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By Gali Halevi, PhD, MLS

The Inaugural Medical Education/AIT Annual Retreat was organized to order to develop innovative products and services to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) students and faculty. The retreat took place in an offsite location with15 Medical Education, Library, Instructional Design and IT leaders. Overall, the retreat proved to be a successful, fruitful, and exciting day. For 6 hours, participants exchanged ideas potential collaborations, debated feasibility, benefits and risks, and enjoyed sharing their expertise in different areas of medical education.

While enjoying an unofficial and relaxing setting, professional hierarchies disappeared and allowed participants to discuss ideas openly and creatively. Projects ranging from arts and humanities focused activities, to original research, to productivity and assessment systems were brought forth for discussion. At the end of the day, the group came up with 10 projects, each assigned with a leadership team that will be responsible for development and execution. In addition, the team came up with a cross-organizational communications plan to ensure maximum impact.

Now proved to be a successful endeavor, the retreat will become an annual event which will strengthen relationships and allow for innovation going forward.

Participants in the Inaugural MedEd/AIT Annual Retreat: Collaborate to Innovate.

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