CfP: Hpe Mini-Conference @ ESS

Mini-Conference: Health Professions Education in the 21st Century

Organizers:
Laura Hirshfield (lhirshf@uic.edu)
Tania Jenkins (tania.jenkins@temple.edu)
Kelly Underman (kelly.underman@drexel.edu)

Call for Papers
There has been a recent resurgence of interest in the sociology of health professions education. From changes to the MCAT to cultural competency, there is a renewed focus on this classic area of sociology, using a range of exciting new theories and diverse methodologies. This mini-conference considers questions relevant to training, socialization, and education in the health professions in the 21st century.

We welcome submission on a range of health professions, including but not limited to:

• pre-medical, undergraduate, and post-graduate education in medicine
• nursing, nursing assistantship, and advanced practice nursing
• physical and occupational therapy
• Pharmacy
• careworkers, medical assistants and technicians
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Topics may include:

• Diversity and discrimination
• Status maintenance and hierarchies
• Cultural and structural competency
• Professional and emotional socialization or identity formation
• Specialty choices
• New technologies in education, such as simulation
• Mentorship and pipeline processes
• Teaching and learning empathy
• Knowledge acquisition and uncertainty
• Standardized testing and licensing procedures 
  
  

Our hope is to use this mini-conference to build on the growing momentum of interest, and bring together a wide range of scholars at different career stages and institution types (i.e., those in traditional sociology departments and those working in health professions schools). 


SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Those wishing to present papers in this mini-conference should submit an abstract of no longer than 250 words by October 30, 2018 through the ESS submission portal at https://www.meetingsavvy.org/ess. Proposals not accepted for the mini-conference will be submitted to the ESS general call for submissions.


To submit to this mini-conference, select "Mini Conference Presentation" in the "Submission type" drop-down menu. Supply your title and abstract. After hitting "Next", select the name of the mini-conference from the keyword drop-down menu.


If you have any questions, please contact one of the organizers: Laura Hirshfield (lhirshf@uic.edu), Tania Jenkins (tania.jenkins@temple.edu) or Kelly Underman (kelly.underman@drexel.edu).