apps, there is something for everyone! Reach out to COMSEP
- [Career Advising Corner](https://www.comsep.org/career-advising-corner/) - Career Advising Corner May 2022 Career Advising Corner March 2022 Career Advising Corner Vol 2 Iss 2 August 2021 Career Advising Corner Vol 2 Iss 1 Nov 2020 Career Advising Corner Vol 1 Iss 4 Feb 2020 Career Advising Corner Vol 1 Iss 3 Jan 2020 Career Advising Corner Vol 1 Iss 2 Dec 2019
- [DEI Resources](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-diversity-equity-inclusion/dei-resources/) - Navigation Bar DEI Home DEI Resource and Advisory Committee Members DEI Resources DEI Initiatives Student Opportunities Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource and Advisory Committee (DRAC) Equity Impact Assessment Tool An equity impact assessment (EIA) is a resource that aims to promote reflection when designing new programs or continually assessing established ones in order to include
- [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource and Advisory Committee (DRAC) Equity Impact Assessment Tool](https://www.comsep.org/drac-eia-tool/) - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource and Advisory Committee (DRAC) Equity Impact Assessment Tool An equity impact assessment (EIA) is a resource that aims to promote reflection when designing new programs or continually assessing established ones in order to include perspectives that may not have previously been considered. They have been used in city planning, universities,
- [2025 Leadership Nominations](https://www.comsep.org/2025-leadership-nominations/) - To nominate someone or yourself, you will need to submit a CV of the nominated individual as well as a statement of why this person would be a strong candidate, their involvement in COMSEP, experience leading projects and/or teams, and how they would contribute to our goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion (max 250 words).
- [Call for COMSEP representative for ACE Publications Committee](https://www.comsep.org/call-for-comsep-representative-for-ace-publications-committee/) - COMSEP is looking for our next representative for the ACE Publications Committee! The Alliance for Clinical Education's mission is to foster collaboration across specialties to promote excellence in clinical education of medical students. Because ACE represents leaders in education from a broad range of medical specialties, it can play a key role in issues related
- [2025 Abstract Reviewer Interest Form](https://www.comsep.org/2025-abstract-reviewer-interest-form/)
- [Pediatric Residency Program Virtual Open House Repository](https://www.comsep.org/pediatric-residency-program-virtual-open-house-repository/) - Do you know medical students looking to attend a virtual pediatric residency program open house? We now have a pediatric residency program virtual open house repository for your convenience, and we encourage YOU to share with your medical student networks! If you are a faculty member looking to share information on your pediatric residency program's
- [2025 Annual Meeting Committee](https://www.comsep.org/2025-annual-meeting-committee/)
- [Past Meetings](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/) - 2024 Annual Meeting - New Orleans, LA 2023 Annual Meeting - Long Beach, CA 2022 Annual Meeting - Cincinnati, OH 2021 Annual Meeting - virtual 2019 Annual Meeting - St. Petersburg, FL 2018 Annual Meeting - Denver, CO 2017 Annual Meeting - Portland, OR
- [Strategic Plan/Guiding Principles](https://www.comsep.org/vision-sp-guiding-principles/) - Strategic Plan 2020 and BEYOND - FINAL COMSEP Guiding Principles
- [DRAC - New Member Application](https://www.comsep.org/drac-new-member-application/) - The COMSEP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource and Advisory Committee (DRAC) is seeking 3-4 new members to join us! The purpose of the COMSEP DRAC is to support our members and leaders by providing resources and advising in areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism, and justice within COMSEP. Members serve a 3-year term with an
- [2024 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/2024-annual-meeting/) - Re-Engaging Our Learners: Join the Parade! April 3-6, 2024 | New Orleans Marriot | New Orleans, LA Thank you all who attended and presented at the 2024 Meeting! Schedule at a Glance Workshops Download the App! Online Program Registration Information Expand In order to qualify for member pricing, your 2024 membership dues MUST be paid
- [Grant Committee Member Application](https://www.comsep.org/grant-committee-member-application/)
- [COMSEP Collaborative Leadership Application 2024 (2)](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-collaborative-leadership-application-2024-2/)
- [COMSEP-Aquifer Webinar Series](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-aquifer-webinar-series/) - This 3-part series will equip attendees with practical strategies and emerging technologies to take education to the next level. Participants will come away with insights into leveraging assessment, coaching, and AI to develop confident, adaptive learners while continuously improving curricula. Click here to learn more about Aquifer! Part 1: Harnessing the Power of Formative Assessment
- [2024 COMSEP Annual Meeting Dine Arounds](https://www.comsep.org/2024-annual-meeting/2024-comsep-annual-meeting-dine-arounds/) - Restaurants All reservations are for April 3, 2024 @ 7:00 PM Please note individuals are responsible for paying for their own meal Johnny Sanchez - www.johnnysancheznola.com Table for 8 930 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 304-6615 Bourbon House - https://www.bourbonhouse.com/ Table for 6 144 Bourbon Street New Orleans, LA, 70130 Phone: 504.522.0111
- [COMSEP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-diversity-equity-inclusion/) - Navigation Bar DEI Home DEI Resource and Advisory Committee Members DEI Resources DEI Initiatives Student Opportunities COMSEP Statement of Inclusivity The Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) recognizes and acknowledges the longstanding negative impacts of bias, inequities, overt and subtle discrimination, and racism on medical education and healthcare. As pediatric medical educators, we
- [2023 COMSEP Collaborative Leadership Application](https://www.comsep.org/2023-comsep-collaborative-leadership-application/)
- [MS3](https://www.comsep.org/curricula-ms3/) - 2019 Curriculum Action Toolkit The COMSEP General Pediatric Clerkship Curriculum was first published in 1995, with modifications in 2002 and again in 2005. Since the last revision in 2005, the national educational landscape has changed significantly, with greater focus on anchoring objectives to core competencies, restructuring of clinical teaching and clerkship experiences, and earlier introduction
- [2024 COMSEP Leadership Elections](https://www.comsep.org/2024-comsep-leadership-elections/) - Treasurer Michele Long, MD Expand Hello COMSEPers! I am excited to be considered for treasurer. Through 15+ years in COMSEP, COMSEPers have supported me across practice settings and various education leadership roles. As current UCSF Co-director of longitudinal Pediatric Student Career Advising, I am directly engaged in all phases of pediatric student education (including pre-clerkship,
- [Grants Committee Chair application](https://www.comsep.org/grants-committee-chair-application/)
- [2024 Annual Meeting Schedule](https://www.comsep.org/2024-annual-meeting/2024-annual-meeting-schedule/) - Loading... Powered By Whova best virtual event platform
- [2024 Leadership Nominations](https://www.comsep.org/2024-leadership-nominations/) - To nominate someone or yourself, you will need to submit a CV of the nominated individual as well as a statement of why this person would be a strong candidate for the position and how they would contribute to our goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Treasurer (1) Presents a proposed budget annually to the
- [Contact the COMSEP DEI Resource and Advisory Committee](https://www.comsep.org/contact-the-comsep-dei-resource-and-advisory-committee/) - Navigation Bar DEI Home DEI Resource and Advisory Committee Members DEI Resources DEI Initiatives Student Opportunities
- [DEI Student Opportunities](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-diversity-equity-inclusion/dei-student-opportunities/) - Navigation Bar DEI Home DEI Resource and Advisory Committee Members DEI Resources DEI Initiatives Student Opportunities URiM Opportunities in Pediatrics APPD and COMSEP are collaborating to create a listing of pediatric residency programs who are offering URiM visiting and virtual electives for students. To view opportunities, select the button below. Add Your Program! Submit your URiM visiting
- [DEI Initiatives](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-diversity-equity-inclusion/dei-initiatives/) - Navigation Bar DEI Home DEI Resource and Advisory Committee Members DEI Resources DEI Initiatives Student Opportunities Summary of COMSEP's DEI Initiatives: Creation of a DEI Resource and Advisory Committee as a standing committee (enshrined in the Bylaws) Adoption of a Statement of Inclusivity to help guide all our work Developed a new system for collecting
- [COMSEP - Survey Committee Application](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-survey-committee-application/) - Join the Survey Committee!
