Medical Education Fellowships

Overview & Background of Medical Education Fellowships

There are continuous calls for quality improvement in content, process, and outcomes of medical education across the continuum, from undergraduate training, residency training to Continuing Medical Education (CME). With the goal of continuous improvement of medical education, it is important to have faculty members prepared to take on educational leadership roles to lead these efforts. These faculty members might be called upon to assist their departments in identifying essential learning objectives, designing effective educational experiences, improving assessment of performance, or evaluating the quality and impact of existing programs. Although faculty members have historically taken on this type of leadership without formal preparation, the Medical Education Fellowship is intended to develop needed competencies within medical education.

Application Information

The application window for MEF 2022-2023 has closed. Contact mef@mednet.ucla.edu with any questions. 

Current MEF 1

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MEF Alumni

Current and alumni Medical Education Fellows are engaged in a variety of scholarly pursuits, including medical education research. The following publications display the depth and breadth of fellows' contributions to the research base in medical education. Contact mef@mednet.ucla.edu if you have a publication in medical education resarch not listed below, or to notify the program of your in-press publication(s)!

• Gustafson S, Poitevien P, Acholonu R, Blankenburg R, Fromme HB. Opportunities for Mitigating Bias in the Process and Priorities for Pediatric Chief Resident Selection. Acad Pediatr. 2022;22(2):319-323. 
• Schumm MA, Dacey MJ, Moore AM, Graham DS, Tillou A, Chen DC, MacQueen IT, Wagner JP. A hybrid remote surgery clerkship curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and future perspectives. Am J Surg. 2021 Nov 12:S0002-9610(21)00666-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.11.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34794727; PMCID: PMC8585550. 
• Schwab K, Sherman AE, Wang T, Melamed KH. A Prospective Trial of In-House Overnight Critical Care Fellow Coverage: Impact on Education, Wellbeing, and Patient Safety. ATS Scholar. In press.

• Barczi, S., Hidlebaugh, E., Holliday, A., Kumar, C., Lee, J., Lewis, B., ... Sehgal, M. (2021). AGS/ADGAP Geriatrics Curriculum for Residency Programs. In Geriatrics Care Online. Retrieved from https://geriatricscareonline.org/ProductAbstract/agsadgap-geriatrics-curriculum-for-residency-programs/PC0014 
• Efe C. Ghanney Simons MD, Carol J. Bennett MD, The First Black Woman in Urology in the United States, Urology (2021), doi:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.08.027 
• Efe C. Ghanney Simons MD, Aileen Arevalo, Samuel L. Washington III MD, MAS, Serena Does PhD, Lorna Kwan MPH ,
  Anissa V. Nguyen MPH, Tracy M. Downs MD, Clarence H. Braddock III MD, MPH, MACP, Christopher Saigal MD, MPH, Trends in the Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the US Urology Workforce, Urology (2021), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.07.038 
• Efe C. Ghanney Simons MD, Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology) Simone Thavaseelan Christopher Saigal MD, MPH, Tracy Downs MD, Diversifying Graduate Medical Education & the Urology Workforce: Re-imagining our Structures, Policies, Practices, Norms & Values, Urology (2021), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.06.011 
• Hartman N, Jordan J, Gottlieb M, Mahler S, Cline D. A Model Research Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residency: A Modified Delphi Consensus. AEM E&T 2021; 5(2):e10484 https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10484
• Heldt JP, Agrawal A, Loeb R, et al. We're Not Sure We Like It but We Still Want More: Trainee and Faculty Perceptions of Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry. 2021 Feb. DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01403-4.
• Jordan J, Missaghi B, Douglass A, Tolles J.  A Comparison of Active Learning Techniques: Audience Response Lecture vs. Small Group Learning. AEM E&T 2021; 5(2):e10464. https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10464

• Gelberg L, Edwards ST, Hooker ER, Niederhausen M, Shaner A, Cowan B, Warde C.  Integrating Interprofessional Trainees into a Complex Care Program for Homeless Veterans: Effects on Health Services Utilization.  (Accepted JGIM 2021)

