CASE HPE Grand Rounds: Catching Feelings at Work: Understanding Group Affect and Emotional Contagion in Healthcare with Meghan McConnell, PhD

CASE HPE Grand Rounds: Catching Feelings at Work: Understanding Group Affect and Emotional Contagion in Healthcare with Meghan McConnell, PhD Session Summary (pending) Dr. Meghan McConnell completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology at McMaster University and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Innovation in Medical Education at the University of Ottawa. Her research explores how individual characteristics and interpersonal dynamics shape learning, performance, and wellbeing in medical education and clinical practice. Profile pages: https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/dr-meghan-mcconnell About Health Professions Education Grand Rounds (HPEGR): At these hour-long sessions, participants hear about recent research in health professions education. Presenters may include advanced learners studying in CFE’s master’s and doctoral programs, UCSF faculty who conduct education research, and invited speakers who contribute outside perspectives to advance the scholarly study of health professions education. The Master's Program in Education is a collaboration between UCSF and the University of California, Berkeley School of Education. The program prepares individuals in the research methodologies needed to undertake research studies in health professions education. Students receive mentoring from faculty in the UC Berkeley, Berkeley School of Education and faculty in the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators. UCSF collaborates with University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) to offer the Doctoral Program in Health Professions Education. This collaboration makes possible a rigorous program for scholarly advancement for medical education researchers. Successful candidates graduate with a PhD in Health Professions Education from UMC Utrecht.