Health Professions Education

In this simulation activity, students decide which of two companies, each using a different CRISPR genome-editing technology, to invest in. They engage with research on CRISPR genome editing to understand how unintended consequences of one technology used...

This learning module teaches medical students how to form a trusting relationship with children and their families during medical encounters, through classroom, tutorial, role-play, and team-based learning. Introduction: The learning module is part of the...

Learners play a round of tug of war to better understand empathy and communication, two skills essential for healthcare professionals. Introduction: This short activity was used while teaching learners in the healthcare professionals conflict management...

This instructor leverages field trips to the Boston area to reinforce weekly lectures on the impact of buildings to environmental health. Goal : The goal of the format of this class is to: 1) have students read peer-reviewed literature and actively lead...

This activity teaches skills in critical assessment of the peer-reviewed published literature. It focuses on analysis of clinical trials in mental health, but the principles and methods are readily generalizable to other scientific literature. The...

Students appreciate how different characteristics of diseases affect their transmission through playing the game Plague Inc. Goals: to teach students how disease characteristics and symptoms affect the spread of a disease through different populations to...

Oftentimes there are challenging situations that arise in supervisory relationships. This activity has students work in small groups to develop strategies to handle such situations. Goals: Develop supervisor strategies for a variety of challenging...

This activity is for trainees in the health professions to help develop skills and increase competency to supervise others, as part of their training. It incorporates active learning by having trainees respond in writing to questions about their own...

In Jennifer Osterhage's Introductory Biology I taught at the University of Kentucky, she taught the concepts involved in the electron transport chain using a fun, interactive activity with clickers and student volunteers. Goals: The goals of this activity...

This activity was created as a Title III Student Success initiative. This activity is a fun way to show how chemical and electrical impulses travel through the body. Goals: Students should learn how to name the basic unit of the nervous system and...