Quantum Medical Education: More Waveform, Less Particle

Enduring - This is a virtual, asynchronous educational session that is part of the Center for Faculty and Professional Development’s Foundations in Medical Education Grand Rounds series.

Felix K. Ankel, MD, is an emergency physician, Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at HealthPartners. HealthPartners family of care includes six hospitals, a comprehensive system of clinics and an 1,800-physician multispecialty group practice and is a partner for the University of Minnesota Medical School undergraduate and graduate education programs. Dr. Ankel is a former emergency medicine residency director and a Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award recipient given by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). He currently serves on the board of directors for the American Board of Emergency Medicine. 

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and social workers.  Other learner groups, such as. residents, fellows, medical students, non-clinician educators, GME program administrators and other education staff would also benefit from this education.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to:

  • Discuss the shift from knowledge to wisdom in the age of AI
  • Discuss the shift from binary to quantum professional identity
  • Discuss the shift from centralized to distributed educational platforms
 
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    10/21/2025
    Course expires: 
    10/21/2028
    Cost:
    $25.00
    Part of: 
    Medical Education Grand Rounds - 2025
    Rating: 
    0

    Quantum Medical Education: More Waveform, Less Particle

    This is an asynchronous enduring material activity.
    Activity Director
    Robert Cooney, MD, MSMedMEd
    Associate Dean, Faculty Development
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Faculty
    Felix K. Ankel, MD, FACEP
    Professor of Emergency Medicine
    University of Minnesota
     

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

    Disclaimer

    This Geisinger continuing education activity is designed for use by healthcare professionals for educational purposes only.  Information and opinions offered by the contributors represent their viewpoints.  Conclusions drawn by the participant should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. Prescription information and use of medical devices should be undertaken only after confirmation by consulting the FDA-approved uses and information.

    While Geisinger makes every effort to have accurate information presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered.  The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
     

    Terms of Approval

    October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2028

    Original release date

    October 21, 2025
     

    Peer Review

    On October 20, this continuing education online material was reviewed by Ashley Shamansky, DO, MPH, Pediatric Physician, Geisinger. To ensure the scientific relevance of this enduring material, its contents will be reviewed again in October 2028.

    Disclosure  

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activities sponsored by the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

    If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial or promotional bias, please inform us by using the commercial bias comments box on the evaluation form.  Please answer the questions about balance on the CE activity evaluation form candidly.

    The following individual(s) have reported no financial or other relationships with commercial entities who products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:

    Ashley Shamansky, DO, MPH, Felix K. Ankel, MD, Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd, Rob Cooney, MD, MSMedEd, Kristi Shirk, BA, and Rebecca Stoudt, DNP, PhD, CRNA.

    Available Credit

    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $25.00
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