Section on Pediatric Trainees Medical Humanities Writing Curriculum

Description

Involvement in the medical humanities has been recognized as an important aspect of medical training. Trainees who participate in medical humanities activities have been noted to have higher empathy, greater resourcefulness, and lower burnout scores. Writing provides a no- to low-cost opportunity for trainees to engage in the medical humanities as well as academic and professional development. Furthermore, trainee writing can have a positive impact on wider advocacy and social justice efforts. Trainees, however, may perceive barriers to creating and submitting pieces of written work, and few resources for writing development are readily available to this learner group.

This educational series was developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Section on Pediatric Trainees (SOPT). It was designed for trainees at all levels who are interested in improving their writing skills and learning more about the publication process. We hope that you find the materials in these modules helpful and thought-provoking. 

The AAP SOPT Medical Humanities Curriculum consists of 7 modules.

• Introduction and Module Tutorial
• Module 1: Getting Started With Writing
• Module 2: Finding Your Flow: Argument-based Works and Narratives
• Module 3: Focusing on the Details
• Module 4: Soliciting Feedback and Finding a Home for Your Work
• Module 5: The Submission and Review Process
• Module 6: Finalizing and Promoting an Accepted Article

Course Details

• Start Date: July 25, 2022
• Online Access Expires: July 25, 2025
• Credit Expires: July 25, 2025
• Activity Type: Asynchronous Online Course
• Course ID: 60202

Faculty

Christopher E. Gaw, MD, MBE, FAAP 

Instructor of Pediatrics

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA 

Prerana Chatty, MD

Pediatrics Resident Physician

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 

Natalie Lanocha, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Oregon Health & Science University

Pediatric Palliative Care Physician

Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Portland, OR

Jonathan Berken, MD, PhD

Resident Physician 

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital 

Chicago, IL 

Hanna M. Saltzman, MD

Pediatric Resident Physician 

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Reviewers:

Lydia Furman, MD, FAAP

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Professor of Pediatrics, CWRU School of Medicine

Chair, UHCMC Institutional Review Board

Shaker Heights, OH

Regina Toto, MD

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Philadelphia, PA