Maine Rural Healthcare Education Grand Rounds
The MERGE Collaborative, in partnership with the Building-ME Network, is proud to host the Maine Rural Healthcare Education Grand Rounds. Each month, on the second Friday at 12:00 PM, a guest presenter leads a session on a healthcare education topic with a focus on supporting healthcare educators in rural Maine.
These sessions are offered virtually at no charge. Clicking the button below gives direct access to the Microsoft TEAMS meeting.
Next Presentation
February 14th, 2025 – 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Stay Calm, Teach On: Managing Stress While Precepting
Presented by Frank A. Bailey, Ed.D
Medical Educator, Eastern Maine Medical Center
This 30-minute virtual session will enhance rural preceptors’ intentionality in using emotional intelligence skills effectively in precepting and patient care while acknowledging their busy schedules. Participants will be able to:
- Recognize the components of emotional intelligence and their relevance in precepting and clinical practice.
- Apply strategies to communicate with learners effectively.
- Develop a personal approach to managing stress and integrating learner engagement into clinical workflows without increasing workload.
Frank Bailey, EdD, is the Medical Educator at Northern Light Health Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. He is a certified EQ coach through the Lynn Leadership Group. He deploys tailored EQ curricula to all learner levels throughout the healthcare organization, with the goal of increasing team function to provide phenomenal patient care. He also oversees faculty development of many types of clinical preceptors and holds the position of Program Director of the Northern Light Health Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum (LIC).
- March 14th - Cognitive Bias in Assessment presented by Annie Derthick, PhD
All Maine Rural Healthcare Education Grand Rounds sessions are recorded and made available on our YouTube Channel. Click the button below to browse and view the archives.