- [Special Project Action Team (SPAT) Proposal](https://www.comsep.org/special-project-action-team-spat-proposal/)
- [2024 Award Nominations](https://www.comsep.org/2024-award-nominations/) - Description of the COMSEP Awards: COMSEP Teaching / Education Award Expand Description: The COMSEP Teaching / Education Award is presented annually to an individual whose contributions to curriculum development and program leadership have been exemplary within the field of pediatric medical student education. The award recipient will have created novel educational methods or program structure which
- [Abstract Reviewer Interest Form](https://www.comsep.org/abstract-reviewer-interest-form/) - Please enter the information below if you are interested in serving as a reviewer of Abstracts submissions for the 2024 COMSEP Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
- [Future Meetings](https://www.comsep.org/future-meetings/) - 2024 COMSEP Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA: April 3-6, 2024 Re-Engaging Learners: Join the Parade! Abstracts NOW OPEN! Call for Workshops information/guidelines Call for Research and Innovation Abstracts information/guidelines SUBMIT ABSTRACTS HERE
- [Contact COMSEP](https://www.comsep.org/contact/)
- [COMSEP – AAP COPE Nomination](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-aap-cope-nomination/) - We are seeking a COMSEP member to represent our organization on the AAP Committee on Pediatric Education (COPE). If you would like to submit your name, please fill out the form below with a brief statement on why you are interested, experience and upload of your CV. Deadline: AUGUST 23, 2023
- [COMSEP COACH Certificate Program 2022: Info Page](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-coach-certificate-program-creating-committed-academic-coaches/) - Zoom Meeting Dates and Links Expand Each Meeting will be at 12 pm Eastern time. There are two possible dates for the meetings each month. Hosted by: Kari A. Simonsen March 15 - https://zoom.us/j/92154335652?pwd=bGpybHoxRzMvdGlhQkg4a2g1WW1iUT09 March 16 - https://zoom.us/j/96672497488?pwd=SnYxc2FUbElKdjRyRFpNTWlmMGlxUT09 Session Powerpoints Expand *New* Coaching Emotions What role do I have? Mentor, advisor, consultant, counselor, coach, friend...
- [DEI Weekly Buzz](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-diversity-equity-inclusion/dei-weekly-buzz/) - DEI Buzz The COMSEP DEI Advisory Group will periodically share resources with the membership and information from the collaboratives about what they are working on from a DEI perspective. Collected by: Terry Kind, Deepika Singh, Maya Neeley Research Toolkits Books/News articles Organizations Multimedia Research Research/PubMed Indexed Studies: allyship, anti-racism, implicit bias, medical education Addressing Microaggressions
- [Contact a COMSEP Collaborative](https://www.comsep.org/contact-comsep-collaboratives/)
- [Slider Draft](https://www.comsep.org/slider-draft/) - COMSEP DEI Statement The Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) recognizes and acknowledges the longstanding negative impacts of bias, inequities, overt and subtle discrimination, and racism on medical education and healthcare. As pediatric medical educators, we continue to see the impact of these factors on medical learners, faculty, and administrative staff, particularly those related to race, ethnicity, gender and
- [2023 First Time Attendee Survey](https://www.comsep.org/2023-first-time-attendee-survey/)
- [2023 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/2023-annual-meeting/) - Leading through change, building stronger communities Thank you all who attended and presented at the 2023 Meeting! View Meeting Schedule View Workshop List CME Accreditation Statement Meeting Registration Prices Member Pricing Early Bird CLOSED Regular CLOSED Onsite CLOSED Faculty $700.00 $745.00 $780.00 Administrator $500.00 $545.00 $590.00 Trainee $150.00 $200.00 $250.00 Emeritus $350.00 $395.00 $440.00 Non-Member
- [Membership Committee Nominations 2023](https://www.comsep.org/membership-committee-nominations-2023/)
- [Annual Committee Nomination Form 2024](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-annual-meeting-committee-nomination/)
- [COMSEP 2023 ANNUAL MEETING - PROGRAM](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-2023-annual-meeting-program/) - Day 1 Sunday, April 2 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Preconference Workshop #1 1:00 - 5:00 pm Preconference Workshops #2 & #3 Pre-Conference Workshops Expand Preconference Workshop #1 1: The ABC of medical student education; Fundamentals for new pediatric educators (Extra Fee $150) Preconference Workshop #2 2: Medical Education
- [2023 COMSEP Leadership Elections](https://www.comsep.org/2023-comsep-leadership-elections/) - President-Elect Gary Beck Dallaghan, PhD Expand I am the assistant dean for evaluation and assessment and professor of medical education at the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine. I have nearly three decades of experience in medical education. For over 20 years, I was at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine where
- [2022 COMSEP Elections](https://www.comsep.org/2022-comsep-elections/)
- [2023 COMSEP Annual Meeting - Facilitator/Poster Reviewer Survey](https://www.comsep.org/2023-comsep-annual-meeting-facilitator-poster-reviewer-survey/)
- [COMSEP 2022 Leadership Elections](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-2022-leadership-elections/) - COMSEP 2022 Leadership Election There are 3 leadership positions for the 2022 election: Treasurer, Executive Committee Member-at-Large, and Nominations & Awards Committee. Duties of Treasurer: Serves a three-year term (2022-2025) Present a proposed budget annually to the Executive Committee for the following fiscal year. Monitor income and expenditures throughout each fiscal year and reconcile year-end
- [2023 Annual Meeting Speaker](https://www.comsep.org/2023-annual-meeting-speaker/) - Potential Keynote Speakers Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick She is Vice Dean for the UCSF School of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Professor of Pediatrics. Previously, she served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Medicine (2012-2022) and Chief of Pediatrics at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (2009-2022). As
- [Multimedia Teaching Resources](https://www.comsep.org/multimedia-teaching-resources/) - The resources listed below are provided as helpful sites to pediatric educators and are not officially endorsed by COMSEP. The information listed is provided from the website unless otherwise noted. COMSEP Curriculum Support Resources: Many educational resources exist for educators but the resources listed below were developed by COMSEP members specific for the COMSEP Curriculum.
- [2023 Call for Workshops and Abstracts](https://www.comsep.org/2023-annual-meeting-call/) - Leading through change, building stronger communities 2023 COMSEP Annual Conference April 2 - 5, 2023 Long Beach Hilton Long Beach, CA Call for Workshop and Abstract Submissions opens September 12, 2022 CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SUBMISSION PORTAL! Click here for detailed information on the Call for Workshops Click here for detailed information on
- [2022 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/2022-annual-meeting/) - Continuing the Journey Towards DEI:Exploring Inclusivity in Teaching, Recruitment, and Scholarship Hilton Netherlands Plaza Hotel * Cincinnati, OH * March 29 - April 1, 2022 Registration Fees COMSEP Members Faculty $675 Administrator $675 Trainee $75 Emeritus $350 Non-COMSEP Members Faculty/Administrators $910 Trainee $150 Frequently Asked Questions Schedule The COMSEP annual meeting is a wonderful opportunity for educators and
- [2023 Annual Meeting Theme](https://www.comsep.org/2023-annual-meeting-theme/) - Please rank the themes below. 1 is the theme you like the best and 5 is the theme you like the least. The five themes are: Addressing our new reality: Advocating for change through the promotion of community and wellness Addressing our new reality: Advocating for equity, Creating a better future Leading through change, building
- [2024 COMSEP Meeting Location](https://www.comsep.org/2024-comsep-meeting-location/)
- [COMSEP COACH Program Agenda](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-coach-program-agenda/) - Date: September 28-30, 2022 Location: Hilton Denver City Center, Denver, CO Wednesday September 28 7:00 pm Welcome Reception Thursday September 29 8:00 am Introductions and Sharing 8:30-9:00 am What role do I have? Mentor, advisor, consultant, counselor, coach, friend... 9:00-10:00 am Yes, I hear you!
