Breaking up with Your Notifications (that are Breaking Up Your Day)
By The 1440 Doctor: Jennifer Kanapicki Comer, MD Alright, today’s the day. You have a lecture coming up and you need to prepare. You’ve blocked off today to do it….
Let’s Talk Dirty, Part 1: Failure
Welcome Back, Today, MedUtopia welcomes another new contributor to our ranks! Rachel Lewin. PhD(c) is a doctoral candidate at the Graduate School for Education and Information Studies at UCLA. She…
Introducing: The 1440 Doctor
Today, I want to introduce you to our newest contributor, Dr. Jennifer Kanapicki! Dr. Kanapicki joins us from Stanford where she is the Assistant Residency Director and Co-Director of their…
Running a Successful Educational Event
Challenges of Running an Educational Event Running a solid and, dare I say, entertaining conference or course can be a challenging and daunting task. Whether you are in charge of…
What Are You Most Proud Of?
Ross Fisher delivered an amazing opening keynote presentation at the Ikigai Med Ed Course that was held at The Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky on November 7-9, 2018. If you…
The Ultimate Book Club for Educators
During the 2018 Ikigai Med Ed course in Versailles, Kentucky, Mike Gisondi and Rob Cooney gave a wonderful talk on books for educators. Both educators discussed LOTS of books that…
The Art of Kintsugi
Want to be stronger and grow from your “breaks”? Ever heard of the Japanese word “kintsugi”? From Wikipedia: Kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joinery”), also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, “golden repair”),[1] is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted…
Resuscitation Rounds
Resuscitation Rounds Emergency medicine is fast paced and requires rapid transition between tasks. This is why most of us fell in love with the speciality. Even on the busiest shifts…
The Social Program at Ikigai Med Ed
We are developing an awesome social program for the Ikigai Med Ed course! We have plans to make this new medical education and professional development course a memorable experience…
Lollipop Moments in Medical Education?
Ok, has Medutopia finally lost its mind? A lollipop moment? Really? What the heck is a lollipop moment and what does it have to do with medical education? I’m glad…
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