Pottinger, Paul
Mayo Clinic
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Amplifying Our Voices: Fostering Advocacy in Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Paras, Molly L , Stead, Wendy , Bisono, Bismarck , Pottinger, Paul S. , Aziz, Rania S Abdel, Aziz, Mariam, Balba, Gayle , Blackburn, Brian G. , Butt, Saira , Chow, Brian , Graber, Christopher J. , Muñoz-Gómez, Sigridh , Pellegrino, Rachael , Schultz, Sara , Shnekendorf, Rachel, Jezek, Amanda, Martin, Allan , Group, For the Infectious Diseases Society of America Training Program Directors Community of Practice and Working, Angarone, Michael , Arnold, Forest, Bartash, Rachel , Bhanot, Nitin , Bhatt, Pinki J. , Bittner, Marvin J. , Blyth, Dana M , Carey, A., Cerne, Carlie, Donaghy, Henry, Echevarria, Leonor, Jose, Jo-Ann, Kodiyanplakkal, Rosy Priya , Román, F, Garcia, Luis Medina, Lora, Alfredo J Mena , Miko, Benjamin A. , Mitra, Subhashis , Osorio, Georgina, Patel, Mukesh, Pinargote, Paulette, Salas, Natalie Mariam , Sellers, Christopher J., Tang, Michael , Tischendorf, Jessica S , Trinh, Sonya, Viehman, J Alex, Vielemeyer, Ole, Wooten, Darcy , Bisono Garcia, Bismarck , Martin, Arlene , Luther, Vera P , Pottinger, Paul , Aziz, Rabita, Luther, Vera , Group, For the Infectious Diseases Society of America Training Program Directors Community of Practice and Working, Arnold, Forest, Bhowmick, Tanaya , Carey, Adrienne L, Dare, Ryan K , Jose, Jo-Ann, Gil, Raul Macias , Roman, Francisco Machiavello, Garcia, Luis Medina, Razonable, Raymund R. , Trinh, Sonya, Viehman, J Alex
Open Forum Infectious Diseases | November 9, 2025 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 12 | Pages: No page available
Abstract Advocacy has long been at the core of the infectious diseases (ID) field, with clinicians and researchers advocating to ensure patients can access the care they need on an individual and global scale. The Infectious Diseases Society of America Training Program Directors’ (PD) Committee met in 2024 and discussed ways that advocacy is and should be incorporated into fellowship training, as well as highlighted the role PDs play in advocating for their trainees. Policies with a negative impact on ID clinical care, public health, and research underscore the importance of mobilizing the field of ID to advocate for the patients and communities we serve, as well as for ourselves. This paper presents ideas generated at this meeting and is meant to serve as a reference for ID PDs, as well as the wider ID community, as a call to action for teaching and participating in advocacy work.
Out-BREAK!: An IDWeek 2023 Escape Room to Break Out of the Educational Mold
Zhong, Diana , Dong, Sara W , Gabriel, Nathalie, Lusardi, Katherine , Searns, Justin B. , Wattier, Rachel L , Ristagno, Elizabeth H. , Bhimraj, Adarsh , Boguniewicz, Juri , Pottinger, Paul S. , Chu, Victoria T , Lusardi, Katherine , Searns, Justin B , Wattier, Rachel L , Ristagno, Elizabeth H , Bhimraj, Adarsh , Boguniewicz, Juri , Pottinger, Paul
Open Forum Infectious Diseases | September 25, 2024 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 10 | Pages: No page available
Abstract Background An escape room is a cooperative game that has been adapted into medical education and major academic conferences. Methods We describe the design, development, and implementation of an educational ID-themed escape room activity entitled “Out-BREAK!” at an international conference, IDWeek 2023. An anonymous survey was conducted to collect demographic data, assess participant satisfaction with the escape room puzzles, and gauge participant interest in game-based learning. Results Thirty escape room sessions were held over 3 days and included 201 participants. Escape room survey respondents (n = 132) were younger and more likely to be trainees compared with in-person IDWeek attendants. Among 131 responses, all respondents enjoyed the experience and would recommend the escape room activity to friends. Survey respondents enjoyed the puzzle solving (93%), medical content (92%), and team building (79%) components. Only 35% of the respondents had ever previously participated in game-based learning; 95% thought the escape room was a valuable teaching method. Among the 72 survey respondents involved in medical education, almost all (90%) said they were interested in incorporating escape rooms into medical education. Conclusions The Out-BREAK! escape room at IDWeek 2023 was successfully implemented and well received. Despite only a third of participants having prior experience with game-based learning, almost all respondents perceived the escape room to be an effective teaching method.