- [Virtual Content](https://www.comsep.org/2020-annual-meeting-virtual-content/) - COMSEP 2020 Annual Meeting Content General Sessions and Posters: Suggested language to use in the citation of your abstract, with the text in bold type referencing the cancellation: (Authors). (Title). Accepted for (posters/oral platform presentations/workshops) presentation at Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics’ Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH March 2020. Meeting canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Miller
- [COMSEP 2022 Annual Meeting FAQ's](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-2022-annual-meeting-faqs/) - Frequently Asked Questions Q: What will be the format of the COMSEP Annual Meeting? A: COMSEP will be meeting in person in Cincinnati and will not have any virtual components to the meeting. Q: Why did COMSEP decide to hold the 2022 Annual Meeting in person? A: COMSEP strongly believes that meeting in person creates
- [COMSEP 2022 ANNUAL MEETING - PROGRAM](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-2022-annual-meeting-program/) - Day 1 Tuesday, March 29 8:00 - 5:00 pm Registration Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Preconference Workshop 8647: The ABC's of Medical Student Education (New Clerkship Directors) Kristine Gibson, MD; Angela Punnett, MD; Corrine Lehmann, MD; Shakun Gupta, MD; Amalia Guirdiola, MD Excellent clinical teachers, as well as newer faculty members, are often identified
- [Nominees for Executive Committee Member-at-Large](https://www.comsep.org/atlgex2022/) - Stephanie Berger, MDUniversity of Alabama I'm originally from North Carolina and did both my undergraduate and medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill. After graduation, I went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for my pediatric residency. Post residency, I joined the faculty as a pediatric hospitalist. In 2015, I was named the Assistant Director of
- [Nominees for Nominations & Awards Committee](https://www.comsep.org/nacomm2022/) - Michelle Noelck, MDDoernbecher Children's Hospital at OHSU I am honored and delighted to be considered for selection to the Nomination and Awards Committee. Being a member of COMSEP has been one of the most rewarding and fulfilling activities in my academic career, and it would give me great joy to have the opportunity to highlight
- [2022 Nominees for Treasurer](https://www.comsep.org/treasurer-2022/) - Abena Knight, MD I am a Pediatric Hospitalist clinically based at Seattle Children's Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. I joined COMSEP in 2015 as a new Course Director for our Pediatric inpatient subinternship and have appreciated the opportunity to learn and grow from so many of
- [2019 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/2019-annual-meeting/) - Here comes the Sun, Letting Resilience Shine Through St. Petersburg, FL Tuesday, March 19- Friday, March 22, 2019 2019 COMSEP Annual Meeting Program Book St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel The Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront is currently sold out of sleeping rooms for the entirety of our meeting dates. Below is a list of hotels in close proximity
- [Letters of Recognition](https://www.comsep.org/letters-of-recognition/)
- [2021 Election Ballot](https://www.comsep.org/2021-election-ballot/) - Submit Your Ballot Below The election is closed.
- [2015 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2015-annual-meeting/) - Coming back stronger; finding opportunities in change March 11-14, 2015 InterContinental New Orleans To call the InterContinental 1-800-235-4670 Miller Sarkin Lecture will be given by Stuart Slavin, MD from Saint Louis University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA Travel Information Traveler Safety Tips Things to do in New Orleans Program Workshops Accreditation Statement This
- [2013 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2013-annual-meeting/) - APPD/COMSEP 2013 Combined Annual Spring Meeting Meaningful Competency-Based Assessments April 10-13, 2013 Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Nashville Convention Center Nashville, TN Final Program
- [2018 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/2018-annual-meeting/) - Climbing Every Mountain: Reflective Practices and Storytelling across the continuum The COMSEP annual meeting is a wonderful opportunity for educators and educational administrators to learn from each other through workshops, mentoring sessions, research presentations, task force meetings, as well as through networking and sharing ideas! Participants leave a COMSEP meeting energized by interactions with creative,
- [2017 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2017-annual-meeting/) - The COMSEP annual meeting is a wonderful opportunity for educators and educational administrators to learn from each other through workshops, mentoring sessions, research presentations, task force meetings, as well as through networking and sharing ideas! Participants leave a COMSEP meeting energized by interactions with creative, enthusiastic, and like-minded educators, and carry great ideas back
- [2016 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2016-annual-meeting/) - The COMSEP annual meeting is a wonderful opportunity for educators and educational administrators to learn from each other through workshops, mentoring sessions, research presentations, task force meetings, as well as through networking and sharing ideas! Participants leave a COMSEP meeting energized by interactions with creative, enthusiastic, and like-minded educators, and carry great ideas back
- [2014 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2014-annual-meeting/) - Wednesday, 3/26/2014 9:00-5:00 PUPDOC Meeting Renaissance 1:00-5:00 Registration Mezzanine Balcony 3:00-5:00 COMSEP Grants Committee Dinner and Meeting Executive Boardroom 3:00-5:00 Executive Committee Meeting Tudor Room Thursday, March 27, 2014 If you engage in the following exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities,
- [2009 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2009-annual-meeting/) - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshops (please see program for descriptions) 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm New Member Reception 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel 7:30 am -
- [2010 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2010-annual-meeting/) - Wednesday, March 24, 2010: Noon - 6:00 p.m. Registration 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner Thursday, March 25, 2010: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - Noon DO's Meeting (Tentative) 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Clerkship Coordinators' Pre-Conference Workshop: Standard Certification 8:00
- [2011 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2011-annual-meeting/) - Thursday March 3, 2011: 8:30PM - 5:00PM Registration 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pediatric Undergraduate Program Directors of Canada (PUPDOC) General Session Friday, March 4, 2011: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshops (Times vary. See workshop descriptions for more information.) 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Clerkship Coordinators General
- [2012 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/past-meetings/2012-annual-meeting/) - Wednesday, March 21: 8:30PM - 5:00PM Registration 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PUPDOC Meeting 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Grants Committee Dinner Thursday, March 22: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Clerkship Administrators Pre-Conference Workshop 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Task Force
- [Who are we?](https://www.comsep.org/who-are-we/) - In 2020 a total of 504 individuals registered as COMSEP members representing 152 medical schools across the United States and Canada. The 2020 COMSEP survey had an individual response rate of 42% (167/397). Demographic Characteristics: The majority of respondent were female (61%). By age, 32% were younger than 41 years old, 39% were 41-50 years,
- [Educational Resources](https://www.comsep.org/educational-resources/) - Webinar with APA - The Coronavirus Transformation: Appreciating a Holistic Approach to Medical Student Education
- [Ways to Wellness - Monthly Tips](https://www.comsep.org/wellness-collaborative/ways-to-wellness-monthly-tips/) - June Exercise is a Miracle Drug The direct health benefits of exercise are irrefutable, but how much do we really need to see a benefit? In the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 64, No. 5, 2014, Lee et al. found that minimal running of 5-10 min/day was associated with 30% reduced mortality
- [New Clerkship Director Resource Guide](https://www.comsep.org/new-clerkship-director-resource-guide/) - Best Overall Resource Guidebook for Clerkship Directors, 5th edition Alliance for Clinical Education Comprehensive resource for new clerkship directors discussing multiple topics of interest about their new role. - Bruce Z. Morgenstern, MD Editor in Chief and COMSEP member Direct observation https://vimeo.com/76304683 “How to” video on providing director observation for History, Physical and Communication -
- [COMSEP Clinical Cases](https://www.comsep.org/comsep-clinical-cases/) - What is C3? The Curriculum Taskforce has developed the C3 COMSEP Clinical Cases and an accompanying instructor guide. Some clerkship directors and educators use these problem sets to teach factual information and clinical reasoning. Others use these as teaching resources for residents and faculty who may be out of their comfort zone. The C3 user’s guide is
- [Membership Dues Renewal](https://www.comsep.org/members-only/membership-dues-renewal/)
- [Membership Application](https://www.comsep.org/membership-application/)
- [Pre-clerkship](https://www.comsep.org/curricula-pre-clerkship/) - Pediatric Preclerkship Strategies and Recommendations Goals: During the preclerkship curriculum, all medical students, regardless of ultimate career choice should: Participate in the care of patients of all ages in order to gain a foundational understanding of pediatric health and disease processes Experience pediatric conditions embedded into the basic science curriculum Gain exposure to children
