Atomic Habits in Medical Education: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

Based on International Bestseller, James Clear's book, Atomic Habits, we would like to share how to translate his tips and tricks into the Medical Education arena to propel your productivity. These tiny changes can yield remarkable, sustainable results. Multiple life hacks will be shared including the art of Habit Stacking, the power of the two-minute rule, Finding the Goldilocks Zone, and more. The audience will take away from this talk: 1. an understanding of how habits and small changes can ignite life-altering outcomes, 2. Learn practical strategies for overcoming barriers to effective habits for productivity and collaboration, and 3. Leave with a toolkit based on the Atomic Habits book for improving their project managment skills, scholarly output, and career success.

Presenters:

  • Brett Ryan Todd, MD
  • Sree Natesan, MD FACEP
Authors

  • Brett R. Todd, MD

    William Beaumont University Hospital

    Dr. Brett Todd is the Associate Residency Program Director at the Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, and is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. His professional and research interests include medical education, faculty development, clinical decision making, and neurological and hypertensive emergencies.

  • Sree Natesan, MD, FACEP

    Duke University School of Medicine

    Dr. Sree Natesan is an Associate Professor and Associate Program Director in the Duke University Department of Emergency Medicine. She is committed to the advancement of education, clinical teaching/feedback, and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI).


    Regarding advancing medical education and fostering inclusive learning environments: She had had a broad clinical and research training including ACEP Teaching Fellowship, Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Faculty Incubator Program, AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate Program, Duke Educational Skills Longitudinal Mentorship Program, and Duke Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development (AHEAD) Certificate Program, among others. She has shown herself a leader in medical education, having been awarded the CORD Junior Faculty Award, ACEP Junior Faculty Teacher Award, CORD Academy Scholar Award for Teaching and Evaluation. She is a leader on various committees including Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Director (CORD) Education Committee, co-Chair of the CORD Best Practices Subcommittee, Chair of CORD Academy for Scholarship. Dr. Sree Natesan serves as Chief Academic Officer for Academic Life in EM (ALiEM) Faculty Incubator Program, an international faculty development program. She is co-founder and director of the Duke GME Medical Education Leadership Track (MELT), a longitudinal resident/fellow-as-teachers program across all GME specialties, which has graduated over 170 trainees and fellows since 2018 and the Duke GME Faculty Academy for Clinical Teaching Program that was started in 2023 due to the success of the MELT program.

    Regarding advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within MedEd: She serves as co-founder and co-chair of Duke EM Justice Equity Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) as well as on national committees for advancing Medical Education and DEI. She is Chair for the CORD DEI committee and is the President Elect for 2024 for ADIEM. She is actively involved in community outreach, mentorship, and pipeline/pathline programs. She has helped lead institutional and national conferences on holistic review for resident recruitment, implicit bias, and upstander training against microaggression. She has helped to create the CORD DEI track for the CORD Academic Assembly and has served as the track chair since 2021, as well as the founder and chair for the CORD DEI virtual conference to help EM programs grow the diversity of their programs and create inclusive training spaces.

    Her primary research interest and expertise is in clinical teaching and feedback by incorporating innovative novel strategies in the Emergency Department (ED) as well as advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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