MedEdPORTAL

Get to know MedEdPORTAL Deputy Editor Rebekah Burns, MD!

📣 New Publication Sex Ed for Med: An Inclusive Sexual History Curriculum for Medical Trainees Harrison Goodall, MD, MPH, Khushi Gupta, Gina Shannon, MAT, Charlie Fortin-Leung, MD, Kingsley Fortin-Leung, MD, MPH, Bryana Williams, MD, MPH, Elizabeth Duda, MD, Catherine Finneran, MD, Anna Maria Coronata, MD, Cherise Thomas, MD, Maxwell B. Richardson, MD, MPH, Annie Emanuels, MD, MPH, Francesca Giraudo, MD, Jon Gunasti, MSPH, Sydney Taylor, MD, Gal Mayer, MD, Jason S. Schneider, MD, FACP   Inclusive sexual history taking is a core clinical skill. This pilot curriculum for first-year medical students combined lectures, small-group practice, and SP encounters to build knowledge, confidence, and patient-centered communication—especially in caring for LGBTQ+ patients. https://lnkd.in/gqBv5dMx

📣 New Publication A 55-Word Story Narrative Medicine Workshop to Promote Reflective Practice among Internal Medicine Residents Anna Maria Gramelspacher, MD, MA, Bernice Man, MD, MS, Brandon Bedell, MD, Michael Blackie, PhD A 60-minute reflective writing workshop using 55-word stories provided IM residents with a brief, low-resource way to process challenging clinical experiences, strengthen peer connection, and support well-being. #MedEd https://lnkd.in/gRwsKxjK

📣 New Publication A Student-Led Reciprocal Mentoring Approach to Strengthen Resident Educators and Cultivate Student Leadership in the Clinical Learning Environment Nimisha Jain, MD, Shirley Eisner, PhD   Clerkship students launched a student-led near-peer curriculum to help residents and fellows strengthen teaching, feedback, and leadership skills while building collaboration across the clinical learning environment. https://lnkd.in/gv4dtaG6

Get to know Deputy Editor Constance Tucker, MA, PhD!

Experienced reviewers are encouraged to mentor faculty and trainees new to scholarship through coached peer reviews. This approach promotes professional development and enhances the overall quality of reviews. #PeerReviewWeek https://lnkd.in/eTwndPkp

MedEdPORTAL has announced its Outstanding and Distinguished Reviewer Award winners for 2026. Each year, MedEdPORTAL editors recognize the contributions of volunteer reviewers by awarding a special distinction of Outstanding Reviewer to those who provide exceptional feedback. Our top peer reviewers are those who have completed at least three reviews and provided the most comprehensive and timely feedback to our authors. Our Outstanding Reviewer Award winners for 2026 are: Jyotsna N B MBBS., BHSM., GCSRT Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute Amanda J. Chase, PhD Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine Lillian Liang Emlet, MD MS CHSE CPC ELI-MP University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Julia Frank, MD George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Cornelius Alfred James, MD University of Michigan Michigan Medicine Michael Matott, PhD Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Tolulope Odebunmi, MBBS, MPH University of Minnesota Twin Cities School of Medicine Timothy Palmieri, MD Albany Medical College Sarah Ann Shaffer, DO University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Dawn Smith, PhD, RDH Howard University College of Dentistry Additionally, MedEdPORTAL honors our most exceptional reviewers with the Distinguished Reviewer Award. This award is bestowed on those reviewers who have been named as an Outstanding Reviewer three times. This year's Outstanding Reviewer Award winners for 2026 are: Betsy W. Blake, PharmD University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy Brijen Shah, MD Mount Sinai Medical Center Raymond Ten Eyck, MD, MPH Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Adam Weinstein, MD Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University For more information, or to view past award winners or to view a list of all reviewers who have reviewed for MedEdPORTAL between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026, visit https://lnkd.in/e8gSsfZ3 #PeerReviewWeek

📣 New Publication From Pieces to Processes: Teaching Health Care Process Optimization and Quality Improvement Through a Building Brick Simulation Jennifer L. Vredeveld, MD, Debra Burke,, MSME, Rosalyn E. Maben-Feaster, MD,, Thomas S. Frederick, MS, Michael J. Brenner, MD, Allison L. Ruff, MD   A hands-on building-brick simulation helps second-year medical students learn quality improvement principles by modeling emergency department patient flow, identifying root causes, and testing iterative changes. https://lnkd.in/g-vgXseV

📢 Peer Review Week is here! 📢 Check out this AM Rounds blog series with tips from editors and peer reviewers. Hone your peer review skills with this collection of 10 free resources: https://bit.ly/41zSTUM. #PRW2026 #PeerReview #PeerReviewWeek #ScholarlyPublishing

Get to know our Editor-in-Chief Lauren Maggio!