- [Objective 5: Recognize there are different preventative medicine strategies for children according to age](https://www.comsep.org/objective-5-recognize-there-are-different-preventative-medicine-strategies-for-children-according-to-age/) - Resources: Pediatric PreClerkship Educational Strategies for Objective 5 - preventative medicine Integrating pediatrics into preclinical doctoring courses Video Based Learning Comprehensive H & P and Health Maintenance Info and Cases Objective Expanded: Teaching sessions (ideally small group or workshop format) emphasizing healthy pediatric practices that can prevent adult illness Service Learning activities Newborn nursery clinical
- [Objective 1: Learn pediatric clinical content in the context of basic science learning](https://www.comsep.org/objective-1-comprehend-pediatric-clinical-content-in-the-context-of-basic-science-learning/) - Resources: Educational Strategies for Objective 1 Example of Pediatric Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Proposal --Washington University Examples of Pediatric Cases of the Week Examples of Pediatric Teaching Strategies Integrated within Basic Sciences Video Based Learning Pediatric Development Nutrition Imms Ant Guid Objective Expanded: a. Pediatric faculty are present and content is included within basic science blocks/courses. Examples:
- [Objective 6: Identify barriers to healthcare and the community and healthcare team resources available for children and families](https://www.comsep.org/objective-6-identify-barriers-to-healthcare-and-the-community-and-healthcare-team-resources-available-for-children-and-families/) - Resources: Pediatric PreClerkship Educational Strategies for Objective 6 - barriers to care; health care teams Objective Expanded: Teaching sessions (ideally small group or workshop format) emphasizing socioeconomic determinants of health in children Scavenger Hunt—Walk around the city scavenger hunt/observe – obesity prevention; grocery/pharmacy; baby stores, etc—for particular developmental levels) Population based learning (eg Photovoice projects)
- [Objective 3: Recognize the different components of and approaches to a pediatric history on different age groups](https://www.comsep.org/curricula-pre-clerkship/objective-3-recognize-the-different-components-of-and-approaches-to-a-pediatric-history-on-different-age-groups/) - Resources: Educational strategies for Objective 3 Pediatric Pre-Clerkship Educational Strategies for Objective 3 - History Integrating Pediatrics into Preclinical Doctoring Courses Video Based Learning - History Objective Expanded: Small group (if possible) teaching session on relevant age appropriate history (eg. adolescent psychosocial, birth history in newborn) Standardized patients or direct practice with children of different
- [Objective 2: Practice pediatric physical exam maneuvers with age appropriate techniques on different age groups](https://www.comsep.org/objective-2-practice-pediatric-physical-exam-maneuvers-with-age-appropriate-techniques-on-different-age-groups/) - Resources: Strategies for Objective 2 Integrating Pediatrics into Preclinical Doctoring Courses Video Based Learning- Exam and Development Workshop Station Back to Elementary School Objective Expanded: Small group (if possible) teaching session on relevant age appropriate physical exam Standardized patients or direct practice with children of different ages and developmental stages home-schooled children nursery schools/daycares elementary/middle/high
- [Objective 4: Practice communication with a child and his/her caregiver](https://www.comsep.org/objective-4-practice-communication-with-a-child-and-his-her-caregiver/) - Resources: Pediatric PreClerkship Educational Strategies for Objective 4--Communication Video Based Learning Communication and Anticipatory Guidance Objective Expanded: Standardized patients or direct practice with children of different ages and developmental stages home-schooled children nursery schools/daycares elementary/middle/high schools faculty/resident children In the preceptor visit curriculum including pediatricians longitudinal continuity with a pediatric preceptor deliberate exposure to a
- [Curriculum Competencies and Objectives](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/)
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- [COMSEP Pediatric Residency Preparatory Curriculum](https://www.comsep.org/pediatric-residency-preparatory-curriculum/) - This curricular guide is intended to provide institutions a framework to develop senior medical student pediatric residency preparatory programs (boot camps). As a base structure, we used the thirteen Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for entering residency and additionally, mapped the corresponding general physician competency domains to each EPA. This curriculum is intentionally broad, meant to
- [COMSEP Curriculum](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-respository/) - [wbcr_php_snippet id="507" url="curriculum"]
- [Strategies for Assessment from the 1995 and 2002 COMSEP Curricula](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/) - The following sections, developed by COMSEP members, provide an overview of principles of evaluation as well as detailed information about specific assessment strategies. Evaluation Strategies: There should be links to the topics listed below. Section A Basic Principles of Evaluation: An Overview - Harold G. Levine Section B The Written Examination - David Kalwinsky &
- [Student Resources](https://www.comsep.org/student-resources/) - These resources are provided as helpful sites to pediatric educators and students and are not officially endorsed by COMSEP. The information listed is provided from the website unless otherwise noted. Becoming a Pediatrician From the AAP: Your Guide to Exploring Pediatrics, Matching for Residency and Starting Intern Year PediatricCareer.org: A blog for those on their
- [Evaluation of Faculty Teaching](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/evaluation-of-faculty-teaching/) - Section I Evaluation of Faculty Teaching Mary Ellen Bozynski, M.D., M.S. Goals: To review and summarize the literature concerning faculty evaluation and its components. To describe several validated instruments designed to measure the quality of clinical teaching that may be useful in pediatric clerkships To explore how measures or summaries of teaching efforts and effectiveness
- [Curriculum Evaluation](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/curriculum-evaluation/) - Section H Curriculum Evaluation Raul Rudoy, M.D., M.P.H. Joe Lopreiato, M.D. Preface: The primary objective of curriculum evaluation is the overall improvement of the medical student's education.Traditionally, curriculum evaluation has been limited to the appraisal of medical student performance.We suggest that other areas of the curriculum should be evaluated to provide Clerkship Directors with feedback
- [Clinical Assessment of Medical Students](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/clinical-assessment-of-medical-students/) - Section G Clinical Assessment of Medical Students Benjamin S. Siegel, M.D. "Very much more time must be hereafter given to those practical portions of the examinations which afford the only true test of a (student's) fitness to enter the profession. The day of the theoretical examinations is over." Sir William Osler - 1885 Overview Previous
- [Computer Technology for Education and Evaluation](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/computer-technology-for-education-and-evaluation/) - Section F Computer Technology for Education and Evaluation Robert L. Janco, M.D. Overview Researchers in medical education find themselves at a unique juncture in the evolution of educational processes.Computing technology and its supporting software have outpaced our understanding of the acquisition and retention of cognitive skills necessary to a medical education.Nevertheless, high-speed,low-cost, multimedia-capable personal computers
- [Videotaping as an Evaluation Tool in the Clinical Setting](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/videotaping-as-an-evaluation-tool-in-the-clinical-setting/) - Section E Videotaping as an Evaluation Tool in the Clinical Setting Cynthia S. Samra, M.D. View this Section in pdf Format Introduction Since the early 1970's, there has been increased support in the medical literature to use videotaping to objectively evaluate trainees.1,2,3,4With the advent of readily accessible audio-visual tools, videotaping has come to the
- [Performance Based Evaluation of Clinical Competence: OSCE](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/performance-based-evaluation-of-clinical-competence-osce/) - Section D Performance Based Evaluation of Clinical Competence: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Linda Shaw, M.D. Overview The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)format has students rotate through a series of stations where clinical skills are assessed.Interest in its use evolved from the realization that oral clinical examinations were too subjective, while written examinations tested
- [The Oral Examination](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/the-oral-examination/) - Section C The Oral Examination Paul B. Kaplowitz, M.D. Renee R. Jenkins, M.D. Prasanna Nair, M.D. Overview As George Miller pointed out in his elegant address to the 8th Annual Research in Medical Education conference, "it seems important to start with the forthright acknowledgment that no single assessment method can provide all the data required
- [The Written Examination](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/the-written-examination/) - Section B The Written Examination David K. Kalwinsky, M.D. Omer Berger, M.D. Overview In a pediatric clerkship, students perceive the emphasis on their learning to be centered around development of interpersonal skills and accumulation of a body of factual pediatric knowledge.In medical education, subjective test such as essay exams, or objective tests such as multiple-choice,
- [Basic Principles of Evaluation: An Overview](https://www.comsep.org/curriculum-competencies-and-objectives/strategies-for-assessment-from-the-1995-and-2002-comsep-curricula/basic-principles-of-evaluation-an-overview/) - Section A Basic Principles of Evaluation: An Overview Harold G. Levine, M.S. Importance of Testing and Evaluation Although the process of testing and evaluation is often treated as something separate from instruction, evaluation is an essential part of the instructional process. One way of looking at instruction is to note that it has three elements.
