Curriculum

Training to Teach in Medicine develops essential skills while guiding learners in their exploration of modern medical education pedagogy and innovative teaching techniques. Our scholars, both early-career and seasoned educators, will enhance their knowledge of medical education. This blended-learning approach includes self-paced online lectures, interactive live webinars, focused symposia, tutorials, and seminars, as well as intensive online workshops.

Program participants will have exclusive access to recorded online lectures covering the program’s modules and interactive webinars for topic discussions. The capstone project provides a practical application of the skills gained and will cover topics such as course development, curriculum design, and application of new approaches to clinical teaching and assessment.

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  • Curriculum Modules

    Training to Teach in Medicine curriculum will focus on critical topics including:

    Principles of Adult Learning

    • Theory of Andragogy
    • Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model
    • Social Cognitive Theory

    Application of Adult Learning and Theory to Teaching 

    • Enhancing Memory and Attention During Lectures
    • Knowing Your Learner

    Teaching Methods

    • Flipped Classroom 
    • Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning

    Teaching on Wards and in Clinics

    • Enhancing Trainee Interactions and Promoting Learning During Inpatient Consultation
    • Microskills for Teaching in Clinical Settings

    Contemporary Teaching Techniques 

    • Teaching in the Brave New World: Medical Education in the Age of AI and Other New Technologies
    • Small Group Teaching
    • Curriculum Development Steps – Goals and Resources
    • Curriculum Development Steps – Core Content
    • Curriculum Development Steps – Selecting Teaching Strategies

    Assessment, Evaluation, and Feedback

    • Curriculum Development Steps - Selecting Assessment Tools
    • Curriculum Development Steps – Implementation and Evaluation
    • The Use of Quizzes/Formative Assessments in Teaching and Learning
    • Three Pearls of Effective Feedback
    • Teaching and Assessment of Critical Thinking in Medicine

    Physician Identify Formation and Life-Long Learning 

    • Promoting Lifelong Learning: Developing Curious Learners
    • Reflection as a Teaching Tool in Medical Education
    • Competence Assessment in Resident Training
    • Leading Change in Academic Medicine

    Medical Education Research 

    • Overview of Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Methods
    • Study Design in Medical Education Research
    • Best Practices in Survey Design

  • Capstone Project

    Each participant will develop and produce an individual capstone project. The capstone project will require scholars to examine an area of innovation that they wish to apply to their teaching setting. Feedback from peers and Harvard Medical School faculty will support the development and assessment of this project. 

  • Workshops

    The interactive workshop curriculum focuses on hands-on skill development through active learning. The intensive workshop schedules accelerate the cultivation of high-impact teaching skills via individual and team-based workshop exercises. Scholars will be immersed in a dynamic learning environment that encourages collaboration and collegial networking with faculty and peers. 

    Two multiday workshops will occur at the beginning and end of the program. All activities will be highly interactive and will include didactic lectures, group discussions, and dynamic educational scenarios. 

  • Recorded Online Lectures and Webinars

    • The online program will consist of recorded online lectures and live webinars with Harvard faculty, divided between program modules
    • Live interactive webinars will complement the recorded lecture curriculum
    • Each of the modules will incorporate knowledge-check quizzes