<aside> 📢 Welcome to the 2nd edition of the ID MedEd Digest! We are excited to bring you another issue packed with high-yield teaching and learning resources!

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Featured Educator

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Featured MedEd Article

This month’s featured medical education article is Evidence-Based Inclusive Graduate Medical Education Recruitment Strategies by Alda Maria Gonzaga, Jyothi Marbin, and Kyla Terhune published in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education in 2022.

This article provides tips for recruiting a diverse workforce to training programs by using evidence-based inclusive recruitment strategies such as:

• Intentionally establishing recruitment as a goal & tracking outcomes
• Implementing holistic review processes
• Minimizing interviewers’ implicit biases
• Increasing the size & diversity of the ranking committee

Most importantly, the article highlights the importance of being authentic and not trying to “sell” an environment that doesn’t truly exist in your program. Rather, make long-lasting changes to the program by:

• Getting institutional leadership buy-in
• Investing in an inclusive environment
• Building a pipeline

Gonzaga AM, Marbin J, Terhune K. Evidence-Based Inclusive Graduate Medical Education Recruitment Strategies. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2022;14(1):115-116.

IDChalkTalk of the Month

Do fungal diagnostics throw your learners for a loop? Are you looking for a high-yield approach to teaching about the myriad antigen tests out there? We've got your back! In this chalk talk, Dr. Sara Dong shares a teaching script for fungal biomarkers!

Fungal biomarkers

Learning Objectives

• Compare and contrast beta-D-glucan and aspergillus galactomannan testing for invasive fungal infections
• List typical infectious pathogens which lead to positive beta-D-glucan and galactomannan
• Describe common etiologies of falsely elevated beta-D-glucan or galactomannan testing

This Month in FOAM

Do you get lost in owl’s eyes when you think about teaching CMV topics? Then look no further than these free online resources for materials to share with your trainees!

• What’s New in CMV? @MoffittNews TID PD Dr. Aliyah Baluch reviews CMV updates in this episode of id podcasts. Hit a few of the highlights at 14:30 (CMV background), 28:20 (antivirals), 31:00 (prophylaxis vs pre-emptive therapy), and 36:20 (letermovir for prevention).
• Retweet it! @NSpottiswoodeMD (ID fellow Dr. Natasha Spottiswoode from @UCSF_ID ) provides this tweetorial as a quick review on CMV in the immunocompromised host.
• CliffNotes version! @IDstewardship (ID PharmD Dr. Tim Gauthier) breaks down key points on maribavir used for refractory post-transplant CMV infection and disease.
• Looking for more CMV-filled gems? Check out #cytomegalovirus for research updates, pathology images, public health information, and more!

Educator Skill of the Month

As fellows start looking at new job opportunities after graduation, we wanted to include information on Finding and Negotiating Your First Job. The AMA has a few good pages for what to ask on job interviews and how to negotiate. Main points:

1. Research your employer. For example, you want to know who you are working for - their mission statement, whether they have research opportunities, and what type of location and population they serve.
2. Know what’s important to you - is it money? loan repayment? time off? job duties, like research opportunities or a specific skill you want to use? Work to name your priorities, and in what order so you know what to ask for.
3. Know what’s not as important to you - use these as concessions for negotiation. If you’re ok not getting relocation funds, keep this as a bargaining chip.
4. Use a contract lawyer; they will find things and bring things to your attention that you might not notice. Is there an unusually large non-compete area if you leave the job? Is there a base salary guarantee that ends after a certain time period?