University of Utah Writing & Career Development Group

Initiated in 2021, the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics Writing & Career Development Group provides faculty and fellows with a supportive mechanism to publish content on the Children’s Medical Home/Medical Home Portal. The group meets regularly to discuss academic progress, engage in mentoring, participate in focused trainings and related career development opportunities, and develop a network of supportive peers and colleagues.

Active:

Kirk Bjella, MD

Alanna Brickley, MD

Allison Ellzey, MD, MSEd

Jennifer D. Ellzey, MD

Shana Godfred-Cato, DO

Zainab Kagen, MD

Jose Morales Moreno, MD

Kathryn Murray, MD

Kirti Sivakoti, MD

Kimberly Stowers, MD

Kira Watson, MD, MPH

Previously active:

Meghan M. O'Connor, MD

Hannah Jelley, MD

• Build and diversify your academic portfolio by writing for the Portal and related projects 
• Understand how the Medical Home Portal helps improve evidence-based and value-based care
• Learn about faculty development opportunities with the Portal and related projects (UPIQ, Pediatrics ECHO, URLEND, UDAC)
• Build professional network and experience academic camaraderie

Faculty and fellows can capitalize on their effort for the Portal by presenting the information in different settings. Here are some options to consider:

Pediatrics ECHO
Case-based interactive/live webinars. Think of examples of cases that relate to and illustrate the Portal content that you update. We can then set up an ECHO to address those cases. During the ECHOs you can load up the Portal web page or a powerpoint that you extract from the web page and then you can be the topic “expert.” You could also share that honor with a specialist, such as someone who co-authors or reviews your content. You can also share an ECHO with one of the other writing group members to cover more than one topic during the hour.See Past Trainings, above, for presentation tips. Contacts: Jennifer Goldman jennifer.goldman@hsc.utah.edu and Mindy Tueller mindy.tueller@utah.edu

Pediatric Resident Noon Conferences –  Sign up to present material from your Portal pages related to Gen Peds Topics or Behavioral and Development topics. You can develop a powerpoint from your Portal page to use during the lecture. Interactive didactics are also welcome! Contacts: Coral Nolen Coral.Nolen@hsc.utah.edu  (or chief residents or Bruce Herman).  Let Jennifer know if you sign up for a topic related to the Portal, please.

Podcasts
Some existing possibilities include:

• Virtual Curbsidepodcasts – Utah AAP chapter. Contact office@aaputah.org 
• Rural & Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE ()) podcasts  

Utah Pediatric Partnership to Improve Healthcare Quality (UPIQ)
This is a statewide quality improvement program. Projects change periodically. You can get involved in an ongoing QIP in your clinical setting, be the physician champion when a new project starts, or be a guest expert in learning collaboratives associated with their quality improvement projects. Current projects: Asthma, Children’s Mental Health Access and Integration Community Collaborative. Contact: Diane Liu Diane.Liu@hsc.utah.edu

School Health

• Salt Lake School District Nurses – Give a 10-30 minute presentation on health-related topics and programs to a small and very friendly audience (<10 people). These talks sometimes lead to an invitation to give a CME talk at the Utah School Nurses Meetings (much larger audience). 
• Consider giving a talk for parents, teachers, or students? Discuss ideas for talks and outreach at various local schools
  Contact: Jennifer Goldman jennifer.goldman@hsc.utah.edu.

Care Process Models and Algorithms
Do you have an idea to improve quality using a CPM or algorithm? Talk to Jennifer to discuss next steps because the point of contact would depend on your idea. These can be published on the Portal.

Forms, SmartPhrases, PowerPlans for EMRs - You would need to talk with Carole Stipelman (Epic) or Justin Alvey (iCentra) depending on which EMR. Be aware that these processes take a lot of time because they don’t just affect your clinic.

Division or Clinic Meetings – Give a 5-10 minute update on your new content and useful tips during one of the division or clinic meetings, and show the Portal page to your colleagues. This isn’t something you would put on your CV, but it would be quite useful for everyone! Please let Jennifer know if you do this.

Conferences – Presenting (posters, talks, workshops) at various conferences: 

• Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) (APA) in May (research and education focus)
• AAP’s National Conference & Exhibition (NCE) in October (broad spectrum of pediatric content)
• Utah’s Common Problems in Pediatrics (UAAP) in June (broad spectrum of pediatric content)
• Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Region 9  meetings in January (great place to present early research)
• Academy of Health Science Educators (at UU, focusing on med ed), ongoing opportunities

Grand Rounds
These are generally by invitation only but may be in your future as you gain more expertise in a given subject. Pediatric Grand Rounds site.

MedEdPortal
AAMC online journal, focusing on improvements and innovations in medical education. PubMed indexed. Contact Wendy Hobson-Rohrer for more information.

Grants
CATCH grants through the AAP are a great way to engage the broader community and advocate for children’s health. 
1U4U-- This UU initiative seeks projects aimed at campus, education, engagement, research and scholarship. Each project must include three faculty members from at least two different colleges and must include both academic affairs and health sciences. Each project must consist of new work and a new team--and not be based on a previously shared external award.

• You will receive a link to a Word doc on Box for the content you are updating.
• We’ll work together to set up a realistic deadline for the first draft.
• Complete a literature search on the topic. (The Resources for Writers section has How To information for PubMed searches.)
• If updating a page that does not have a set outline (we will let you know if this is the case), make recommendations for reordering, shortening, and/or adding outline headings as needed. Once finished, we’ll give feedback. Once the outline is finalized, writing begins.
• Complete a final first draft.
  • Are citations noted with PubMed ids or other information?
  • If there is a Services & Referral section, does it contain referral Info (when to refer/who to refer to/when not to refer, etc.)?
  • Is the Resources section filled out with a few legitimately helpful links for Clinicians and Families, too? (Links should be freely accessible.)
  • In the Resources section, Tools are added if relevant (Patient Education, Clinical Checklists, Letters of Medical Necessity, Medication Guides, Questionnaires, Toolkits, Other)

• We’ll send feedback.
• We’ll send your Author bio. It has a brief conflict of interest declaration at the end. Check the box if you have no conflicts or write out conflicts that we should record. Please let us know if you’d like changes to your bio.
• Address feedback.
• Publish and/or seek a reviewer. Ideas for peer reviewers are appreciated.

Accessing Box

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Opening a Box File

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2. Box Desktop Program

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Box Offline

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