The Kern Institute Cross Pillar diligently works throughout the year to research and recruit world leaders in medical education to present Kern Grand Rounds at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The team proudly presents a monthly guest lecturer during the academic year whose area of expertise falls within the Triple Aim of Medical Education: Character, Competence, and Caring.

• American Refugee: Dishwasher to Doctor | Hevel Kelli, MD; Emory University | March 4, 2019
• Holistic Admissions | Quinn Capers, MD; Ohio State University | February 14, 2019
• Professionalism in the Clinical Learning Environment | Lisa Lehmann, MD, PhD; Harvard Medical School | January 17, 2019

2018 Sessions

• Healing in Healthcare: Lessons from Clinicians and Patients | Larry R. Churchill, PhD; Vanderbilt University | November 15, 2018
• Character in Medical Education: What is It and Why It Matters | Andrea Leep Hunderfund, MD, MHPE | October 25, 2018
• The Respect Blind Spot: Differentiating Between Two Types and How to Strike the Right Balance | Kristie Rogers, PhD; Marquette University | October 22, 2018
• Character and the Practices of Care | William B. Cutrer, MD, MEd; Vanderbilt University | September 17, 2018
• Virtue and the Meaning of Life | Candace Vogler, PhD | September 7, 2018
• Humility, Empathy and Social Accountability: Why Medical Education Must Change in the United States | Pedro J. Greer, Jr., MD; Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University | August 15, 2018
• Reflections on Character, Virtues and the Aims of Medical Education: What Moral Knowledge is Essential to Doctoring | Larry R. Churchill, PhD; Vanderbilt University | June 15, 2018
• The Reform of Health Professions Education: Interprofessional and Competency-Based | George E. Thibault, MD | May 7, 2018
• Character: What is It, How Good Are We, and How Can We Become Better? | Christian B. Miller, PhD; Wake Forest University | April 19, 2018
• Trading Places: A doctor who found himself on the other end of the stethoscope | David P. Carbone, MD, PhD; The Ohio State University | March 29, 2018
• Utilizing Character to Rediscover Joy in the Practice of Medicine | Ryan Spellecy, PhD; Medical College of Wisconsin | February 22, 2018
• Medical Education: Where are we and where should we be? | Molly Cooke, MD, MACP; University of California-San Francisco | January 25, 2018

The Kern Institute Cross Pillar hosts informal gatherings at MCW every other month throughout the academic year to spark conversation on topics related to the Triple Aim of Medical Education: Character, Competence, and Caring.

2019 Sessions

• What I Wish I Had Known Four Years Ago | Zachary Helmen, Daniel Lee, Emily Navarrete, Jose Palomares, Liana Woodley | March 28, 2019
• When Things Can’t Be Fixed, Stories of Caring and Resilience | Wendy Peltier, MD and Callisia Clarke, MD | February 28, 2019
• Major Issues Facing U.S. Medical Schools | Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Dean of MCW School of Medicine, Provost and Executive Vice President | February 6, 2019

2018 Sessions

• Narrative Medicine and Reflective Writing | Bruce Campbell, MD | November 8, 2018
• Gender Identity: Taking a Deeper Dive | Andrew Petroll, MD and Jessica Francis MD | October 25, 2018
• Speak Up in Challenging Clinical Educational Environments | Marty Muntz, MD, Michael Lund, MD, Cassie Ferguson, MD, and Kristina Kaljo, PhD | October 24, 2018
• Clinical Learning Environment: Why Should We Care? | Marty Muntz, MD | September 20, 2018
• How Can We Help Our Students Thrive? | Cassie Ferguson, MD, and Michael Lund, MD | March 14, 2018
• Promoting Resiliency and Avoiding Burnout | Jennifer Apps, PhD and José Franco, MD | January 24, 2018

The Kern Institute Cross Pillar hosts journal club meetings at MCW every other month throughout the academic year to discuss a journal article and explore educational innovations related to the Triple Aim of Medical Education: Character, Competence, and Caring.

2018 Sessions

• Love and Respect: The Building Blocks of Medical Student Professionalism | Mawusi Kamassah, MD Candidate, Class of 2019 and James Reneau, MD/MS Candidate, Class of 2019 | October 24, 2018
• The Implications of the Philosophy of Medicine for Medical Education | Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA | April 25, 2018
• The Role of Physician Empathy in the Patient Experience | José Franco, MD | February 14, 2018