Many educators lead creative teaching initiatives and curriculum improvements, yet struggle to turn these efforts into scholarly work. This interactive webinar equips participants with the tools to move from innovation to publication.
Moderated by Rodolfo Alpizar-Rivas, MD, and Vinayak Jain, MD, the session will feature panelists Erin Camac, DO, FCCP, ATSF, Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and Heath Patel, MD, MBA, MS, Medical Director of the PCCM Bedside Procedures Service in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Patel will open the session by exploring how to recognize when an educational or quality improvement activity holds scholarly potential and how to reframe it into a publishable question. Discussion will include determining whether a project is sufficiently novel, identifying the gap it fills in existing literature, embedding simple evaluation strategies from the start, and strengthening studies through conceptual or theoretical frameworks.
Dr. Camac will build on this foundation by discussing how educators can balance feasibility with methodological rigor to prevent projects from stalling. She will highlight strategies for finding mentors and collaborators when institutional infrastructure is limited, using conference presentations to refine scholarly ideas, and overcoming imposter syndrome during manuscript preparation.
Attendees will leave with practical strategies, illustrative examples, and a clear roadmap for transforming their educational innovations into meaningful scholarly contributions in medical education.