LIME+MMCGME: Leadership in Medical Education is a year-long professional development cohort for residency and fellowship directors in the Twin Cities. It is designed to provide a supportive and engaging learning environment to enhance leadership skills and create community. Review the sections below to learn more about the structure, benefits, and watch the short informational video!
Guiding principles
- The Community is the Curriculum – Peer learning and collaboration are key
- No PowerPoint Slides or Prework– Expect hands-on, interactive engagement
- Leadership-Focused – Every session centers on real-world leadership
- High Psychological Safety – A welcoming space for honest growth
- Active Work – Learn by doing, in real time
program structure
- Topics – Leadership, teaching, healthcare systems, team management
- Format – Peer-led & group discussions
- Time Commitment – 3 half-day sessions during the academic year
participant benefits
- CME Credits and Certificate of Completion
- Networking with a cohort of medical education leaders
- Access to curated leadership and teaching resources
informational video
| lime_informational_video_6.20.24.mp4 |
Feedback Results
Below are highlights from the feedback surveys that were requested after each session:
What worked well:
Areas for improvement:
Additional Feedback:
What worked well:
- Open discussion - conversation with others is great for the mind and the soul
- Interactive, engaging activities, great topics
- Mixing up the groups and encouraging participants to meet someone new
- Diverse group of PDs & leadership, community aspect
- Resources provided, no PowerPoints
- Facilitators, thought provoking
- Excellent program
Areas for improvement:
- Have the facilitators talk for longer
- Give groups more specific questions to allow for deeper dives into any given subject
- Preferred to not have group discussions: hard for those with limited mobility
- Collect a list of recommended readings
- Summary/wrap up after each session - What does everyone think are the top take aways from this discussions?
- Change up the table groups after each topic
Additional Feedback:
- Thank-you for providing this valuable engagement. In program leadership it’s hard to have/make time for our own professional development, which is so important.
- I appreciated how thoughtfully the event was organized. It was lovely to be part of this.
- Really great logistical set up for the day! fun, interactive, well supported program!
- First session there was a fair amount of venting, I'm glad things went in a different direction for the second one (I wasn't able to make it for the third). I recommended this to an APD!
Three half-day sessions from 8:00am to 12:00pm were held in the 2024-2025 academic year, see below for specifics. Navigate through the tabs below to access the participant guides, synthesis and analysis, and the articles discussed.
- Friday, September 6, 2025 | Culture & Leadership
- Friday, January 24, 2025 | Recruitment & Management
- Friday, April 25, 2025 | Mentorship & Sponsorship, and Feedback & Evaluation
Culture & Leadership
Friday, September 6, 2025
8:00AM to 12:00PM
Hennepin County Medical Center
Below are the links to the guide, synthesis packet, and articles:
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Friday, September 6, 2025
8:00AM to 12:00PM
Hennepin County Medical Center
Below are the links to the guide, synthesis packet, and articles:
- Participant Guide
- Culture and Leadership Synthesis Packet
- Articles:
- Eric Shappell, Benjamin Schnapp (2019) The F Word: How “Fit” Threatens the Validity of Resident Recruitment, J Grad Med Educ, 11(6):635-636. doi: dx.doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-19-00400.1
- Jauregui J, Watsjold B, Welsh L, Ilgen JS, Robins L. Generational 'othering': The myth of the Millennial learner. Med Educ. 2020 Jan;54(1):60-65. doi: 10.1111/medu.13795
- Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey (2001) The Real Reason People Won’t Change, Harvard Business Review, HBR’s 10 Must Reads – On Change, 7585. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-19-00400.1
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Recruitment & Management
Friday, January 24, 2025
8:00AM to 12:00PM
HealthPartners Neuroscience Center
Below are the links to the guide, synthesis packet, and articles:
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Friday, January 24, 2025
8:00AM to 12:00PM
HealthPartners Neuroscience Center
Below are the links to the guide, synthesis packet, and articles:
- Participant Guide
- Recruitment & Management Synthesis Packet
- Articles:
- Eric Shappell, Benjamin Schnapp (2019) The F Word: How “Fit” Threatens the Validity of Resident Recruitment, J Grad Med Educ, 11(6):635-636. doi: dx.doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-19-00400.1.
- Jauregui J, Watsjold B, Welsh L, Ilgen JS, Robins L. Generational 'othering': The myth of the Millennial learner. Med Educ. 2020 Jan;54(1):60-65. doi: 10.1111/medu.13795.
- Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey (2001) The Real Reason People Won’t Change, Harvard Business Review, HBR’s 10 Must Reads – On Change, 7585. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-19-00400.1 .
- Mastering the Art of the Request Rae Ringel (2023) Mastering the Art of the Request, Harvard Business Review. Read the article.
- Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne (2003) Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy, Harvard Business Review. Read the article.
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Mentorship & Sponsorship, and Feedback & Evaluation
Friday, April 25, 2025
8:00AM to 12:00PM
Hennepin Healthcare
Below are the links to the guide, synthesis packet, and articles:
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Friday, April 25, 2025
8:00AM to 12:00PM
Hennepin Healthcare
Below are the links to the guide, synthesis packet, and articles:
- Participant Guide
- Mentorship & Sponsorship, and Feedback & Evaluation Synthesis Packet
- Articles:
- Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Coaching for Trainee Career Advancement Balthazar, P., Murphy, A., & Tan, N. (2021). Mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching for trainee career advancement, Radiographics, 41(4), E100-E102. DOI: 10.1148/rg.2021210085
- Feedback in Clinical Medical Education Ende, J. (1983). Feedback in clinical medical education, Jama, 250(6), 777-781. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1983.03340060055026
- Twelve Tips for Programmatic Assessment Van Der Vleuten, C. P., Schuwirth, L. W. T., Driessen, E. W., Govaerts, M. J. B., & Heeneman, S. (2015). Twelve tips for programmatic assessment, Medical Teacher, 37(7), 641-646. DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.973388
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