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Tuesday, October 31

4:30 - 6:00p

GEA/GSA Group Discussion Session
MedEdPORTAL - Providing Online Resources To Advance Learning

Moderator:
Robby J. Reynolds, MPA
Association of American Medical Colleges

Discussants:
Chris Candler, MD
Association of American Medical Colleges

Marian Taliaferro, MSLS
Association of American Medical Colleges

Cynthia A. Woodard
Association of American Medical Colleges

Description of Topic and Rationale: The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has developed MedEdPORTAL (http://www.aamc.org/mededportal) to serve as a prestigious publishing venue through which faculty might disseminate their educational works. MedEdPORTAL publishes materials such as tutorials, cases (PBL, SP, OSCE, etc), lab manuals, assessment instruments, faculty development materials, web sites, computer-based materials, virtual patients, etc. Submitted products undergo a rigorous peer review process comparable to that used by established print-based journals. Reviewers assess each submission using accepted standards of educational scholarship.

Publishing within MedEdPORTAL has several benefits for faculty including recognition of peer-reviewed work that may be considered by promotion & tenure committees, useful feedback for enhancement or expansion of the resource, and expanding the audience of potential users.

This session will provide an overview of the MedEdPORTAL system, including examples of various types of materials and the submission and peer review process. Participants will gain an understanding of how educators may receive scholarly recognition publishing resources in MedEdPORTAL. Attendees will also learn how published resources are cataloged and indexed. In addition, participants will be encouraged to consider their own educational resources and identify potential items which may be suitable for submission to MedEdPORTAL.

Seattle Convention Center - Room 618

Wednesday, November 1

8:00 - 9:00p

GEA/GSA Group Discussion Session
MedEdPORTAL Scholarship

Moderator:
Chris Candler, MD
Association of American Medical Colleges

Discussants:
Jorge G. Ruiz, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Description of Topic and Rationale: New forms of digital publishing have provided unprecedented opportunities for publication of scholarly works online. The Association of American Medical Colleges has developed MedEdPORTAL to serve as a prestigious publishing venue through which faculty might disseminate their educational works. MedEdPORTAL was designed to promote collaboration and educational scholarship by facilitating the exchange of peer reviewed educational materials, knowledge, and solutions. Publishing within MedEdPORTAL has several benefits for faculty including recognition of peer-reviewed work that may be considered by promotion & tenure committees, useful feedback for enhancement or expansion of the resource, and expanding the audience of potential users.

Seattle Convention Center - Room 305