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  • #63 AIMW26 Recap #2: Pearls and (Educational) Knowledge from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Conference
    Aug 6 2026

    with guests Drs. Reeni Abraham, Bryan Brown, Stefanie R Brown, and Matthew A Clark

    Come on the adventure with Drs. Reeni Abraham, Bryan Brown, Stefanie R Brown, and Matthew A Clark as we discuss the highlights from the AIMW26 Conference, including the Opening Plenary, and the mesmerizing educational sessions.

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    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Guest one-liner
    • Experience at AIMW26 thus far
    • Plenary recap about mentorship
    • Leading and mentoring in moral distress workshop
    • Designing mentorship networks and the mentorship matrix model workshop
    • Tools for effective direct observation of clinical skills workshop
    • Maximizing asynchronous learning for board prep and clinical reasoning workshop
    • Deploying AI to grade clerkship simulations workshop
    • Preparing trainees for emerging health care roles workshop
    • Designing a novel dual leadership model for residency workshop
    • Job crafting for clinician educators workshop

    Credits

    • Producer, Writer, Graphics: Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, Molly Heublein MD
    • Hosts: Molly Heublein MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd
    • Editors: Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, Molly Heublein MD, Era Kryzhanovskaya MD,
    • Reviewer: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD
    • Guests: Reeni Abraham MD, Bryan Brown MD, MHS, Stefanie R Brown MD, MBA, and Matthew A Clark, DO
    • Technical support: Podpaste
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic
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  • #62 Planning for Longevity and Meaning: Early Career Planning for Clinician Educators from AIMW26 with guests Drs. Tina Phan and Elisa Sottile
    Jul 16 2026

    Transitioning from residency to academic medicine can feel exciting, overwhelming, and full of hidden expectations. In this episode, our esteemed guest Drs. Tina Phan and Elisa Sottile share practical strategies for building sustainable careers as clinician educators. They discuss using Ikigai to identify meaningful work, Schlossberg's Transition Theory to navigate career transitions, the importance of mentorship networks, recognizing the hidden curriculum of academic medicine, and applying job crafting to rediscover purpose at work and prevent burnout. Whether you're just beginning your career or reassessing your current role, this episode provides practical frameworks for building a long, meaningful, and flourishing career.

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    Credits

    • Producers: Molly Heublein MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, and Era Kryzhanovskaya MD
    • Show notes & Infographics: Era Kryzhanovskaya, MD
    • Hosts: Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd and Molly Heublein MD
    • Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, Molly Heublein MD
    • Peer Reviewer: Keith Dickerson, MD
    • Guests: Dr. Tina Phan, Dr. Elisa Sottile
    • Technical support: Podpaste
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic

    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Guests one-liner/ passion outside of medicine
    • Guests’s highlights of AIMW26 and motivations to present their workshops
    • Using Ikigai
    • Schlossberg's Transition Theory to navigate career transitions
    • Importance of Mentorship networks
    • Recognizing the hidden curriculum of academic medicine
    • Applying job crafting to rediscover purpose and prevent burnout
    • Outro

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  • #61 AIMW26 Recap #1: Pearls and (Educational) Practice Changing Knowledge from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Conference - With Guests Drs. Ray Bignall and Lauren Phinney
    Jun 25 2026

    Come on the adventure with Drs. Ray Bignall and Lauren Phinney as we discuss the highlights from the first day of the AIMW26 Conference, the Opening Plenary, and the mesmerizing educational sessions.

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    Credits

    • Producer, Writer, Graphics: Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd
    • Hosts: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd
    • Editors: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng MD, MAEd, and Molly Heublein MD
    • Reviewer: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD
    • Guests: O. N. Ray Bignall II, MD, FAAP, FASN and Lauren Phinney, MD
    • Technical support: Podpaste
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic

    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Guest one-liner
    • Experience at AIMW26 thus far
    • The five lessons of mentorship
    • Mentorship is a network
    • The importance of sharing and reflecting on mentee stories
    • Different avenues to set up mentor relationships
    • Bridging the generational gap in academic medicine
    • Best practices for generative AI and LLMS
    • The hidden tax of volunteerism in medical education
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    58 min
  • #60 Teaching in the AI Era: Updates from AIMW26 - With Drs Eric Burnett and Alexander Glaser
    Jun 11 2026

    Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming medical education with insights from Drs. Eric Burnett (Columbia) and Alexander Glaser (Pennsylvania Hospital, UPenn), recorded live at AIMW26. This episode breaks down practical ways educators are using AI- from feedback tools and clinical reasoning support to EHR integration- while tackling real concerns like deskilling, bias, and academic integrity. Walk away with actionable frameworks and strategies to help learners use AI effectively, ethically, and in a way that actually improves their skills.

