ABOUT MAINE MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP
The Maine Medical Center Medical Education Fellowship is dedicated to training emergency physicians to be leaders in health professions education. The fellowship program aims to provide a comprehensive educational experience to equip physicians with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the various leadership and supportive roles in medical education.
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Since 1874, Maine Medical Center has had a long tradition of medical education excellence. It is a major clinical teaching center for Tufts University School of Medicine and home of the Tufts Maine Track program.
A one-year mentored fellowship in health professions education, with an option of completing a two year-fellowship with an advanced degree (MEd, MHPE, etc.).
PILLARS OF OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Activities
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Twice a month Med Ed Fellowship conference
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Monthly MEdCoP (Medical Education Community of Practice)
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Optional - ACEP Teaching Fellowship
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Optional - MaineHealth Simulation Training Program
Didactics
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Curriculum Development
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Teaching and assessing competencies
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Feedback
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Program Evaluation
Activities
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Simulations and skills day for clerkship students (UME)
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Maine Track Core Clerkship Year Orientation (UME)
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Maine Track Capstone (UME)
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MMC EM Intern Bootcamp (GME)
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Grand rounds and skills days for EM Residency (GME)
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Monthly “Resident Report” (GME)
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EM Faculty development (CME/Faculty Dev)
Didactics
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Bedside teaching
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Presentation skills
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Simulation and standardized Patients
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Teaching procedural skills
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Team based learning & Flipped classrooms
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Podcasting and blogs
Activities
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Assistant Clerkship Director (CD) for the MMC EM Clerkship
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Orientation, curriculum development, mentorship, delivery of feedback, student evaluation
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Clinical Competency Committee and the Program Evaluation Committee
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Residency Interviews
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Emergency Medicine Interest Group for TUSM-Maine Track
Didactics
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Transitions in medical education
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Learner promotion and remediation
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Coaching and mentoring
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Finances of Medical Education
Activities
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AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Program
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Medical Education Scholarship and Research (MESRE) section of the AAMC Group of Education Affairs
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Design and implement a scholarly project
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Create manuscript/curriculum/tool for publication
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Present at regional or national conference
Didactics
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Types of scholarship
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Conceptual frameworks
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Qualitative analysis
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Quantitative analysis
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Survey research methods
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Where to publish
Activities
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Twice a month Med Ed Fellowship conference
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Mentorship and coaching from Fellowship faculty to create and achieve professional goals
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Access to MITE (MMC Institute for Teaching Excellent) resources
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Attend national and regional conferences in health professions education and research
Didactics
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Elements of Effective Mentorship
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Navigating opportunities in academic medicine
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Career transitions
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Promotions, academic expectation, and creation of academic portfolios
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MEET OUR FACULTY
Sara Nelson MD, MHPE
Fellowship Director
Sara Nelson, MD, MHPE is an emergency physician and educator who loves blending clinical care with creative approaches to teaching. She’s an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and an attending at Maine Medical Center. After graduating from Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School, she completed her emergency medicine residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR) at Brigham and Women’s and Mass General, where she served as Chief Resident.
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Since joining the Maine Med team in 2009, Sara has worn many hats—Clerkship Director, Assistant Residency Program Director, and faculty Coach for TUSM Maine Track students. She’s now the Director of the Medical Education Fellowship, as well as Director of Innovative Curriculum and Chair of the TUSM Curriculum Committee.
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Sara helped found Global Emergency Care, an organization working to improve emergency medicine training in Uganda. She’s passionate about making medical education better (and more human), with research focusing on topics like burnout, empathy in healthcare, and training in resource-limited settings. She also holds a Master’s in Health Professions Education from the University of Illinois Chicago.
When she’s not teaching or in the ED, you can often find Sara at her home on Littlejohn Island with her husband, two kids, and their very chill Maine coon cat, Cheez-it.
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Fellowship Director
Carl Germann MD, MHPE
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Carl Germann, MD, MHPE is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and medical educator at Maine Medical Center. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Maine Medical Center and returned to UIC to complete a Masters in Health Professions Education.
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Carl is dedicated to enhancing medical education through humanism, mentorship, and collaboration. He strives to foster empathy and support in patient care and medical education, particularly when there are competing demands in a fast-paced and dynamic clinical environment.
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He currently serves as the Director of Medical School Orientation, Portland Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC), and Clinical Electives and Fourth-Year Programs for the Tufts Maine Track Program. As Director of the Maine Track Capstone Course, he assists students through the transition from medical school to residency. He has contributed to various educational committees, including the Tufts Curriculum Committee. He has served as Assistant Program Director for our EM residency and continues to serve on the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) and as Core Faculty. From a faculty development perspective, he has been involved in the Maine Institute of Teaching Excellence (MITE) since its inception and is an Academy Master Educator.
Carl also enjoys supporting local community initiatives. He has served on the Board of Partners for World Health and as the organizational physician for Rippleffect, which helps youth build confidence and interpersonal skills and foster an appreciation for the outdoors.
When he’s not at the hospital, he's often exploring the great outdoors of New England with his wife, three children, and their dog.
Maria Blanco Ed.D
Associate Dean for Faculty Development, TUSM​
Linda Chaudron, MD, MS
Vice President, Medical Education, MMC​
Dena Whitesell, MD
Assistant Dean for Students, Maine Track
Tania Strout, PhD, RN, MS
Vice Chair for Research, Emergency Medicine
Shelly Chipman, RN
Simulation Educator, MMC
Bob Trowbridge, MD
Senior Deputy Editor, MKSAP, American College of Physicians​
Casey MacVane, MD, MPH
Program Director, Emergency Medicine
Bud Higgins, MD
Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine
Michael Baumann, MD
Chair of Emergency Medicine, TUSM
Incoming Fellow
Sadie Robinson, MD
Sadie's Bio
(coming soon!)
GET IN TOUCH
For inquiries about the fellowship program, please email us at Sara.Nelson@mainehealth.org and/or Carl.Germann@mainehealth.org.
To apply, please email a cover letter and CV to Sara and Carl.
You're welcome to call us at 207.662.7024 or visit us at 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102.