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A tool to conduct a quick and easy assessment of integration within a single session.
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Escape Room PowerPoint Template
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Featured Publications
IAMSE Toolkits
Book Chapters
Heck, AJ, Chase, AJ, and Cross, C. (2022) Handbook of Research on Developing Competencies for Pre-Health Professional Students, Advisors, and Programs. Schwartz, L, Ganjoo, R (Eds.) Advising and Developing the Pre-Health Professional Student. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Early Medical Education Readiness Interventions: Enhancing Undergraduate Preparedness.
Heck AJ, Cross C, and Tatum V. (2020) Early Medical Education Readiness Interventions: Enhancing Undergraduate Preparedness. Gotian R. (Ed.) Handbook of Research on the Efficacy of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor: Building Trust Through Humor
Heck AJ, Chase AJ, Gonzales EB. (2020) Trust Me, I’m a Doctor: Building Trust Through Humor. Vaidya K. (Ed.) Teach Medical Science with a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Medical Science Teacher and Laugh All the Way to Your Classroom. University of Canberra, Canberra Australia.
Active Learning Sessions
A Tool for Evaluating Session-Level Integration in Medical Education
Heck AJ, Chase AJ. (2021) A Tool for Evaluating Session-Level Integration in Medical Education. Original research. Medical Science Educator, 31, 647-654.
Educating First Year Medical Students on Inactive Vaccine Components
Chase AJ, Heck AJ. (2020) Educating First Year Medical Students on Inactive Vaccine Components. Medical Education. 54 (5), 446-447.
Active Learning Session to Address Effective Study Habits
Gonzales EB, Heck AJ, Tatum VY. (2020) Active Learning Session to Address Effective Study Habits. Medical Education. 54(5), 451-452.
Cultivating Patient-Physician Communication about Vaccination Through Vaccine Metaphors
Chase AJ, Clark MA, Rogalska A, Musselman M. (2020) Cultivating Patient-Physician Communication about Vaccination Through Vaccine Metaphors. Medical Science Educator. 30, 1015–1017.
Pre-Matriculation Courses
A Survey of the Design of Pre-matriculation Courses at US Medical Schools
Heck AJ, et al. (2017) A Survey of the Design of Pre-matriculation Courses at US Medical Schools. Med Sci Educ 27(2), 229–236.
A Pre-Matriculation Course that Focuses on a Metacognitive Approach to Learning
Heck AJ & Underwood, T. (2016) A Pre-Matriculation Course that Focuses on a Metacognitive Approach to Learning. Med Sci Educ 26: 515.
Heck AJ. (2014) Students’ Activities in a Pre-matriculation Course as a Predictor of Initial Performance in Medical School. Med Sci Edu 24(3): 239-243.
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