- [Annual Meeting Registration](https://www.comsep.org/annual-meeting-registration/) - [wbcr_php_snippet id="507" url="anmeeting" ]
- [MS4](https://www.comsep.org/curricula-ms4/) - The COMSEP/APPD Pediatric Subinternship Curriculum has been developed through a collaboration between the COMSEP Curriculum Task Force and the APPD Curriculum Task Force. Educators are free to use this resource and amend it as needed. The Subinternship Curriculum can be accessed by clicking on the Curriculum tab or on the link below. COMSEP and APPD
- [Faculty Development Videos](https://www.comsep.org/faculty-development-videos/) - Faculty development material developed for and by COMSEP members: Teaching Orienting a new student to your clinic An interactive guide, using several video clips demonstrating effective and ineffective strategies for orienting a new student to your clinic (by Jennifer Christner, M.D., Univ of Michigan) Clinical Teaching Simplified This 17 minute video provides a simple,
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## Journal Club

- [October 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/october-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! The fall season finally seems to be in full swing, which, depending on where you live, may or may not involve more and more elaborate decorations on front lawns and houses each year. The below infographic may shed some light. This and similar survey data can be found at this website, appropriately
- [September 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/september-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! What holiday will you celebrate today September 18th? National Cheeseburger Day Rice Krispies Treat Day Hug a greeting card writer National Cartonnage Day Other (email Amit at pahwa@jhu.edu) For this month's journal club, the Survey and Scholarship Committee reviewed journal articles that used a survey in their methods. We hope this motivates you
- [July 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/july-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! Searching 'What happened today on medicine' and "July 28' resulted in this interesting NEJM issue from 65 years ago focusing on the development of a new live attenuated measles vaccine. How far we've come, and how far we have left to go. Enjoy this summer edition of the COMSEP JC, and be the
- [June 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/june-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! Summer is here. Often this is a wonderful time in pediatrics as the viral epidemics wane and we get some time to breathe fresh air and bask in the sun. And, if you are so motivated, this could be a time to do some projects you have had on the back burner-like writing
- [May 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/may-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! It's May, month of blooming flowers, graduations, and other beginnings. Fitting that two of our three reviews this month are about professional identity formation. Maybe this is a good time to begin a new project and write a review yourself? More information can be found here. Karen, Jon and Amit Patient, Partner, Teacher, Mentor
- [June 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/june-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Yes, this is the June edition, dedicated to all of us who manage to get their work in just before the deadline. A quick reminder in case you missed it. For every Journal Club review you agree to write between April 2024 and April 2025, your name will be entered into a raffle. At
- [May 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/may-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Many of us our now facing the 'post-conference blues', that inevitable period in which energy, enthusiasm, and a basketful of new ideas run headlong into the quicksand of our obligations and daily work. Don't lose that momentum! Take out your notes from the annual meeting and remind yourself of what you wanted to
- [April 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/april-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! Happy April 1st! Attached and below is another special edition of the COMSEP Journal Club. In the spirit of the times, two of the three reviews below were at least co-written by ChatGPT. Can you tell which is which? And maybe this is an opening salvo in an important research question---can AI be
- [March 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/march-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! This is our second annual COMSEP DEI Journal Club. Thanks to our colleagues at the DEI Resource and Advisory Committee (DRAC) for their help in reviewing these important articles. Karen, Jon and Amit Social justice at the bedside Hayes K, Szymusiak J, McCormick A. A clinical antiracism curriculum for third-year medical students to bring
- [February 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/february-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! Finally, the day you've all been waiting for-it's National Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day! After today, there's a long, bleak wait until National Corn Dog Day next month. (Canadian colleagues, don't feel bad that you miss out on our fine American cuisine-you have many excellent foods as well). Karen, Jon and Amit Prompt Assessments Jamieson,
- [January 2025](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/january-2025/) - Hello COMSEP! Wishing you well on this frosty Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (for those who celebrate) "We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. "― Martin Luther King Jr.
- [December 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/december-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Rounding the corner into the holiday season and a new year. Today's the anniversary of the first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. The Wright Brothers probably didn't imagine this when they made it into the air: Hope your holiday travels are relatively painless, Amit, Karen and Jon Educator, assess thyself Hauer KE, Park YS,
- [November 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/november-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! It has been a difficult month for many COMSEP members. Lavjay's inspiring words about hope may be helpful for some. This is also the season for gratitude, an evidence-based potential path to happiness. Between hope and gratitude there may be some relief. Enjoy! Amit, Karen and Jon Does GPT-4 perpetuate biases in medicine?
- [October 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/october-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Attached and below is the latest edition of our Journal Club. For this month's journal club, the Survey and Scholarship Committee reviewed journal articles that used a survey in their methods. We hope this motivates you to submit questions to the annual survey for 2025 -https://www.comsep.org/annual-survey/. We will be opening up for submissions
- [September 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/september-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Below is the latest edition of our Journal Club. One more reminder in case you missed it. For every Journal Club review you agree to write between April 2024 and April 2025, your name will be entered into a raffle. At next year's Annual Meeting, we will draw the names of one
- [Summer 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/summer-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! We call it the summer edition--but truth be told it would be more accurate to call it the end-of-summer edition. Whether you are busy with new white coats, back-to-school shopping or just grieving the shortening days and cooler nights, the fall season is nigh. On the plus side, it’s a great time to
- [April 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/april-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Many of us our now facing the 'post-conference blues', that inevitable period in which energy, enthusiasm, and a basketful of new ideas run headlong into the quicksand of our obligations and daily work. Don't lose that momentum! Take out your notes from the annual meeting and remind yourself of what you wanted to
- [March 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/march-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Happy almost-spring. And happy Daylight Savings Time, for those who observe it. 106 years ago today Daylight Savings Time was introduced in the United States, leading to a century or so of confusion for those of us who try to schedule meetings across time zones. Enjoy another edition of the Journal Club. See
- [February 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/february-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Attached and below please find a special February edition of our Journal Club . All of the articles are centered on issues of DEI and all of the reviews and editor's comments this month were written by the amazing members of the COMSEP DEI Committee. Looking forward to seeing everyone in New Orleans Enjoy!
- [January 2024](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/january-2024/) - Hello COMSEP! Most of our members are in for some---umm-brisk weather this week. So, as a PSA, we've included this useful chart. But even better-stay inside and read the January edition of the Journal Club… Enjoy! Amit, Jon and Karen Barriers to success for first gen students Wright SR, Boyd VA, Okafor I, Sharma M,
- [December 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/december-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! It's official-this is the shortest, darkest day of the year. It all gets better from here, right? Right? Since this is the last Journal Club for 2023, we wanted to publicly thank our reviewers. It takes a village (or a community of practice-see below!). They are: Sandra Al-Tamimi, Hosanna Au, Gary Beck Dallaghan,
- [November 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/november-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! Today is Children's Day in India. What better day to focus on improving the lives of children through pediatric education? Each of our reviews this week involve a curricular innovation that involves thinking 'outside the box'. Hopefully they inspire you to think broadly about how to shake up things a little in your
- [October 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/october-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! Attached and below please find another edition of the COMSEP Journal Club. For the second month in a row, there is a robot reference. It is only a matter of time now before the predictions of our April Fool's edition come to pass… On a lighter note, today is the 35th anniversary of
- [September 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/september-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! Okay, we're a little late this month. But it's still September, isn't it? Isn't it? Enjoy, Jon, Karen and Amit You must be an angel--or is it a devil? Seehusen DA, Kleinheksel AJ, Huang H, Harrison Z, Ledford CJW. The Power of One Word to Paint a Halo or a Horn: Demonstrating the
- [August 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/august-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! This is about the time that many of us are saying "where did the summer go"? As we move closer to 'normal life' (whatever that means), we find ourselves taking stock at the end of summer and thinking of all the projects still on the 'to do' list. Don't leave COMSEP Journal Club
- [June 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/june-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! Today is the anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which, despite recent controversy surrounding its author, was a world-shattering publishing event and source material for countless educational activities since, both within the confines of medical education and beyond. Two out of three of this week's reviews relate to student
- [May 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/comsep-journal-club-may-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! For those of you who attended the annual meeting last month, this is the moment where you might start to lose some of that momentum you gathered. (And for those of you who couldn’t make it, we missed you!) What a great time to keep that momentum by trying something new in your
