The Teaching Academy of the Consortium of West Region Colleges of Veterinary Medicine

June 23, Monday:

6:00 PM PST: Conference Kick-off Event -Paradise Creek Brewery – Trailside Taproom –505 SE Riverview St Suite C, Pullman, WA 99163

June 24, Tuesday:

8:00 am PST: Welcome & Land Acknowledgment –  Dean Borjesson (WSU)

8:30 am PST: RTA Teaching Awards  – Holly Bender (UA) 
8:45 am PST: RTA Committee Presentations

1. Steering Committee – Holly Bender (UA)
2. Faculty Development Initiative –
   1. Student Assessment – Chris Houser (UA)
   2. Educator Well-Being – Karen Boudreaux (UC-Davis)
   3. Clinical Teaching – Tandi Ngwenyama (OSU)
   4. VETS Fundamentals –
   5. VETS Selective –
3. Quantification of Teaching Effort and Effectiveness Initiative –Julie Dechant (UCD) & Diana Hassel (CSU)
4. External Review of Teaching Initiative- Maria Fahie (WU)
5. Membership Committee – Karen Boudreaux (UCD)
6. Sharing High-Quality Educational Materials Working Group Holly Bender (UA)
7. Community Engagement Working Group – Tandi Ngwenyama (OSU)

9:30 am PST: Break

10:00 am PST: Scholarship Session– Peer reviewed (podium presentations of accepted abstracts) Session Chair: Maria Fahia (WUHS)

1. Veterinary Student Reflections on NAVLEÒ Preparation: A Qualitative Analysis. Presented by Maria Fahie, DVM, MS, DACVS (WUHS), Pedro Diniz, MV, PhD (WUHS), & Diane McClure, DVM, PhD, DACLAM (WUHS)
2. Creation of a new wellbeing instrument specific for veterinary students. Presented by Munashe Chigerwe, BVSc, MPH, PhD, DACVIM, MScVetEd (UC-Davis) & Karen A. Boudreaux, MSc, PhD (UC-Davis).
3. Research in Practice Part I—Preweaned Calves: Educating veterinary students through involvement in research endeavors. Presented by Craig McConnel, DVM, PhD (WSU) WA; Lindsay Parrish, Katy Heaton, Lindsey Richmond, MPH, & Corinna Cauchy. 
4. Research in Practice Part II—Lactating Cows: Educating veterinary students through involvement in research endeavors. Presented by Craig McConnel, DVM, PhD (WSU), Lindsay Parrish, Katy Heaton, Lindsey Richmond, MPH, & Corinna Cauchy.

11:00 pm PST: Keynote: Dr. Katherine Fogelberg, DVM, PhD – “Encouraging Agility and Adaptability in Veterinary Medical Education.” 

12:00 pm PST: Lunch

1:00 pm PST: Keynote Workshop: Dr. Katherine Fogelberg, DVM, PhD – “Why Active Learning and How to Incorporate it into Your Teaching“

3:00 pm PST: Break

3:30 pm PST: Innovation Session – Session Chair: Maria Fahia (WUHS)

1. Implementing a Skills Passport for Equitable Feedback and Deliberate Practice in Surgical Skills – Presented by Jodi Boyd, DVM (CSU) & Dean Hendrickson, DVM, MS, DACVS (CSU)
2. Microaggressions Effects on Learning – Presented by Naomi Nishi, PhD (CSU)
3. Bridging Academia and Practice: Unlocking Alumni Expertise Through Collaboration and Engagement – Presented by Rachel Halsey, DVM, GCertEdRes (WSU) & Jeffrey Abbott, PhD, DVM, DACVP (WSU)
4. Incorporating Climate Action in Veterinary Medicine into Veterinary Education- Presented by Samantha J.M. Evans, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVM (CSU) 
5. Visual Art in Medical Education – Presented by BinXi Wu Midwestern University in Medical Education (MW)

5:00 PM PST: Poster Blast

1. Curriculum Development and Mapping: from the First Day of Class to the First Day of Practice – Heloisa Rutigliano (USU/WSU)
2. Enhancing Classroom Climate with Undergraduate Teaching Assistants – John Michael (CSU)
3. Using Retrieval Practice Activities to reduce the Drop, Fail, & Withdraw (DFW) rates in a Gateway Physiology Course – John Michael (CSU)
4. Use of a Silicone Equine Perineal Model to Teach Large Animal Surgery Skills – Sarah Eaton (UA)
5. Building Student Confidence in a Clinical Teaching Setting – Mara Varvil (WSU)
6. Hands-On Online Preclinical Learning in a Veterinary Professional Associate Program – Shari Lanning (CSU)
7. Pilot Study of the Combination of Flash, Peer, and Reverse Mentoring Structures of Basic Large Animal Ultrasonographic Training in Pre-clinical Veterinary Students – Fernando Amitrano (UA)
8. Identifying Key Epidemiologic Topics for Competency-Based Veterinary Education – Rachael Kreisler (MidWU)
9. Proposal for Building the Evidence-Base in Veterinary Medical Education. Starting an Evidence-Based Guides to Veterinary Education or Best Evidence Veterinary Education Reviews (BEVER) – Erik Fausak (UCD)
10. A Novel Evidence-Based Practice Tool Geared for Entry Level Critical Appraisal of Primary Research – Erik Fausak (UCD)
11. Validation of a Tool to Quantify Teaching Effort – Maria Fahie (WU)
12. Exploring the Development of Relationships Between Students and Faculty in Veterinary Medicine During a Pandemic Response – Thomas (Tony) Marino (WU)

