Check with Aunt Bertha for Community Services Technology enables a lot of people to connect to a lot of information. Aunt Bertha is a great example of using technology in this way. This site helps people find free or reduced cost services like medical care, food and job training in their own local community. You Read More…

UCISOM Student Handbook The UC Irvine School of Medicine Student Handbook is reviewed annually prior to the start of the MS1/MS2 academic year in August and the MS3/MS4 academic year in May. Accordingly, the Student Handbook has recently been reviewed and updated for the new students who began their clerkships this week. If you need Read More…

2018 Key Issues in Teaching and Learning The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is a leading community of institutions and organizations of higher education that are committed to advancing learning through the innovative application of technology. The ELI surveys this community annually to determine the key issues and opportunities in teaching and learning. In 2018, more Read More…

Defining a Curriculum Curriculum can be implemented through many evidence-based methods using a variety of effective resources. To support aggregate reporting on different educational methods and resources across medical schools, the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the MedBiquitous Consortium (MedBiquitous), created a standardized vocabulary through which medical schools can communicate about their curriculum Read More…

Project Management Tools Tackling projects big and small typically requires monumental feats of organization, tracking and communication. While spreadsheets, calendars and email do a lot to help in managing a project, there are a breed of tools that focus primarily on supporting project management. These tools often include features such as coordinating to-do lists, supporting Read More…

Simple Tools to Create Professional Graphics We have often heard the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Creating presentations or educational resources can greatly benefit from finding the right image or graphic to help illustrate a point or help a learner remember a concept. Yet for those of us who do not have Read More…

New Library Resource: Access to the Sanford Guide Institutional access to the Web Edition of the Sanford Guide, a topic-based resource that focuses on treatment of infectious disease, is now available through the Grunigen Medical Library. To access, visit https://webedition.sanfordguide.com/. If you would like to access the Sanford Guide from a UC Irvine site (e.g., Read More…

AAMC GEA 2018 National Educational Grants Program The Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE) section of the AAMC’s Group on Educational Affairs is pleased to announce the call for letters of intent for the 2018 National Educational Grants program. This grant is for the funding of research in health professions education. A limited number Read More…

Educating Learners through Innovation and Technology (ELITe) Conference Check out the inaugural year of the Educating Learners through Innovation and Technology (ELITe) Conference — Early bird registration ends on Jan. 24. Come to the Great Wolf Lodge from Feb. 21-23, 2018, and learn to be a phenomenal educator at ELITe Conference. This three-day conference is designed Read More…

Best Medical Apps of 2017 The market of mobile healthcare apps for both patients and providers continued to grow during the past year. For those seeking new ways to use their mobile devices as a resource at the point of care, review the list of notable apps for providers released in 2017 that has been Read More…