- [April 2023 (April Fools Edition)](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/april-2023-april-fools-edition/) - Hello COMSEP We look forward to seeing you very soon. In the meantime, we hope that these reviews will get your educational juices flowing in anticipation of a fantastic meeting in Long Beach! Amit, Karen and Jon Chatbot, MD? Bradbury RA, Asimov IJ, Ellison HD et al. Comparison of expert systems with medical students on performance
- [March 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/march-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! Happy first day of spring! Spring means warmer weather, the end (hopefully!) of the respiratory viral season, and COMSEP’s annual meeting. See you in Long Beach, Karen, Jon and Amit Interprofessional Work on the Wards Bode SFN, Friedrich S & Straub C. ‘We just did it as a team’: Learning and
- [February 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/february-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! Today is Mardi Gras. For those of you who live in communities where that is celebrated, enjoy! For the rest of us, maybe we can take a lesson from the tradition and try to insert a little joy into our lives today. The theme for this month’s journal club is feedback. In that
- [January 2023](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/january-2023/) - Hello COMSEP! The days are getting longer. Hopefully your pineal gland has told your limbic area, and you are feeling a little lightening in your step. Please enjoy this month’s JC with those few extra minutes of daylight. Amit, Karen and Jon Professionalism --in the Eye of the Beholder Tabatabaei ZS, Mirzazadeh A, Amini
- [June 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/june-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Happy midsummer. Today is the day in the northern hemisphere that the sun is tilted closest to the earth, and it certainly feels that way. Stay cool, read the COMSEP Journal Club, and think about undergraduate medical education. Enjoy, Amit, Karen and Jon It’s not personal Olvet D, Willey JM, Bird JB, et
- [October 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/october-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Hope you had a chance to enjoy the beautiful fall weather (for many of us) this weekend, and that you find enjoyment in some aspect of Halloween next week. Enjoy this month’s medical education reviews. Hope you don’t find them too scary. Amit, Jon and Karen Get by with a little help from
- [November 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/november-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it! We once again want to express our thanks for our reviewers, readers and the entire COMSEP organization for its support and enthusiasm. Enjoy this month’s medical education reviews, maybe with some pecan pie or cranberry sauce. Karen, Amit, and Jon Clerkships and Shelf Exams--Are They Even Related? Kraakevik J,
- [December 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/december-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! It’s a busy time for many of us. Hope you can find a little virus-free time this month to recharge with loved ones. And hope you can find a little time for medical education, including this month’s excellent reviews. As this is the last edition of the Journal Club for 2022, we wanted to publicly
- [January 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/january-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Calling out to you from the depths of winter with another edition of COMSEP Journal Club. Perhaps appropriately, all of our reviews this month focus entirely or in-part on virtual education. Hang in there—things surely will be looking up by next month. Right? Right? Enjoy, Amit, Karen and Jon Beyond Beat Saber: virtual
- [February 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/february-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Today is National Cherry Pie Day. Not sure why they would designate a late-winter day with no fresh cherries to be found for Cherry Pie Day, but who are we to argue? Enjoy, Amit, Karen and Jon Evidence for teaching evidence-based medicine Effectiveness of Modalities to Teach Evidence Based Medicine to Pediatric Clerkship
- [March 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/march-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Today is Black Press Day, commemorating the publication of the first newspaper produced by Black Americans in 1827. Very appropriate given our upcoming meeting’s theme of diversity, equity and inclusion. Looking forward to seeing many of you soon! Enjoy, Amit, Karen and Jon Cheaper is not lower quality! Graduates’ perspectives on education quality,
- [April 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/april-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Today is National Velociraptor Day. Hope to never meet one…. If you’re feeling inspired after a great meeting in Cincinnati, one way to contribute is by writing a review for the COMSEP Journal Club Feel free to reach out to any of us if you’re interested—no prior experience necessary. Enjoy, Amit, Karen and
- [May 2022](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/may-2022/) - Hello COMSEP! Today is Sherlock Holmes Day. As medical educators, we might find Holmes’s approach to problem solving familiar—unsurprising since Holmes was based on one of the author’s medical school professors, Dr. Joseph Bell. If you are so inclined, it might be a good week to read or watch one of the many stories or
- [January 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/january-2019/) - Ready, Willing and Disabled "Being on Both Sides": Canadian Medical Students' Experiences With Disability, the Hidden Curriculum, and Professional Identity Construction. Stergiopoulos E, Fernando O & Martimianakis MA. Academic Medicine (2018); 93(10): 1550-9. Under-reporting of student disabilities to accessibility services is a well-documented phenomenon in medical schools. This study sought to understand the
- [June 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/june-2019/) - Medical Students and QI Teaching Students How to Improve Safety and Quality in Two Children' Hospitals: Building a Pediatric Clerkship Patient Safety and Quality Experience. Genuardi, Frank J. et al. Academic Pediatrics, 2019. In press. To improve medical student understanding of systems-based practice and patient safety. is it feasible for medical students to
- [July 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/july-2019/) - A standardized letter for residency selection Bajwa NM, Yudkowsky R, Belli D, Vu NV, Park YS. Validity evidence for a residency admissions standardized assessment letter for pediatrics. Teach Learn Med 2018; 30(2):173-183. Can a standardized Assessment Letter for PediatricS (ALPS) based on competencies desired for a pediatric resident--professional integrity, scientific curiosity, patient management
- [January 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/january-2020/) - Objective assessment of resident teaching competency through a longitudinal, clinically integrated, Resident-as-Teacher curriculum. Zackoff M, Real F, DeBlasio D, et al. Academic Pediatrics. 2019;19(6):698-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2019.01.011 Reviewed by Molly Rideout What was the study question? Is a Resident-as-Teacher curriculum effective at improving teaching efficacy in first-year pediatric residents as assessed through Observed Structured Teaching
- [July 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/july-2020/) - Student mistreatment Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation. What was the study question? Does the self-reported prevalence of medical student mistreatment vary based on student sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation? How was the study done? Retrospective cohort study utilizing data from the 2016 and 2017
- [January 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/january-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club January 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes, Randy Rockney, and Jon Gold Student life without honors grades Seligman L, Abdullahi A, Teherani A, Hauer K. From Grading to Assessment for Learning: A Qualitative Study of Student Perceptions Surrounding Elimination of Core Clerkship Grades and Enhanced Formative Feedback. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 24
- [July 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/july-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club July 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes, Jon Gold and Randy Rockney Near Peers are No Worse Than Faculty (And Maybe Better!) Student Perception of Case-based Teaching by Near-Peers and Faculty during the Internal Medicine Clerkship: A Noninferiority Study. Ahmad SE, Farina GA, Fornari A, Pearlman RE, Friedman K & Olvet DM. Journal of Medical
- [February 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/february-2019/) - Going mobile A library mobile deployment to enhance the medical student experience in a rural longitudinal integrated clerkship. Johnson EM, Howard C. J Med Lib Assoc 2019; 107(1) https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.442 What was the study question? Do iPad Minis that are pre-loaded with mobile health apps enhance the experience of medical students in a rural
- [December 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/december-2019/) - You must remember this! Cognitive learning theory for clinical teaching. McSparron JI, Vanka A, Smith CC.. Clin Teach 2018; 15:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12781 What was the study question? Cognitive learning theory (CLT) is applied in medical school classrooms, focusing on engaged learning activities to help medical students retain material. How does that work in a
- [February 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/february-2020/) - Handoff Education Patient Handoff Education: Are medical schools catching up? Davis R, Davis J, Berg K, et al. American Journal of Medical Quality.2018;33 (2):140-146. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1062860617719128 What was the study question? What type of handoff training is experienced during undergraduate medical education and what are the perceptions surrounding the handoff process among a group
- [April 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/april-2020/) - Feedback from students Faculty Perceptions of Formative Feedback from Medical Students. Reviewed by Linlei Ye and Angela Punnett What was the study question? What are faculty perspectives on formative feedback about their teaching from undergraduate medical students and how might they respond? How was the study done? Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24
- [December 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/december-2020/) - COMSEP Journal Club December 2020 Editors: Jon Gold, Karen Forbes, and Randy Rockney Grading and Its Meaning Are we measuring what matters? How student and clerkship characteristics influence clinical grading. Ingrams MA, Pearman JL, Estrada CA, Zinski A, Williams W. Academic Medicine Published ahead of print. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003616 Reviewed by Janet Meller What was
- [February 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/february-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club February 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes, Randy Rockney and Jon Gold Medical Student Mistreatment: The Students’ Perspectives Why do few medical students report their experiences of mistreatment to administration? Bell A, Cavanagh A, Connelly CE, Walsh A, Vanstone M. Med Educ. 2020;00:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14395 Reviewed by Daniel Herchline What was the study
- [April 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/1863-2/) - COMSEP Journal Club April 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes, Jon Gold and Randy Rockney Working on Feedback An Educational Intervention to Increase Student Engagement in Feedback. McGinness HT, Caldwell P, Gunasekera H, Scott KM. Medical Teacher 2020; 42(11): 1289-1297. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2020.1804055 Reviewed by Stephen Weimer What was the study question? Does a brief feedback
- [August 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/august-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club August 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes and Jon Gold You’re ready when you’re ready… The Minnesota Method: A Learner-Driven, Entrustable Professional Activity-Based Comprehensive Program of Assessment for Medical Students. Hobday PM, Borman-Shoap E, Cullen MJ, Englander R, Murray KE. Academic Medicine. 2021;96(7S):S50-S55. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004101 Reviewed by: Danielle Amundsen What was the study question?
