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Hi everyone! I am a general internal medicine fellow in the hospitalist track working toward a Masters in Clinical Education. My research interests include improving the patient and physician experiences, clinical innovation in the hospital, and medical education (specifically interested in undergraduate med ed and clinical training). Hobbies include running and cooking/baking. Fun fact--just had a baby girl who will be 5 weeks old tomorrow! Looking forward to the course!

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sounds like we have a great mix of folks for this class!

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hi everyone! I am yet another medical student in between my 3rd and 4th year of medical school, also part of the Clinical Scientist Research Training Program (CSTP). My research focus is in Eustachian Tube function testing (currently working on a new testing protocol). In this course, I am looking forward to working on how to actually go about writing a proper manuscript. I was born and raised in Singapore, and moved to Pitt for college and now med school (H2P!). In my free time, I really enjoy making and eating food. Sad to say, there are no really great southeast asian food spots in these parts :(

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Hi everyone,

I'm a first year general internal medicine fellow working toward obtaining a certificate in medical education. My goal for the course is especially to improve my oral presentation skills. My fun fact is that i have 7 week old twin girls :)

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Hi all -

I'm on the Masters track in Clinical Research between my third and fourth years of medical school. Pitt Med allowed me to defer my matriculation for two years to do some fun things. My research interest is in implementing integrated behavioral health services into the pediatric primary care setting, particularly focusing on how this affects a practice's organizational context. In this course, I am looking forward to working on my communication skills, particularly to speak with weight and confidence.This has been a longer standing goal of mine, and I was recommended this course by my advisor.

Fun fact: You only need three fingers of your right hand to type my first and last name. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I will lose this perk when I get married in November. Here is a photo of us at our first Pittsburgh Great Race 5k. I'm signed up for my first half marathon this coming May. Pumped!

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I am a 3rd year pediatric gastroenterology fellow at UPMC Children's Hospital  and am pursuing the certificate in clinical research through ICRE. My research focus is in nutritional therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases, and specifically in patient and parent experiences with implementation of nutritional therapy.

In my free time I enjoy running (I ran my first marathon in May!) and traveling, both in and out of the US!

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Hello everyone!!

I'm a second year urogynecology fellow working on my Masters in Clinical Research, Translational Tract. I have a passion for bench research (a rarity in urogynecology) and am excited to hone my manuscript writing and reviewing skills! I have a one year old daughter who is the light of my life (picture below). In my spare time, I enjoy reading and distance running.

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Hey everyone!

I am one of the second year Surgical Oncology fellows, and I'm pursuing my Certificate in Medical Education. I'm excited to translate some the these skill sets to the field of surgery and eventually become a residency Program Director. From this course, I'm specifically looking to hone my oral presentation skills to create memorable talks.

When I'm not in class or in the OR, I enjoy exploring Pittsburgh for new restaurants and attempting to find a Kentucky-worthy bourbon bar.  Alas, the search continues...

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Hi!

I'm one of the second year pulmonary-critical care fellows, currently working towards my masters in medical education. My main interest is in critical care simulation (specifically ventilator simulation). I hope to improve my medical writing skills through this course and develop techniques to become a more effective educator!

In my free time, I love finding new restaurants and being a dog-mom to my two goofball pugs!

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Hey all,

I'm a fifth-year general surgery resident in the second of my two research years, and I plan to eventually go into Trauma/Acute Care surgery. I'm enrolled in the Masters in Clinical Research program and would like to improve my writing and presentation skills. In my spare time, I've been trying to learn how to play the guitar and have been exploring craft breweries around the city.

Looking forward to the course!

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Hi!
I am a medical student between my 2nd and 3rd years, participating in the Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP).

Prior to medical school, I got an MA in religious studies / Philosophy, and then taught those subjects at the high school level. After that, I worked as head of research at a mobile digital healthcare company, specializing in remote monitoring of pregnant women.

I look forward to to taking this course!

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Hi, Everyone. I'm not an instructor or student in this class, but I helped Dr. Mayowski put together the online course, so I'm peaking in to see how everything is going. My PhD is in cultural anthropology and I did my fieldwork in Nepal, where I was also born. Here's a picture of me back in the olden olden days. These days, I'm faculty in the ICRE and I run the IDEA Lab, which supports educational innovation. I know you'll have a wonderful time in this course. I wish I were taking it!

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Hi! I am an Hematology/Oncology fellow and my research focuses on leukemias. I am very interested in improving the way that I communicate my findings to the scientific community. In my free time I enjoy playing Tennis!

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Hello! I'm an MD/PhD student in my 1st PhD year. My research focuses on improving healthcare providers' assessments of intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion, particularly among adolescents. More broadly, I am interested in issues at the intersection of both gender and health.

I am looking forward to strengthening my writing skills and learning more about the peer-review process!

As a fun fact, I went to middle/high school in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Hi! I'm a 3rd year medical student in the Clinical Scientist Training Program. I'm hoping to expand my foundation in medical writing/presentation through this course. Outside of school, I love music - I play the piano and sing, and I worked as an accompanist for theater productions and private voice students before starting med school.

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Hello, my name is Kat Kruckenberg and I am a 4th year medical student participating in the Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP) this year before applying for the match next year. I received my undergraduate degree in Italian Language from UC Berkeley and did extra courses as a post grad in order to apply to medical school. I am interested in Psychiatry and my research lies in the area of substance abuse and liver transplant for alcohol related liver disease. I also play the clarinet in the yearly scope and scalpel production put on by the medical students. Looking forward to meeting you all! 

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Hello, my name is Kat Kruckenberg and I am a 4th year medical student participating in the Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP) this year before applying for the match next year. I received my undergraduate degree in Italian Language from UC Berkeley and did extra courses as a post grad in order to apply to medical school. I am interested in Psychiatry and my research lies in the area of substance abuse and liver transplant for alcohol related liver disease. I also play the clarinet in the yearly scope and scalpel production put on by the medical students. Looking forward to meeting you all! 

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Hello! I'm a Medical Student in the Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP) in between my 2nd and 3rd years of medical school.

I'm a former bilingual elementary school teacher (Spanish/English), Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Moldova), and former federal government analyst in housing policy (U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development in DC). I'm a nontraditional, career-changer medical student.

I'm very much looking forward to this class!

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Hello !. I am one of the current second-year critical care fellow. I am looking forward to this course to learn the fundamentals in medical writing and presentation.  My hobbies include street photography (interested in capturing human emotions) and running .

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Hello I am co-teaching this course with Colleen. I have taught medical writing several times over my career. These skills have influenced all of my own work and can be tremendously useful to you.  I look forward to getting to know each of you
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Hello! My name is Colleen Mayowski. My goal for this course is to help you improve your writing and presentation skills, because medical educators and researchers must be able to present their work clearly and effectively in oral and written forms.

Since joining the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) at the University of Pittsburgh, my work has focused on research and practice related to teaching adult learners, with an emphasis on online teaching. My particular focus is the teaching of medical writing and communication skills. Prior to joining the ICRE, my publications centered on describing the prevalence of institution-level eportfolio implementation at accredited United States colleges and universities for the purpose of supporting regional accreditation and/or reaffirmation. Additionally, my work explored the characteristics (such as Basic Carnegie Classification) of institutions that implement eportfolios for accreditation, and the perceptions held by institutions’ accreditation liaison officers (ALOs). This work provides evidence that allows us to conclude that support for eportfolios in the literature is not carried over into practice. This finding may facilitate discussion around requirements for transparency of institutional effectiveness data.

Something true of me that is probably not true of others in this class? I received my BA, master's degree, and doctorate at Pitt, and have worked here for 20 years.