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FACULTY FOCUS UPDATE (11/21/25)
Table of Contents: Announcements | Events | Teaching & Learning | Community, Wellness, and Belonging
Announcements
- AI Resource(s) of the Week:
- Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
- Suliman, S., Kassab, S. E., Iqbal, M. Z., Al-Bualy, R., Asoodar, M., Susilo, A. P., ... & Könings, K. D. (2025). The role of artificial intelligence in co-creation of health professions education: Integrating innovation into collaboration: AMEE Guide No. 190. Medical Teacher.
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- New York Times (Free Subscription with your Rowan credentials)
- International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE)
- IAMSE Winter 2026 Webcast Seminar Series: From Hype to Reality: AI's Rapid Transformation of Health-Sciences Professions Education
Thursdays, 12pm-1pm, Zoom (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5)
- From description: "Join us for this five-session Winter WAS series that will examine evidence-based applications, assessment of knowledge/skills, human factors in AI adoption, autonomous AI agents for teaching and administration, and policy and competency frameworks for faculty and students. Presentations will focus on practical examples, emerging risks, and actionable strategies faculty can use now to design learning, assessment, and support systems that prepare students for a practice environment transformed by AI. This series is intended for basic-science and clinical educators seeking forward-looking, implementable guidance."
More details | To register (Registrant ID: 61006296)
Events
Teaching & Learning
Faculty Development Guides
LinkedIn Learning
TeachingPhysician (Each week, I’ll be sharing articles from this resource)
(Please email garwoods@rowan.edu for access information)
Article(s)/Book(s)/Website(s)/Podcast(s)/etc.
- The Clinical Teacher
- Carroll, M. R., Barak, G., Byrne, T., & Farid, H. (2025). Promoting Professionalism in Medical Education: A Toolbox for Effective Feedback and Remediation. The Clinical Teacher, 22(6), e70244.
- Bansal, S. K., Yadav, M., Zhou, J., Ebert-Allen, R. A., Klute, R. M., Bond, W. F., & Bhat, S. (2025). Medical Students' Perception of Automated Note Feedback After Simulated Encounters. The Clinical Teacher, 22(6), e70273.
Community, Wellness, and Belonging
Faculty Development Guide: Community & Belonging
Rowan University
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Online Modules (each about 20 minutes)
Developed by the Rowan-Virtua SOM Professional Learning Group
Article(s)/Book(s)/Website(s)/Podcast(s)/etc.
- Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) - MedEdChat
- Managing Holiday Stress
Intercultural Events/Holidays through 1/1/26