- [December 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/december-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club December 201 Editors: Jon Gold, Amit Pahwa and Karen Forbes PNAPE: New tool on the block Evaluation and Improvement of Intern Progress Note Assessments and Plans. Kelly MM, Sklansky DJ, Nackers KA et al. Hospital Pediatrics. 2021;11(4):401-405. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2020-003244 Reviewed by Jareetha Abdul-Raheem What was the study question? The study team wanted to
- [But…what really influences a learner to attempt a skill on patient? Not just trust: factors influencing learners’ attempts to perform technical skills on real patients Susan L Bannister, Mark S Dolson, Lorelei Lingard & David A Keegan. Medical Education 2018: 52: 605–619.](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/butwhat-really-influences-a-learner/) - https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/medu.13522 Reviewed by Kari Phang, MD and Patricia McBurney, MD What was the study question?What factors and dynamics are involved when residents/fellows attempt technical procedures onreal patients in the pediatric emergency department? How was the study done?A multi-phased qualitative study to explore how trainees learn procedures on real patients wasconducted at a Canadian tertiary pediatric
- [Feeling a Little Self-Conscious? Who Am I, and Who Do I Strive to Be? Applying a Theory of Self-Conscious Emotions to Medical Education. Bynum WE, Artino AR. Academic Medicine. 93(6):874–880.](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/feeling-a-little-self-conscious/) - https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000001970 Reviewed by Fatima Aly What was the study question? What is self-conscious emotion and what impact does it have on medical learners, especially in regards to professional identity formation, motivation and perfectionism? How was the study done? The authors conducted a literature review and summarized the topic of self-conscious emotion, with special emphasis on
- [To Flip or Not to Flip—That is The Question Academic outcomes of flipped classroom learning: a meta-analysis. Chen, K. S., Monrouxe, L., Lu, Y. H., Jenq, C. C., Chang, Y. J., Chang, Y. C., & Chai, P. Y. Medical Education 2018. ePub ahead of print.](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/to-flip-or-not-to-flip/) - https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/medu.13616 Reviewed by Aleisha Nabower What were the study questions? Is the flipped classroom learning approach associated with students' enhanced knowledge and behavior more than the lecture-based learning approach in higher education? Does this differ by context? How was the study done? A search of the literature was conducted, using PRISMA guidelines which identified 1278
- [Virtual Patient Cases: Do students like ‘em? Do they do them? Impact of Required Versus Self-Directed Use of Virtual Patient Cases on Clerkship Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study? Kim S, Willett LR, Pan W, Afran J, Walker JA, Shea JA. Academic Medicine. 93 (5): 742-749.](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/virtual-patient-cases/) - https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Abstract/2018/05000/Impact_of_Required_Versus_Self_Directed_Use_of.38.aspx Reviewed by Miriam Schechter What was the study question?Is there a difference in perceived value or educational benefit of virtual patient cases between groups ofclerkship students who are assigned online cases and those allowed to choose the ones they complete? How was the study done?In two consecutive years at one institution, students on Pediatrics,
- [March 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/march-2019/) - How do we teach physical examination skills? Approaches to Teaching the Physical Exam to Preclerkship Medical Students: Results of a National Survey Uchida T, ParkYS, Ovitsh RK, Hojsak J, Gowda D, Farnan JM, Boyle M, Blood AD, Achike FI, and Silvestri RC Academic Medicine Jan 2019 94(1) 129-134 In view of the USMLE
- [May 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/may-2019/) - Student perspectives on feedback The Art (and Artifice) of Seeking Feedback: Clerkship Students' Approaches to Asking for Feedback. Bing-You R, Hayes V, Palka T, Ford M, Trowbridge R. Academic Medicine. 2018;93;1218-1226. What are the factors and behaviors associated with students seeking feedback? Third year clerkship students from both traditional block rotations as well
- [September 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/september-2019/) - Racism in medical education The Effects of Racism in Medical Education on Students' Decisions to Practice in Underserved or Minority Communities. Phelan SM et al. Academic Medicine 2019 94(8) 1178-89 Does racism manifested in medical school training affect medical students' intentions to practice in underserved or minority communities? Students from 49 randomly selected
- [November 2019](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/november-2019/) - Racial bias in clinical grading Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Grading in Medical School. Low D, Pollack SW, et al. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 2019; 31(5), 487-496 Can the association between race/ethnicity and measures of clinical performance be accounted for by disparities in standardized exam scores or are other potentially unrecognized factors influencing
- [March 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/march-2020/) - Group Texting to Teach Developmental Milestones Use of a Group Text Messaging Application to Teach Developmental Milestones on a Pediatric Clerkship. What was the study question? Can group text messaging be an effective tool to teach developmental milestones on a pediatric clerkship? How was the study done? Short, <30 second, videos were texted
- [May 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/may-2020/) - Keeping Punxsutawney Phil away from our students Mitigating "Educational Groundhog Day" - The Role of Learner Handoffs Within Clinical Rotations: A Survey of Pediatric Educational Leaders. Fuchs J, King M, Devon EP, Guffey D, Keeley M, Rocha MEM. Academic Pediatrics. 2020;20(1):113-118. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2019.08.011 Reviewed by: Chelsea Howie and Joanna Holland, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
- [June 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/june-2020/) - Mitigating the "Match Frenzy" through individualized advising The Pediatric Match Frenzy: An Overview and an Approach for Mentoring Medical Students. What was the problem in question? Greater competition in the NMRP Match has led to a "Match Frenzy" in which pediatric residency applicants are applying to and ranking an increasing number of residency
- [September 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/september-2020/) - Experiencing and engaging in feedback through a longitudinal lens Fostering a Feedback Mindset: A Qualitative Exploration of Medical Students' Feedback Experiences with Longitudinal Coaches. What was the study question? For students involved in a longitudinal relationship with a physician coach, what were their experiences with feedback, and how did they interpret, apply and
- [October 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/october-2020/) - Spoiler alert---it gets worse Natural history of burnout, stress and fatigue in a pediatric resident cohort over three years. Reviewed by Dana Goplerud and Amit Pahwa What was the study question? How do measures of burnout, stress and resilience change throughout the course of pediatric residency? How was the study done? This study
- [November 2020](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/november-2020/) - Who knows best how to assess? How to assess? Perceptions and preferences of undergraduate medical students concerning traditional assessment methods. What was the study question? What are medical students' perceptions of and preferences for traditional assessment methods in undergraduate medical education? How was the study done? 459 second year undergraduate medical students at
- [October 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/comsep-october-2021-journal-club/) - COMSEP Journal Club October 2021 Editors: Amit Pahwa, Karen Forbes and Jon Gold Practice answering pages Improving Interprofessional Communication Skills for Senior Medical Students Pursuing Pediatrics.. Rao A, Heidemann L, Morgan H, Fitzgerald J, Allen B, Schiller J, Kempner S.. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Sep-Oct;21(7):1297-1299. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.04.032 Reviewed by Nicole Meyers and Suzanne Friedman
- [March 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/march-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club March 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes, Randy Rockney and Jon Gold The value of deliberate reflection Exploring mechanisms underlying learning from deliberate reflection: An experimental study. Ribeiro LMC, Mamede S, de Brito EM, Moura AS, de Faria RMD, Schmidt HG.. Med Educ. 2021;55:404–412. https://doi.org/10.1111/ medu.14410 Reviewed by Jon Gold What was the study question? How does deliberate reflection on clinical
- [May 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/may-2021-2/) - COMSEP Journal Club May 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes, Jon Gold and Randy Rockney The Emotional Rollercoaster of the Unmatched Student Journey of candidates who were unmatched in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS): A phenomenology study Okoniewska B, Ladha MA, Ma IWY. Canadian Medical Education Journal 2020; 11(3): e82-e91. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.69318 Reviewed by: Karen Forbes What was the
- [June 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/june-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club June 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes, Jon Gold and Randy Rockney You can observe a lot just by watching What happens under the flag of direct observation, and how that matters: A qualitative study in general practice residency. Rietmeijer CBT, Blankenstein AH, Huisman D, van der Horst HE, Kramer AWM, de
- [September 2021](https://www.comsep.org/journal_club/september-2021/) - COMSEP Journal Club September 2021 Editors: Karen Forbes and Jon Gold Which medical students choose primary care? Assessing factors for choosing a primary care specialty in medical students; a longitudinal study. McDonald C, Henderson A, Barlow P, & Keith J. Medical Education Online, 08 April 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2021.1890901 Reviewed by Dana Goplerud What was

## Templates

- [N&A](https://www.comsep.org/fl-builder-template/na/)

## Venues

- [Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel](https://www.comsep.org/venue/renaissance-arlington-capital-view-hotel/)

## Organizers

- [COMSEP](https://www.comsep.org/organizer/comsep/)

## Events

- [Peds Chief Camp](https://www.comsep.org/event/peds-chief-camp/)
- [COMSEP Community Conversation - Building Belonging: An Open Conversation for Pediatric Educators](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-community-conversation-building-belonging-an-open-conversation-for-pediatric-educators/) - COMSEP invites you to a community conversation with us entitled “Building Belonging: An Open Conversation for Pediatric Educators.” Monday, November 3 at 1 pm ET/10am PT Please note: strict no photo or video policy in effect.
