IAMSE WAS Winter Week 4

"Graduate Courses on Teaching Skills"

Presenters: Robert Carroll, Michael Parmely

January 29, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

Providing the next generation of medical educators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that characterize successful medical educators requires a purposeful, systematic approach. This webinar will compare two such programs organized as graduate courses. Microbiology 805 at the University of Kansas Medical Center was developed by Michael Parmely in response to requests from graduate students in the PhD program. The course is organized around the principles of student-centered learning and each of the 15 sessions illustrates the prevailing theories and good teaching practices with students doing and reflecting on what they have done. In contrast, the American Physiological Society has developed a course “Becoming and Effective Teacher” as part of its Professional Skills Training program. This course blends an on-line component with a 5 day residential experience that allows the participants to develop skills as and modeling being an effective teacher. This blended approach allows a critical mass of interested students to develop a supportive peer group of committed educators. Incorporating formal educational training into Doctoral graduate programs enhances the skills of our graduates, and increases their competitiveness in the job market.

Have you registered yet for the second session in the WAS Winter 2015 series? There is still space left, so please join us!

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Additional Winter Series Sessions:

“Moving from Message to Action: The Role of the Learner in Feedback” – Karen Cornell
   January 8, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

“Developing Skills at Making Observations” – Eric Holmboe
   January 15, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

“Getting Started as a Medical Teacher in Times of Change” – Richard Feinberg
   January 22, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

 “PRIME Program at Wake Forest” – Allyn Howlett
   February 5, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.