Stephen J. Tinguely, MD, associate professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the SMHS, has been selected to join the national editorial board for the Computerassisted Learning in Pediatrics Program (CLIPP). A part of MedU, CLIPP is a collaborative online medical education community that delivers high-quality education programs to medical students.

Continuously updated by national editorial boards, MedU creates curricular flexibility and frees faculty to turn their attention to individual student learning needs. Additionally, MedU offers educators and students the rare ability to improve educational approaches by connecting them with one another at a national and international level. Virtual patient cases have been widely accepted by medical educators, with use in more than 140 medical schools around the world. More than 1,400,000 MedU virtual patient case sessions have been completed since 2004.

As an associate editor, Tinguely assumes editorial oversight of pediatric cases and acts as the primary pedagogical expert, ensuring that the cases conform to the guidelines set forth by Med-U. He will also participate on the board in setting the direction for ongoing work. Current priority areas include the teaching of clinical reasoning skills and development of student evaluation tools; other areas of significant discussion have included teaching groups outside of the core clerkship (e.g., acting interns) and faculty development resources.

Mike Dell and Sherilyn Smith, co-editors-in-chief with CLIPP, cited “Tinguely’s interest in faculty development” as a prime factor in his selection to the board. In addition, Tinguely and the eight-member editorial board ensure CLIPP cases remain aligned with the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics curriculum and current advances in pediatric medicine. He will serve a renewable, two-year term.