- [PigPen Chat Inaugural Chat - Demystifying Loan Repayment in Pediatrics](https://www.comsep.org/event/pigpen-chat-inaugural-chat-demystifying-loan-repayment-in-pediatrics/) - PigPen stands for our Peds Interest Group - Peer Education Network Info - This is a session geared folks wanting to learn about the various loan repayment options out there from medical school through to an attending, primary care to subspecialty. Nothing feels better than being debt free, so join our session so you can
- [Wellness Collaborative Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/wellness-collaborative-meeting/) - Happy end of summer to my fellow COMSEP’ers. The deadline for workshop submissions is fast approaching and we wanted to revive the energy from the Wellness Collaborative from the annual meeting. The Wellness Collaborative will have a meeting on Wednesday September 10th at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST) to discuss the upcoming year. Agenda: Introductions/Icebreaker
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership – September 2025](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-september-2025/) - Please consider joining us for the ongoing series on leadership in medical education. All COMSEP members are welcome. COMSEP Conversations about Leadership are designed as informal sessions to: Create a diverse and inclusive community of shared experiences and growth Develop awareness of different leadership strategies, approaches and challenges Facilitate the application of leadership frameworks
- [Research and Scholarship Collaborative Call](https://www.comsep.org/event/research-and-scholarship-collaborative-call/) - Join the Research and Scholarship Collaborative’s Workshop on Writing Abstracts, on Wednesday Sept 10, 8pm eastern, 7pm central. This workshop is open to all COMSEP members ahead of the submission deadline for abstracts for the 2026 meeting. Important 2026 Meeting dates: Abstract & Workshop Submissions open: August 26th Abstract & Workshop Submissions close:
- [COMSEP Virtual Grand Round: Observation to feedback to grading – Frameworks for the rhythm of assessment](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-virtual-grand-round-observation-to-feedback-to-grading-frameworks-for-the-rhythm-of-assessment/) - Louis Pangaro, MD - Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine How can shared frameworks allow faculty to convert their observations of a student or resident into "information" suitable for feedback and then allow clerkship and program directors to manage systematic sampling that generates "knowledge" or sufficient evidence for higher stakes decisions? Systems
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership – March 2026](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-march-2026/) - More information coming soon!
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership – January 2026](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-january-2026/) - More information coming soon!
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership - March 2025](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-2024-25-4/) - Please consider joining us for the ongoing series on leadership in medical education. All COMSEP members are welcome. COMSEP Conversations about Leadership are designed as informal sessions to: Create a diverse and inclusive community of shared experiences and growth Develop awareness of different leadership strategies, approaches and challenges Facilitate the application of leadership frameworks
- [Assessment and Evaluation Collaborative Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/assessment-and-evaluation-collaborative-meeting/) - The Assessment and Evaluation Collaborative will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday June 30 at 5:30 pm EST. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend!
- [Research and Scholarship Collaborative Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/research-and-scholarship-collaborative-meeting/) - Agenda: Brief updates from the Collaborative Leadership Recap and progress reports from ongoing projects and workshops
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership - June 2025](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-2024-25-5/) - Please consider joining us for the ongoing series on leadership in medical education. All COMSEP members are welcome. COMSEP Conversations about Leadership are designed as informal sessions to: Create a diverse and inclusive community of shared experiences and growth Develop awareness of different leadership strategies, approaches and challenges Facilitate the application of leadership frameworks
- [COACH Community Meetings](https://www.comsep.org/event/coach-community-meetings/2025-11-25/) - Time/Date: 4th Tuesday of each month at 3 pm ET/ 2pm CT/ 1pm MT/ 12pm PT Click here to join the call
- [COMSEP 2025 Annual Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-2025-annual-meeting/) - Click here to go event page.
- [COMSEP's 2nd Medical Education Virtual Grand Round](https://www.comsep.org/event/comseps-2nd-medical-education-virtual-grand-round/) - COMSEP's 2nd Virtual Grand Round Date: Thursday, February 27th from 3:00 - 4:00pm eastern Setting the Cadence Early: The Role of a 4th Year Medical Student Chief Melanie Rudnick, MD, MAcM, Aleisha Nabower, MD, MHPTT, Cassi Smola, MD, Hannah Martin, William Mills, MD, MPH, Hannah Coletti, MD, MPH How many times have you had 4th
- [COMSEP Community Conversation](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-community-conversation/) - COMSEP invites you to a community conversation with us entitled “Navigating Pediatric Student Education in the Rapidly Changing Landscape of 2025.” Monday March 3 at 1 PM ET/10AM PT We hope this will be the first in an ongoing series of conversations. Please note: strict no photo or video policy in effect.
- [COMSEP's First Virtual Grand Round with Dr. Michael Ryan ](https://www.comsep.org/event/comseps-first-virtual-grand-round-with-dr-michael-ryan/) - COMSEP's First Virtual Grand Round with Dr. Michael Ryan Date: Tuesday, October 8th from 3:00-4:00pm eastern Title: Making the Grade in the Pediatrics Clerkship: Consensus, Controversies, and Considering a CBME Model Dr. Michael Ryan, Associate Dean for Assessment, Evaluation, and Scholarship, the Director for the Center for Excellence in Education and Professor of Pediatrics at the
- [Pre-Clerkship and Clinical Skills Collaborative - March 2025 Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/pre-clerkship-and-clinical-skills-collaborative-march-2025-meeting/) - The Preclerkship and Clinical Skills Collaborative is holding our next virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern time. Please join us as we prepare for the COMSEP Annual Meeting and make progress on our current and upcoming projects! Agenda: - Updates on the COMSEP Pediatric Workforce Taskforce initiative (new volunteers welcome!) - Pediatric Interest Group
- [Assessment and Evaluation Collaborative - January 2025 Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/assessment-and-evaluation-collaborative-january-2025-meeting/) - Please join the Assessment & Evaluation Collaborative on Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 5:30-6:30 PM Eastern time. This will be our quarterly meeting! All are welcome to join! Click here to join the call: https://zoom.us/j/99105089960?pwd=c4aBiEGMsYrbsLT9adKeZ3Nb4pS270.1
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership - December 2024](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-2024-25-3/) - Our December session will focus on behaviors great leaders do differently from others. We all want to be the most effective leaders possible and sometimes it is hard to “see” beyond what we usually do or the people around us are doing. This session will dive into stories of great leaders to glean actionable
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership - September 2024](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-2024-25-2/) - COMSEP Conversations about Leadership are designed as informal sessions to: Create a diverse and inclusive community of shared experiences and growth Develop awareness of different leadership strategies, approaches and challenges Facilitate the application of leadership frameworks and theories to one's own work. Our September session will focus on leader wellbeing! Leadership within organizations
- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership 2024-25](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-conversations-about-leadership-2024-25/2025-06-09/)
- [APPD 2024 Annual Fall Meeting for New Pediatric Program Leaders](https://www.comsep.org/event/appd-2024-annual-fall-meeting-for-new-pediatric-program-leaders/) - The APPD Annual Fall Meeting provides new program leaders with the opportunity to network, enhance professional development skills, and learn what is new in medical education curriculum. Attendees explore innovative education approaches, enjoy networking, and discuss best practices of medical education.
- [COMSEP COACH Certificate Program 2024](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-coach-certificate-program-2024/) - COMSEP's COACH Certificate Program kicked off in 2022 followed by a rewarding and successful program in 2023. This interactive, longitudinal course, based on the competencies of the International Federation of Coaches, gives medical educators the skills and resources to effectively coach their learners and peers. Click here for more information
- [COMSEP EC and Collaborative Leaders Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-ec-and-collaborative-leaders-meeting-3/)
- [COMSEP EC and Collaborative Leaders Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-ec-and-collaborative-leaders-meeting-2/)
- [COMSEP EC and Collaborative Leaders Meeting](https://www.comsep.org/event/comsep-ec-and-collaborative-leaders-meeting/)

## Executive Committee Pages

- [Executive Committee](https://www.comsep.org/executive-committee/main/) - This is the executive committee page

## Series

- [COMSEP Conversations about Leadership](https://www.comsep.org/series/comsep-conversations-about-leadership/) - Please consider joining us for the ongoing series on leadership in medical education. All COMSEP members are welcome. COMSEP Conversations about Leadership are designed as informal sessions to: Create a diverse and inclusive community of shared experiences and growth Develop awareness of different leadership strategies, approaches and challenges Facilitate the application of leadership frameworks and
- [COACH Community Meetings](https://www.comsep.org/series/coach-community-meetings/) - Introducing a NEW opportunity for COMSEP COACH graduates to practice and connect with others growing their coaching skills. We are launching an ongoing coaching community that meets monthly to practice coaching skills, learn from each other by discussing cases and sharing resources. This will take the format of a group coaching program where you as
- [COMSEP Grand Rounds](https://www.comsep.org/series/comsep-grand-rounds/)

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