• Jordan J, Bavolek RA, Dyne PL, Richard CE, Villa S, Wheaton N. A Virtual Book Club for Professional Development in Emergency Medicine. West J Emerg Med. 2020;22(1):108-114. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.11.49066
• Love J, Doty CI, Smith JL, Jordan J, Deiorio NM, Van Meter MW, Edens MA, Hegarty C.  The Emergency Medicine Group SLOE as a Workplace Based Assessment:  The Validity is in the Detail. West J Emerg Med. 2020;21(3):600-609. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.3.45077
• Warde, C., Soh, M., Stuber, M., Tilden, V., Gelberg, L. (2020). Development of a Pilot Program in Team Performance for Interprofessional Learners Caring for Homeless Veterans. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 20: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2020.100323
• Wood DB, Jordan J, Cooney R, Goldflam K, Bright L, Gottlieb M. Conference Didactic Planning and Structure: An Evidence-Based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors. West J Emerg Med. 2020;21(4):999-1007 doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.46762
• Wu, Shirley, Nicholas Jackson, Spencer Larson, and Katherine T. Ward. “Teaching Geriatrics and Transitions of Care to Internal Medicine Resident Physicians.” Geriatrics, 2020 Oct;5(4):E72. PubMed PMID: 33050060.

• Coates WC, Yarris LM, Clark S, Runde D, Fowlkes E, Kurth J, Yarris L, Jordan J.  Research Pioneers in Emergency Medicine--Reflections on Their Paths to Success and Advice to Aspiring Researchers: A Qualitative Study.  Ann Emerg Med. 2019; 20(1):105-110 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.10.033
• Douglass A, Yip K, Lumanauw D, Fleischman R, Jordan J, Tanen D.  Resident Clinical Experience in the Emergency Department: Patient encounters by post graduate year. AEM E&T 2019; 3(3):243-250. https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10326
• Hopson LR,  Dorfsman ML, Branzetti J, Gisondi MA, Hart D, Jordan J, Cranford J, Williams S, Reagan L.  Comparison of the Standardized Video Interview and Interview Assessments of Professionalism and Interpersonal Communication Skills in Emergency Medicine.  AEM E&T 2019; 3(3):259-268. https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10346
• Jordan J, Dorfsman M, Wagner MJ, Wolf S.  The Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Academy for Scholarship Coaching Program: Addressing the Needs of Emergency Medicine Educators.  West J Emerg Med. 2019;20(1):105-110  10.5811/westjem.2018.9.39416
• Jordan J, Shah K, Phillips AW, Hartman N, Love J, Gottlieb M.  Use of the “Step-Back” Method for Education Research Consultation at the National Level: A Pilot Study.  AEM E&T 2019; 3(4): 347-352. https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10349
• Jordan J, Watcha D, Cassella C, Trivedi S, Kaji AK.  Impact of a Mentorship Program on Medical Student Burnout. AEM E&T 2019; 3(3):218-225. https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10354
• Kraut A, Caretta-Weyer H, Manthey D, Omron R, Kuhn G, Wolf S, Jordan J, Kornegay J.  The Flipped Classroom: A Critical Appraisal of the Literature. West JEM 2019;20(3):527-536 doi: 10.5811/westjem.2019.2.40979

• Moore, E.M., Soh, M., Stuber, M., Warde, C. (2019). Wellbeing for Trainees Caring for Homeless Veterans.  The Clinical Teacher 2019; 16: 367–372

• Pedigo R, Tolles J, Watcha D, Kaji A, Lewis R, Stark E, Jordan J.  Teaching Endotracheal Intubation Using a Cadaver versus Mannequin-based Model: A Randomized Control Trial. West J Emerg Med. 2019;21(1):108-114. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2019.10.44522

• Warde, C., Giannitrapani, K.F., Pearson, M.L. (2019). Teaching primary care teamwork: a conceptual model of primary care team performance. The Clinical Teacher, 16:1-7

• Warde CM, Linzer M, Schorling JB, Moore EM, Poplau S. (2019).  Balancing Unbalanced Lives: A Practical Framework for Personal and Organizational Change.  Mayo Clin Proc Inn Qual Out; 3(1):97-100.

• Clarke S, Jordan J, Yarris L, Fowlkes E, Kurth J, Runde D, Coates WC.  The view from the top: academic emergency department chairs’ perspectives on education scholarship. AEM Education and Training 2018;2:26-32 https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10070
• Jordan J, Coates W.C., Clark S, Runde D, Fowlkes E, Kurth J, Yarris L. The Uphill Battle of Performing Education Scholarship: Barriers Educators and Education Researchers Face.  West J Emerg Med. 2018;19(3):619-629. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.1.36752
• Jordan J, Hwang M, Kaji KH, Coates WC.  Scholarly Tracks in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs Are Associated with Increased Choice of Academic Careers.  West J Emerg Med. 2018;19(3):593-599. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.1.36753 
• Jordan, J., Hwang, M. & Coates, W.C. Academic career preparation for residents - are we on the right track? Prevalence of specialized tracks in emergency medicine training programs. BMC Med Educ 18, 184 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1288-x
• Jordan J, Linden JA, Maculatis MC, Hern HG, Schneider JI, Wills CP, Marshall JP, Freidman A, Yarris LM.  Identifying the Emergency Medicine Personality: A Multisite Exploratory Pilot Study. AEM Education and Training 2018;2:91-99  https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10078

