Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin
Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education
Kern Institute

Kern Institute Philosophies of Medical Education Transformation Laboratory (P-METaL)

The P-METaL lab focuses on foundational scholarship and research to guide education initiatives aiming at the transformation of medical education.
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P-METaL Information

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Vision

To become the conceptual arm of the Kern Institute engaged in foundational scholarship and research to guide education initiatives aiming at the transformation of medical education.

Mission
  • Engage and support scholarship at the intersection of medical education, professional identity formation, and the philosophy of medicine
  • Host the Practical Wisdom work group
  • Develop and engage in empirical research projects to improve our understand of clinical learning environments and foster the training of wise, compassionate and caring physicians
  • Develop innovative approaches for the implementation of a philosophy(ies) of medical education transformation
  • Host the “virtual lab”
  • Provide public outreach through events / conferences / workshops
Core Values
  • Leadership
  • Service
  • Collegiality
  • Excellence
  • Honesty
  • Courage
  • Intellectual humility
  • Intellectual rigor
  • Commitment to translational research
Collaboration & Outreach
  • Collaboration with the Medical Education Data Science Laboratory and the Human Centered Design Laboratory + five Pillars
  • Seeking national and international collaboration
  • Strategic dissemination of the scholarship, research data and pedagogical innovations throughout MCW, KNN and (inter)nationally

P-METaL Members

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Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA

Director, P-METaL Lab; Member, Cross Pillar, Kern Institute

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Jeffrey C. Amundson, PhD

Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute

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Jakob Alden

Student Member

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Clara Bosco, MD

Member, Resident Physician, Department of Surgery Banner University Medical Center

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Justin Chu

Student Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute

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Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD

Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute

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Justine Espisito

Research Coordinator II

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Jeff D. Fritz, PhD

Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute

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Will Lyon, MD

Geriatrics Fellow

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Karen J. Marcdante, MD

Director, Human-Centered Design Lab, Kern Institute

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Quinn McKinnon

Student Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute

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Lana Minshew, PhD, MEd

Director, Human-Centered Design Lab; Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute

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Aasim I. Padela, MD, MSc, FACEP

Professor and Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship

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Ashley Pavlic, MD, MA

Assistant Professor; Co-Chief, Division of Global and Population Health; Course Co-Director, Population Health in the ED, Fourth Year Medical Student Elective; Course Co-Director, Continuing Professional Development; Faculty Co-Lead, GME Global Health Scholars

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Andy Perez, MD

Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute

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Ryan Spellecy, PhD

Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute

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Chris Stawski, PhD

Member, Student and Culture & Systems Pillars, Kern Institute

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John Yoon, MD

Visiting Professor, Kern Institute