Melissa
Cowan,
MA
Instructional Learning Designer
University of Central Florida
College of Medicine
Melissa Cowan is an instructional learning designer at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. She has a background in multimedia and graphic design and a master’s degree in instructional design and technology with an emphasis on e-learning. In her role, Melissa collaborates with faculty, staff, and students to develop, edit, and publish pedagogically sound instructional materials for face-to-face and online delivery. Melissa has collaborated with UCF COM faculty on various research projects including the use of e-portfolios in medical education, small-group engagement, the use of augmented and virtual reality in medical education, gamification for pharmacology, and clinical reasoning skills.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Seminar Description:
Priority Category/Summit theme: This seminar presents a method for addressing one proposed Quadruple Aim strategy, improving the clinician experience. Our focus considers health professions students and how to use the virtual classroom to enhance their future experience as practitioners. While not a typical consideration for the focus of interprofessional education, the increasingly alarming rates of anxiety, depression, burnout and other maladaptive responses to stress among health care professionals has resulted in educators seeking ways to prepare students for the…