6:00 PM  – 7:30 PM PST: Social & Dinner Event – Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center 405 SE Spokane St, Pullman, WA 99164

June 25, Wednesday:

8:15 am PST: Scholarship Session– Peer reviewed (podium presentations of accepted abstracts) Session Chair: Maria Fahia (WUHS)

1. Ableist Manifestations in Veterinary Medical Education. Presented by Naomi Nishi, PhD (CSU)
2. IMPROVing Veterinary Student’s Odds of Achieving Professional Success. Presented by Jeff Thoren, DVM, PCC, BCC; Rachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM (Epidemiology) (MW)
3. Outcomes of required attendance using iClicker Cloud in a large clinical pathology course. Presented by Samantha J.M. Evans, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVM (CSU)
4. Does Bullying Exist in Veterinary School? Presented by Karen Boudreaux, Ph.D (UC-Davis) & Munashe Chigerwe BVSc, MPH, PhD, DACVIM, MScVetEd (UC-Davis).

9:30 am PST: Break

10:00 am PST: Wellness Keynote Workshop: Lauren S. Grider, DVM, MA, ALC, NCC, CCFP  “The Perfectionism Problem.”

11:00 am PST: Community Engagement Workshop: Toxic Work Cultures in Veterinary Medicine and the Remedy – Session Chair: Tandi Ngwenyama (OSU)

12:00 pm PST: Lunch

1:00 am PST: External Peer Review of Teaching Workshop – Crafting a Teaching Philosophy: Aligning Values, Educational Philosophies, and Best Practices – Session Chair: Maria Fahia (WUHS)

2:15 pm PST: Break

3:00 pm PST: Sharing High-Quality Educational Materials Workshop: Sharing High-Quality Educational Materials: Building Collective Impact Across Institutions – Facilitator – Holly Bender (UA) & Jonathan Cox (UA)

4:30 pm PST: Done for the day

June 26, Thursday:

6:00 am PST: Fun Run/Walk – all abilities welcome; Meet at the parking lot at 1410 SE Bishop Blvd (Pullman Bill Chipman Trailhead)

8:15 am PST: Wellness Keynote Workshop: Lauren S. Grider, DVM, MA, ALC, NCC, CCFP  “Building Better Boundaries.”

9:30 am PST: Break

10:00 am PST: Keynote Workshop: Dr. Katherine Fogelberg, DVM, PhD – “Qualitative Research in Veterinary Education” 

12:00 pm PST: Lunch

1:00 pm PST: Student Assessment Workshop – What types of assessment are being used in Veterinary Medicine Education and How Do We Feel About It? Session Co-Chair: Zachary Boeder (UA) & Christopher Hauser (UA) 

2:00 pm PST: Break

2:30 pm PST: Teaching Innovations

1. Incorporating Mindfulness in a Didactic Teaching Setting. Presented by Mara S. Varvil, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP (Clinical) (WSU)
2. Making Renal Physiology Memorable: The Renal Science Fair. Presented by Jennifer Bouschor, DVM, DACVP (UA), Sallianne Schlacks, DVM, DACVIM (UA), Lisa Viesselmann, DVM, MS, DACVP (UA), Dan Johnson (UA), & Zachary Boeder, M.Ed. (UA)
3. Introducing Assessment and Records Early in the Curriculum. Presented by Jessie Ziegler, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM) (MW), Jeff Thoren, DVM, PCC, BCC (MW), & Ileah Kretsch-York, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LA) (MW)
4. Introduction of a Pseudooral (short written response) Anatomy Examination. Presented by Thomas Marino, Ed.D., M.S. (WUHS)
5. Bridging the Gap Through Standardized Medical Documentation: Unifying Pre-Clinical and Clinical Training. Presented by Krista Kline, DVM (UA), Brisa Hsieh, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) (UA), & Christy Martin, DVM (UA)
6. What Can We Learn about Teaching from Language Teachers? Presented by Daniel Johnson, MA (UA)

4:30 pm PST: Conference Wrap-up & Reflection (everyone is encouraged to take part) – RTA Steering Committee – Holly Bender (UA)

5:00 pm PST: Conference Conclusion & Thank you