
Laura Hirshfield
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sociologist in/of #meded. @uicdme assoc prof and @uicsoc affiliate, former #NCF faculty, @UMSociology & @swarthmore alum. cofounder of @soc_hpe. she/hers.
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Making your plans for ASA? Don’t forget to put our Preconference on your schedule! $5 gets you a full day of Sociology of Health Professions Education — hear panels and keynotes on the history and evolution of the field and meet emerging researchers. See link or contact us for more info! ASA Sociology ASA Medical Sociology


If you’re heading to #ASA2023 ASA Sociology in Philadelphia next month and making dinner plans, most restaurants in Center City require reservations in advance. Here are some places I like and some other things you should do while you’re here. 🧵

So proud to have Nicole A. Perez as my colleague here UIC Department of Medical Education! diversity.uic.edu/news-stories/b…

Another opportunity to thank Hampshire College and shout out its admissions offer to New College of FLA students, and welcoming them to our #AmherstMA community. hampshire.edu/admissions/app…

TOMORROW. Lauren Olsen is on the morning treats. I’m on the afternoon treats (donuts and fruit!). @TaniaMJenkins is on the happy hour treats. Alexandra Vinson is our fearless leader. This conference is going to be super super good. See you there!

Some reflections on a sensational Sociology of Health Professions Education preconference at #ASA2023 yesterday (8/17)… Alexandra Vinson Kelly Underman @TaniaMJenkins Lauren Olsen (1/6)


📢New, online University of Illinois College of Medicine PhD in #HPE! MDs/DOs & other #MedEd -ucators will deepen methodologic training & increase #HPE knowledge w/an emphasis on research design, data collection & original scholarship Deadline (Fall 2024): Mon, Jan 15 Info: lnkd.in/d-Rqe7Ke Laura Hirshfield

Had a great time in Seattle and got to reconnect with my med ed dream team featuring mentors and friends Sarah Russel, MD, MPH, Laura Hirshfield, and Abbas Hyderi! Hoping this becomes a regular tradition! #meded #AAMC23 #Seattle


Congratulations to Dr. Michael Blackie, Department of Medical Education Faculty of the Year! University of Illinois College of Medicine #MedEd #healthhumanities


Excited for day 1 of our annual Sociology of Health Professions Education Mini-Conference at Eastern Soc. Society ! We’ve got panels on Career Expectations, Navigating Workplace Tensions, and Negotiating Jurisdiction—and we’re kicking it off with an Author Meets Critics to celebrate Fumi Showers new book 😁


Proud of these students and honored to work with them. University of Illinois College of Medicine UIC Department of Medical Education #CGEA2024


Congratulations to Jeffrey J. H. Cheung for winning the A. Brownell Anderson Award from The CGEA, which recognizes outstanding early career medical educators. You make UIC Department of Medical Education proud!


Beyond excited for my Sociology of Health Professions Education co-founder Alexandra Vinson and her team for being selected for this year's Harris grant! Such a cool (ethnographic) study they designed. #MedEd cc: UIC Department of Medical Education

Wrote this important Nature op-ed with Mayank Chugh (he/him) inspired by my migration and identity taxation research with Laura Hirshfield and my experience as grad program director. Hope it leads to change in addressing global south scholars' and students' doc status precarity.


📢2024-2025 Ilene B Harris Legacy Research Fund: go.uic.edu/harrisfund 🗓️LOI deadline: Tue, Oct 15 #MedEd #HPE research projects (<=$40K for 1 year of support) that address important problems/questions in ways that advance innovation and/or methodologic approaches University of Illinois College of Medicine

🗓️JOIN US: Tue, Oct 29, 6-7 PM CDT University of Illinois College of Medicine #MHPE & Certificate in #HPE Virtual Information Session: uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9p… Meet #MedEd University of Illinois Chicago faculty🔥& ask questions! 👥💡🌎❤️🔥🌏💡👥