Program Overview
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. These clinicians will be 5-10 years post-primary terminal degree (e.g., MBBS or MD). The program will be comprised of two Egypt-based workshops each for 4 days. Workshop 1 will be focused on Faculty Development and Curriculum Design. Workshop 2 will be on Assessment, Technology, and Communication.
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Curriculum and Workshop Information
Learning Objectives for Workshop 1 in Training to Teachers
- Review educational theory and cognition in medical education
- Understand active teaching techniques, learning skills and strategies
- Developing a learning culture, basic strategies for curriculum design and implementation
- Best practices in classroom-based teaching
- Best practices for teaching at the bedside
Learning Objectives for Workshop 2 in Assessment, Technology, and Communication
- Review approaches to and learn techniques in assessment, evaluation and feedback
- Learn the importance of evidence-based teaching. Understand the importance of technology as a lever for improved learning and learning outcomes
- Develop skills in small group and large group communication
Learners will also be required to complete online learning assignments of recorded lectures. Quizzes for the lectures will need to be completed satisfactorily. Students who complete the workshop assignments, the online assignments, and the course assessments will be eligible for a “Certificate of Completion.”
Assessment
Learners will be assessed on the successful completion of the following components:
- Workshop Attendance and Participation
- Recorded Lecture Quizzes
- Medical Education Video
- Capstone Project
- Final Essay
- A pass will be at or above 70%
- Distinction is at or above 90%
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Admissions
Candidates nominated for the HMS-Egypt Training to Teachers (T2T) program will be expected to have a terminal medical degree (MD, MBBS or MB ChB). Nurses, pharmacists and social workers will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Applications will include the submission of a CV, letter of recommendation from a supervisor, and a participant-prepared 250-word essay. The selection panel will include an academic representative from MoHP.
Jeremy Richards, MD, MA, FACP, ATSF