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    Credits

    • Producer, Show Notes, CME: Molly Heublein MD
    • Script: Mike Cheng MD
    • Infographic/ Cover Art: ChatGPT and Molly Heublein MD
    • Hosts: Mike Cheng MD, Molly Heublein MD
    • Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD
    • Guests: Eric Burnett MD, Alexander Glaser MD
    • Technical support: Podpaste
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic

    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Guest one-liner/ Best piece of advice
    • Benefits of AI
    • Risks of AI
    • Institutional Policies and Guidelines around using AI in MedEd
    • Frameworks for Assessing AI Use
    • Practical Considerations and Future Directions
    • How to get started with AI as an Educator
    • Balancing Climate/societal Concerns
    • Outro
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    57 min
  • #59 Connecting on a Human Level: teaching and working with Gen Z learners
    May 28 2026

    Join us as we journey through how to best improve our teaching and learning environments for Gen Z learners with guests from 3 different workshops at AIMW26 related to the topic. You will walk away with practical tips to enhance teaching, learning, and mentoring with Mrs. Deena Segal and Drs. Elle Newcome and Sanjay A. Patel.

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    Credits

    • Producer, Writer, Graphics: Era Kryzhanovskaya, MD
    • Hosts: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng, MD, MAEd
    • Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Mike KW Cheng, MD, MAEd
    • Reviewer: Molly Heublein MD
    • Guest: Mrs. Deena Segal, Drs. Elle Newcome and Sanjay Patel
    • Technical support: Podpaste
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic
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    1 ora e 13 min
  • #58 To Theory or Not to Theory: that is the (educational) question with Drs. Erick Hung and Jimmy Beck
    Aug 27 2025
    Join us as we take a journey through the land of educational theory, conceptual frameworks, and how to apply both of them in classroom and clinical teaching as health professions educators. You will walk away with practical tips and tricks about the use of theory to enhance your teaching with Drs. Jimmy Beck and Erick Hung.

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    Credits

    • Producer, Writer, Graphics: Era Kryzhanovskaya, MD
    • Hosts: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Molly Heublein MD
    • Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Molly Heublein MD, Mike KW Cheng, MD, MAEd
    • Reviewer: Mike KW Cheng, MD, MAEd
    • Guest: Erick Hung, MD; Jimmy Beck, MD.
    • Technical support: Podpaste
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic

    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Guest one-liner/ Best piece of advice
    • Definitions: What is educational theory?
    • Can you be a great teacher without theory?
    • Translating theory to practice: concrete examples
    • Faculty development for busy clinicians
    • Practical tips and low-barrier strategies
    • Motivational theories and the “warm demander”
    • Take home points
    • Outro


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    59 min
  • #57 Clinician Educator Essentials: Practical Tips to Jumpstart your Teaching
    Aug 13 2025
    Feeling overwhelmed by clinical teaching? In this episode of The Curbsiders Teach, we dive into the essentials every new educator should know—from setting expectations and building a positive learning climate to dropping high-value teaching pearls on the fly. Our expert guest Elizabeth Gatewood DNP, FNP-C, CNE shares her best advice, biggest surprises, and go-to strategies for making teaching efficient, meaningful, and fun. Whether you're just starting out or refining your approach, this episode is packed with actionable insights you can use tomorrow.

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    Credits

    • Producer, Writer, Graphics: Molly Heublein MD
    • Hosts: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Molly Heublein MD
    • Editor: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Molly Heublein MD
    • Guest: Elizabeth Gatewood, DNP, FNP-C, CNE, FAANP, FAAN
    • Technical support: Podpaste
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic

    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Guest one-liner/ Best piece of advice
    • Challenges to clinical teaching
    • Establishing a learning climate/orienting a learner
    • Goals and Feedback
    • Teaching clinical reasoning/One Minute Preceptor
    • Debriefing
    • Teaching on the fly
    • Focusing on Pearls
    • Setting expectations
    • Take home points
    • Outro
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    41 min
  • #56 To Err is Human: Best Practices for Leading Morbidity and Mortality Conferences with Dr. Matthew Clark and Dr. John Erickson
    Jul 30 2025
    Get ready to transform how you think about Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conferences! In this episode, Drs. John Erickson and Matthew Clark from Maine Medical Center share their powerful approach to coaching residents, fostering psychological safety, and using M&Ms as a springboard for growth—not shame. Whether you’re planning your first M&M or rethinking your program’s approach, this conversation is packed with insights you won’t want to miss!


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    Credits

    • Producer CME: Molly Heublein MD
    • Hosts, editors: Era Kryzhanovskaya MD, Molly Heublein MD
    • Script, show notes, infographics: Karishma Patel MD
    • Technical Support: Podpaste
    • Guest: John Erickson MD, Matthew Clark DO
    • Theme Music: MorsyMusic
    Show Segments

    • Intro, guest bio
    • 7:23 Reflecting on mistakes in medicine
    • 12:50 Background on M&M conferences
    • 13:24: Case from Kashlack Memorial
    • 14:19 Benefits of M&M conferences
    • 20:18 Creating a culture of psychological safety
    • 25:23 Planning M&M conferences, coaching residents on planning M&M conferences
    • 31:40 M&M curriculum for residents
    • 41:17 Quality improvement tools and frameworks
    • 45:05 Navigating difficult conversations
    • 48:30 Structure of M&M
    • 52:23 Turning M&M learning points into systemic change
    • 57:43 Takeaways
    • Outros
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    1 ora e 5 min