— College of Medicine — Department of Internal Medicine — Divisions — Hospital Medicine — Education

Education

Our educational mission focuses primarily on work in the areas of quality and safety as well as the education and teaching of learners.

In addition, we actively support our faculty with the resources needed to successfully pursue quality and safety research work, educational development or other types of career development.

Our hospitalists are involved in teaching learners of various disciplines and levels including, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, physician assistant and nurse practitioner programs, etc. In addition to rotating on resident services, hospitalist faculty engage in classroom lectures, curriculum development and other educational activities.

Our division believes in a hands-on approach to educating residents and students which fosters longstanding relationships.

Residents at UNMC learning about point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).

Meyer Service

Resident Education

Hospital Medicine offers learners a traditional inpatient teaching service shaped by the late LeeRoy E. Meyer, MD, a dedicated physician and extraordinary educator at UNMC. Recognized repeatedly by colleagues and students for his teaching excellence, Dr. Meyer won the American Medical Student Association Golden Apple teaching award 26 times. In 1995, Dr. Meyer became one of only a handful to be named to the Golden Apple Hall of Fame, affording him lifetime recognition.

Today, Dr. Meyer's innovative methods and achievements have become standard practice at UNMC and at medical schools throughout the nation. The practices he pioneered include:

Case-based teaching in small groups
Computer-based case management and diagnosis through simulations
Distance learning using television to establish interactive teaching links, which has led to video-conferencing technology
Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) utilizing patient actors to assess clinical skills

Dr. Meyer's legacy of innovative teaching and critical thinking continues today.

“Boot Camp” covering fundamentals, cardiac, and lung sonography. The average course evaluation score is 4.95/5.
Guided procedure workshops. The average course evaluation score is 4.9/5.
Abdominal workshop.
Interprofessional collaboration with the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
Lecture series.
Procedure rotation. Continued increase in POCUS-guided procedures. The average course evaluation score is 4.9/5.

To learn more about Internal Medicine's residency program curriculum, see the residency website.