Medical Education Scholars in Pediatrics (MESP) is a monthly regularly scheduled series for faculty and trainees who conduct research in medical education, recognizing medical education as a primary focus for academic scholarship. These sessions are intended to foster collaboration and disseminate knowledge to promote scholarship in medical education.
About MESP
- Mission and Vision
- Global Learning Objectives
- MESP Resource Roadmap
- Recordings - MESP Intranet Page
- Join MESP!
Mission: Develop and support a community of educators seeking to incorporate scholarship into their initiatives for the purposes of dissemination, growth, and promotion.
Vision: Collaborative and thriving community of educational scholars in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Pediatrics.
- Develop programming and curriculum for scholarship in medical education within the Department of Pediatrics
- Develop faculty expertise to mentor trainees in medical education projects
- Analyze articles and presentations related to medical education scholarship
- Formulate time, resources, and assistance toward members producing at least one publication, abstract, and/or presentation for each academic year (faculty), or for their training duration (trainees)
- Examine, through self-reflection, how implicit bias can impact scholarly work, including publications, research, scholarship, and presentations
Lost in the medical education scholarship landscape and don’t know how to find your way? The Roadmap for Medical Education Scholarship will show possible pathways toward the goal of scholarly productivity.
All MESP recordings can found on the Department of Pediatrics intranet page, which DOP members can access with their NetID login and password.
MESP meets monthly during the academic school year. Monthly announcements are sent to the Department of Pediatrics the day before the session. If you would like to be added to the MESP community email address and calendar invites, email Kate Dougherty at catherine.dougherty@wisc.edu.
MESP Sessions
Session #7 – November 17, 2025
Session Title: The Collective for Innovation, Scholarship and Research in Undergraduate Medical Education (CISR-UME): Supporting and Sustaining Advancements in Medical Student Education and Beyond Speaker: Sarah Jung, PhD, associate professor, Department of Surgery, SMPH
November 18, 2025
Session #6 – October 27, 2025
Session Title: Networking in Medical Education Scholarship Speakers: Nikki St Clair, MD, MS, professor, Divisions of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care and Global Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics; Sushant Srinivasan, MD, MHPE, associate professor, Division of …
October 28, 2025
Session #5 – September 2, 2025
Session Title: GPAM Collaboration- Session 1: Key Elements of Writing an Abstract for a Clinical Conference Speaker: Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public …
September 3, 2025
Session #4 – April 14, 2025
Session Title: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Educators & Educational Scholars Speakers: Cris Ebby, MD, Sushant Srinivasan, MD, MHPE, and Nikki St Clair, MD, MS Session Resource: UTF-8Twelve tips on applying AI tools in HPE scholarship …
April 21, 2025
Session #3 – January 13, 2025
Session Title: Refreshing Our Joy in Clinical Teaching: Sharing Tips and Wisdom for “in-the-moment” Teaching Speaker: Jonathan E Fliegel, MD, FAAP, associate professor, associate fellowship director, Division of Hospital Medicine & Complex Care, Department of …
January 15, 2025- More MESP Sessions
