PrMEIR Scholars Summer Intensive Program Intern​

The mission of the Program for Medical Education Innovations & Research (PrMEIR) is to advance medical education scholarship and institute best practices for patient-centered, evidence-based medical education. ​

      My research as an intern this summer was centered around the medical education of physicians and healthcare professionals. As an intern, the team and I worked at NYU Langone Health on Personal Identity Essays (PIEs) completed by residents at NYU Grossman School of Medicine for professional development. We used a qualitative research coding program called Dedoose to create a shared mental model that could be used to build a professional development curriculum in the future for residents. ​

      I was also given the opportunity to shadow Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) at NYU Grossman. There, I was able to see first-hand how residents solve patients’ problems and get evaluated on their performances, allowing me to get a better sense of what makes an effective doctor.   ​

      This internship allowed me to take a step into the field of medicine from the lens of education. I found this experience invaluable as I learned how medical education is precisely crafted to prepare residents for their medical careers, as chances are, I’ll be in their shoes soon enough. 

Funding provided by the Peter Buck Student Internship Fund.