SAEMF Education Research Training Grant - $100,000

"Motivation-Based Assessment and Curriculum Design for Low Utilizers of Ultrasound"

This project builds upon the ARMED Med Ed Pilot Grant to create and validate an assessment determining areas of learners’ motivational deficiencies and develop an intervention to address these while measuring impact on the quality of the learned material. The education training grant will provide Dr. Yetter the foundation to evolve her research career and expand the medical education research network at her institution and beyond.

 

Recipient(s)

  • Elizabeth J. Yetter, MD, MHPE

    Elizabeth J. Yetter, MD, MHPE

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    "Motivation-Based Assessment and Curriculum Design for Low Utilizers of Ultrasound"

    Elizabeth Yetter, MD, MHPE, is Ultrasound Division Director at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West. She specializes in emergency ultrasound and medical education, with a focus on advancing training and performance in clinical practice.

    Dr. Yetter earned her medical degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and completed her emergency medicine residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She pursued additional training through an Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship and a Master of Health Professions Education from New York University and Maastricht University in the Netherlands, where she is currently completing a PhD in medical education.

    Her research centers on ultrasound education, including skill retention and the factors influencing performance among residents and attending physicians. She has received multiple national awards, including the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound Rising Star Education Award, the ARMED Med Ed Pilot Grant, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Education Research Training Grant, and the American College of Emergency Physicians Junior Faculty Education Award.