Category: Digital Publishing

Digital Publishing collaborates

Publishing is inherently collaborative. Here are some examples of our partners: Faculty Faculty are our authors, and we combine forces to create interactive, interlinked learning materials that are consistent in format and function, in an effort to reduce students’ cognitive load. This digital publishing option also reduces cognitive load for faculty—they don’t have to know […]

CMU style guide

Capitals Disease names When to capitalize Capitalize proper names in eponymous diseases If a disease is named after a person (an eponym), capitalize the person’s name, but not the word “disease” or “syndrome”: Alzheimer’s disease Parkinson’s disease Hodgkin lymphoma Down syndrome Capitalize acronyms or initialisms Diseases commonly referred to by acronyms are written in all capital letters: […]

System and thread LP examples

Cellular Physiology Clinical Skills videos Gross Anatomy textbook Histology Nervous Tissue Microbiology and Infectious Disease Molecular biology and biochemistry Pharmacology Physiology Physiology and anatomy of the hypothalamus and pituitary Urinary/renal system Library resources LibGuide Library Resources for Medicine: Nutrition Position papers The Use of Visceral Proteins as Nutrition Markers: An ASPEN Position Paper Consensus statement: […]

Icon samples

See also the Accordions header on the main style guide page. Icon uses AI alert/warning PPT: all gender books and articles causes/etiologies classification class (session) clinical guidelines clinical presentation communication activities (CBL) demographics diagnosis differential DNA downloadable epidemiology/causality goal PPT: group activity PPT: high value imaging information/definition learning objectives management/treatment medication nerves (autonomic, motor) nerves […]

Case-Based Learning (CBL) workflow: 2025

CBL roles Case reviewers (facilitators and system leads) Digital publishing (Heather Jansen) Distribution (James Henderson: Jamf and E.Flo MD posting; Jeana Stampfly: Facilitator emails) CBL director (Kimberly Beine) Pre-Clerkship directors (Rachel Larson) Facilitator note-keeping (Jeana Stampfly) CBL resources Case Drafts Library Case Edits folder Asana board CBL Slack channel Slack help CBL Facilitator Guide CBL […]

Introduction to Digital Publishing

Improving the student learning experience Student evaluations communicated that learning materials were scattered across a wide range of formats and locations—the cognitive load was high, and it was getting in the way of their learning. Our team set out to improve students’ experience with faculty-created materials. The goal of the Digital Publishing and Instructional Design […]

Academic Half Day workflow: 2024

CBL roles Case creators (faculty) Digital publishing (Heather Jansen) Distribution (James Henderson: Jamf and E.Flo MD posting; Kayla Varvel: Facilitator emails) AHD director (?) Clerkship directors (Sara Scott) Facilitator note-keeping/updates (?) AHD resources Case Drafts Library Asana board AHD Slack channel (?) AHD Facilitator Guide (?) AHD Student Guide (?) Other questions? Please get in […]