Harvard Medical School is offering three postgraduate programs in Egypt: HMS-Egypt Clinical Scholars Research Training, HMS-Egypt Training to Teachers, and HMS-Egypt Leadership in Medicine. The HMS-Egypt Training to Teachers (T2T) program is targeted to an audience of clinician-educators practicing and residential in Egypt who are seeking to develop skills in medical education. The HMS-Egypt Clinical Scholars Research Training (CSRT) program is targeted to an audience of clinicians practicing and residential in Egypt who are seeking to enhance their skills in basic concepts of clinical research methodology and its application, understanding how to interpret and publish data, and how to develop strategies to evaluate evidence. The HMS-Egypt Leadership in Medicine program ensures that emerging health care leaders in Egypt have access to the world’s leading authorities in safety, quality, complex organizational management, and health leadership.
This workshop-based course, over 8-10 months, was intended to review knowledge and skills in medical education with an emphasis on contemporary, evidence-based practices for engaging in effective education in both clinical and classroom settings for medical students. It was based on expertise in both the conceptual and practical aspects of faculty development, curriculum design, and pedagogy currently in use at Harvard Medical School.
Course material will progress from a collaborative needs assessment for participants to a review of relevant educational and psychologic theory, consensus-based best practices in medical education, and evidence-based guidelines for optimal pedagogy. Specific focus will include classroom-based small group teaching, best practices in bedside teaching, and active learning strategies for engaging contemporary learners in the clinical setting. Opportunities for generalizing principles and practices to medical student education will be identified throughout the course, with emphasis on identifying and actualizing use of the knowledge, skills, and behaviors reviewed in the course in the participants’ own teaching activities
