470. IDSA Chalk Talks as a Catalyst for Enhancing Clinical Teaching and Professional Identity through Medical Education Innovation

Abstract Background In 2022, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)’s Medical Education Community of Practice (MedEdCOP) launched a novel peer-reviewed platform for ID educators to publish chalk talks —concise, high-yield teaching scripts designed for the clinical learning environment. This open-access library enables educators to disseminate their work and offers ready-to-use teaching materials for others to adopt or adapt. We sought to evaluate the impact of chalk talk authorship on contributors' self-assessed teaching skills, professional identity, and connection to the ID education community. Demographic CharacteristicsDemographic Characteristics of Chalk Talk AuthorsFigure 1.Impact of Chalk Talk Authorship on Clinical Teaching Skills by Self-AssessmentChalk talk authors reported a significant improvement in the proficiency of their clinical teaching skills after publishing an IDSA chalk talk (dark purple) compared to before publishing (light purple). Likert scale for skills rating include: 1- Not at all proficient, 2- Minimally proficient, 3- Somewhat proficient, 4- Very proficient, 5- Extremely proficient. * equates p