Exploring the Impact of Admission Interview Formats on Medical Students’ Enrollment Decisions
Faculty Information
Name:
Dr. Heather Harrell
Email
Heather.Harrell@medicine.ufl.edu
Phone
(352) 273-7925
Faculty Department/Division
Medical Education Research
This project is primarily:
Translational
Research Project Description:
This study aims to explore how different admission interview formats influence medical students’ decisions to accept an offer of admission. The research will begin with focus groups involving the most recent medical school class to gain qualitative insights into their perceptions of various interview styles, such as multiple mini-interviews (MMIs), traditional panel interviews, and behavioral interviews. The findings from these focus groups will inform the development of a comprehensive survey to be distributed to students from multiple medical schools. The survey will assess key factors influencing their decision-making, including perceptions of fairness, stress levels, alignment with personal values, and overall experience. The results of this study will provide valuable insights for medical schools to refine their interview processes and enhance their ability to attract and retain top applicants.
Does this project have an international component or travel?
No
Frid-AI Vibes: A 10-Week Faculty Development Course Highlighting AI Tools to Streamline Common Teaching Tasks in Graduate Medical Education
Faculty Information
Name:
Dr. Colleen Kalynych
Email
Colleen.Kalynych@jax.ufl.edu
Phone
(904) 244-5506
Faculty Department/Division
Medical Education
Project Information
This project is primarily:
Translational
Research Project Description:
Background: Microlearning is a teaching method that breaks information into small, manageable chunks.
Goal: The goal is to determine the effectiveness of a microlearning course that trains faculty on efficient use of a UF-provided AI tool – specifically, does it reduce educational and/or administrative task burden for teaching faculty.
Objectives: The primary objective is to investigate the impact on time (in minutes/hours) for specific tasks against the quality of AI output. Secondary outcomes focus on perceived quality of teaching content, program delivery, and attitudinal change among faculty toward the use of AI in medical education.
Student Role: The MSRP student will assist project leads on creating content for program dissemination and data collection/analysis. MSRP student will be invited to participate in any presentations/publications that result from this work.
Does this project have an international component or travel?
No
CoachEd Med: an interactive coaching app to promote adaptive expertise for UME, GME, and CME
Name:
Dr. Elisa Sottile
Email
elisa.sottile@jax.ufl.edu
Phone
(904) 742-6242
Faculty Department/Division
Medical Education Research
This project is primarily:
Translational
Research Project Description:
This study aims to assess the use of a coaching tool that could broaden the use of successful coaching across programs with varied human and financial resources. Study participants will use a web-based platform that uses natural language processing tools and embedded coaching principles. This app will facilitate ease and frequency of coaching encounters both synchronously and asynchronously. The tool will allow for tracking of goals, strategies and master adaptive learner cycles.
As our aim is to support widespread coaching in the development of master adaptive learners. We will utilize surveys and interviews to measure feasibility and satisfaction with the app, assess change in coachee knowledge, skills and attitudes related to building and using SMART goals, and assess changes in coach knowledge, skills and attitudes related to guiding coachees’ SMART goal development and refinement. We will assess if coaching through the app is effective in changing mindset, increasing competence in effective goal setting, and improving success in goal completion.
Does this project have an international component or travel?
No
AI-Driven Lecture Analysis: Investigating the Alignment of AI-Generated Learning Objectives with Faculty-Constructed Objectives
Name:
Dr. Heather Harrell
Email
heather.harrell@medicine.ufl.edu
Phone
(352) 273-7925
Faculty Department/Division
Medical Education Research
This project is primarily:
Translational
Research Project Description:
This project aims to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate transcripts from recorded lectures and create learning objectives, which will then be compared to those constructed by faculty members. The primary objective is to investigate the alignment between AI-generated and faculty-constructed learning objectives, exploring the implications of this comparison on teaching practices, student learning outcomes, and the role of AI in education.
Does this project have an international component or travel?
No
Transforming Recorded Lectures into Interactive Learning Modules using AI
Name:
Dr. Heather Harrell
Email
heather.harrell@medicine.ufl.edu
Phone
(352) 273-7925
Faculty Department/Division
Medical Education Research
This project is primarily:
Translational
Research Project Description:
Traditional recorded lectures often fall short in engaging students, leading to poor retention rates and limited understanding of complex concepts. Current solutions, such as video editing software, require significant manual effort and expertise, making it difficult to scale and maintain. This project explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform recorded lectures into engaging, interactive, and personalized learning modules. The goal is to revolutionize the way students learn by making complex concepts more accessible, interactive, and fun.
Does this project have an international component or travel?
No