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MMEL student Deb Bynum to be published in Clinical Teacher

A manuscript written by Deb Bynum,  M.D., Master of Science in Medical Education Leadership (MMEL) '15, titled "Teaching Students the Art of the Write Up", was accepted for publication in Clinical Teacher.

Bynum completed this manuscript as part of her MMEL independent study course work. It was based on her work with students at UNC-Chapel Hill College of Medicine. She presented the topic at the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) Division of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine conference in fall 2014. 

Through her independent study, she also completed “The Writer’s Workshop: Teaching preclinical medical students the art of the patient write-up” that was peer reviewed and published on MedEdPORTAL; 2014.

As Associate Professor at UNC-CH, Bynum takes on multiple leadership roles in medical education including program director of the IM Geriatric Fellowship, course director for AHEC Acting Internship Selective and co-director for ICM and Transition Clerkships. She also serves as director of the Acute Care of the Elderly In-Patient Service. 

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.