Education
Weekly Continuing Medical Education Conference
The Department hosts a weekly continuing medical education conference. The conference is held every Friday morning and the topic of each conference includes:
- Morbidity & Mortality
- Journal Club
- Orthognathic
- Pathology
In addition to department faculty, these sessions are attended by Fellows, Residents, Researchers, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants. Fellows are also encouraged to attend Harvard Medical School Grand rounds (Wednesday mornings) and Vascular Anomalies Conference (Wednesday evenings).
High-fidelity Cleft Lip Surgical Trainer
Since 2015, Dr. Carolyn Rogers-Vizena has partnered closely with the Boston Children’s Hospital Simulator Program (SIMPeds) to develop and deploy a high-fidelity cleft lip surgical trainer. Her previous work has demonstrated the value of cleft simulation as part of a comprehensive teaching program, its utility for evaluation of technical skills, and its impact on long-term learning. Cleft lip simulation remains an ongoing part of the department’s educational mission and current innovation efforts are focused on developing lower cost trainers to deploy more broadly in both low- and high-resource environments.
Boston Children’s Hospital Academy
As a Fellow in the Department, you will have access to the educational resources of the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Academy. Boston Children’s Hospital’s Academy for Teaching and Educational Innovation and Scholarship was established to foster the development of healthcare professionals as educators and scholars within the BCH community.
Boston Children’s Hospital’s Academy for Teaching and Educational Innovation and Scholarship:
- promotes excellence and innovation in teaching and educational research
- offers support to educators in the form of seminars and workshops, print and electronic resources
- shares best teaching practices through interactive educational offerings and peer coaching of teaching experiences
- facilitates development of junior educators
- promotes interprofessional and multidisciplinary educational programs
- develops materials for national and international dissemination
- fosters recognition of Boston Children’s teachers locally and as national and international leaders.
Harvard Catalyst
Harvard Catalyst works with Harvard University’s schools and affiliate academic healthcare centers to build and grow an environment focused on team science – where discoveries are rapidly and efficiently translated to improve human health. To facilitate communication, collaboration, and data collection, the Harvard Catalyst’s informatics team has developed a range of open-source tools available to the community within Harvard University. As Harvard University’s Clinical and Translational Science Center, they serve the research community by offering courses and educational programs, research consulting, tools for study design and clinical trial collaboration, and guidance on regulatory issues. The resources at Harvard Catalyst are available to all trainees, fellows, and faculty.