• Soh, M., Shaner, A., Gelberg, L., Kopelson, K., Stuber, M., Warde, C. (2018). Using the Humanism Pocket Tool for Patients with Challenging Behaviors. Annals of Family Medicine, 16(5).

• Jordan J, Coates WC, Clarke S, Runde DP, Fowlkes E, Kurth J, Yarris LM.  Exploring Scholarship and the Emergency Medicine Educator: A Workforce Study. West J Emerg Med. 2017;18(1): 163-168. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.10.32636
• Lee S, Jordan J, Hern G, Druck J.  Transition of Care Practices from Emergency Department to Inpatient: Survey Data and the Development of an Algorithm. West J Emerg Med. 2017;18(1): 86-92. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.9.31004 
• Shah K, Jordan J, Jahnes K, Lisbon D, Lufty-Clayton L, Wei G, Santen SA.  Audience Response System Facilitates Prediction of Scores on In-Training Examination. West J Emerg Med. 2017;18(3):525-530. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2017.1.32858
• Wagner J, Schneberk T, Camilon M, Hern H, Jordan J, Osborn M, Menchine M.  What predicts performance? A multicenter study examining the association between resident performance, rank list position, and USMLE Step 1 scores.  Journal of Emerg Med. 2017;52(3): 332-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.11.008

• Coates W, Runde D, Yarris L, Santen S, Guth T, Rougas S, Miller J, Jordan J.  Creating a Cadre of Fellowship-Trained Medical Educators: A Qualitative Study of Faculty Development Program Leaders' Perspectives and Advice.  Academic Medicine. 2016; 91(12):1696-1704.  DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001097
• Jordan J, Elder J, Uijtdehaage S, Coates WC.  Dual Learning in an Emergency Medicine Clerkship Improves Student Performance.  Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016; 50(3);471-476. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.07.032
• Jordan, J., Hoffman, R., Arora, G. et al. Activated learning; providing structure in global health education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)– a pilot study. BMC Med Educ 16, 63 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-016-0581-9
• Jordan J, Jones D, Williams D, Druck J.  Publishing Venues for Education Scholarship: A Needs Assessment.  Acad Emerg Med. 2016; 23(6): 731-5

• Kessler C, Scott N, Siedsma M, Jordan J, Beach C, Coletti C.  Interunit Handoffs of Patients and Transfers of Information: A Survey of Current Practices.  Annals of Emergency Medicine.  2014, 64(4):343-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.04.022
• Warde C, Vermillion M, Uijtdehaage S.  (2014) A medical leadership course led to teamwork, advocacy, and mindfulness.  Family Medicine; 46:459-462

• Jordan J, Jalali A, Clarke S, Dyne P, Spector TS, Coates WC. Asynchronous vs. Didactic Education: It’s too early to throw in the towel on tradition.  BMC Medical Education.  2013, 13(1): 105. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-13-105

• Linzer MI, Levine R, Meltzer D, Poplau S, Warde CM, West CP. (2013) Ten Bold Steps to Prevent Burnout in General Internal Medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 29(1):18-20.

• Martin I, Devos E, Jordan J, Malya R, Tupesis J, Bentley S, Flemister A, Kapur B.  Global Health and Emergency Care:  An Undergraduate Medical Education Consensus-Based Research Agenda.  Academic Emergency Medicine. 2013, 20(12): 1224-32 https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12263

• Coates WC, Lin M, Clarke SO, Jordan J, Guth T, Santen SA, Yarris LM. Defining A Core Curriculum for Educational Scholarship Fellowships in Emergency Medicine.  Acad Emerg Med 2012, 19(12): 1425-33 https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12036
• Yarris LM, Coates WC, Lin M, Lind K, Jordan J, Clarke S, Guth T, Santen SA, Hamstra SJ.   A Suggested Core Content for Education Scholarship Fellowships in Emergency Medicine.  Acad Emerg Med 2012, 19(12): 1411-8 https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12032