Announcements
Medical Education Grand Rounds are on The Commons!
Did you miss one of our Medical Education Grand Rounds? Can’t make it in person on Fridays? We record each session and post to the Teaching Academy Common site. You can find videos here: https://commons.med.uvm.edu/groups/ta/Videos/Forms/Thumbnails.aspx
And don’t forget about our next session on November 30 with Andrew Hale, MD, Larner College of Medicine and Daniel Ricotta, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. They will present on “Effective Body Language Techniques for the Medical Educator.” You can find details here: http://www.med.uvm.edu/teachingacademy/mededgrandrounds
Faculty Development Video Series for Medical Educators
The Teaching Academy is proud to announce the Faculty Development Video Series for Medical Educators. Improve your teaching with this series of short videos on essential topics for medical educators. This resource features Teaching Academy members and was directed by Laurie Leclair, MD while she served as a Faculty Associate of the Teaching Academy last year.
The videos are free and open for anyone to view. CME credit is also available. For more details about the video series and how to obtain CME credit, visit http://www.med.uvm.edu/teachingacademy/resources/devleopment.
Save the Dates: Winter 2019 IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series
The 2019 winter series of the IAMSE webinar program will focus on the role of the learning environment in health science education. Join us on Thursdays in January at 12pm.
January 10 - Overview & introduction of the Learning Environment - Larry Gruppen, PhD
January 17 - The Learning Environment: An International Perspective - Sean Tackett, MD, MPH
January 24 - The Learning Environment During Residency - John Co, MD
January 31 - Learning Environment Panel featuring discussions from Osteopathic, Nursing and PA perspectives - Luke Mortensen, PhD, Cindy Anderson, PhD and Karen Hills, MS, PA-C
February 7 - System and Case Studies - Dan Harrington, MD
The Harvard Macy Institute’s A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education Course
Applications are now being accepted - Deadline to apply: November 16, 2018
The Harvard Macy Institute’s A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education is designed to encourage participants to apply systems thinking in designing assessment programs to support the continuous quality improvement of students/trainees, faculty, and curricula at their academic health science institutions. During this intensive 6-day program, educators and administrators from diverse health science disciplines will be introduced to key concepts from system theory, best practices in educational assessment, and mini-workshops focused on specific assessment approaches. Learn more and apply by clicking here
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Save the Dates:
2019 Mud Season Education Retreat
Friday, March 29, 2019, 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Doubletree by Hilton
A day-long education retreat featuring workshops, networking, and
keynote speakers. This event is open to all
faculty. Details and registration will be announced this winter!
AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Workshops
Friday, April 12, 2019
“Formulating Research Questions and Designing Studies” & “Measuring Educational Outcomes with Reliability and Validity”
Details and registration will be announced this winter! Registration priority for Teaching Academy members