Teaching Resources for Health Professions Educators   Tags: faculty, teaching  

Life Curriculum
Designed to help residency program directors prevent, identify, and manage fatigue and impairment in their residents and fellows.

AAMC MedEdPORTAL
A free publishing venue and dissemination portal to support educators and learners as they create and use on-line teaching materials, assessment tools and faculty development resources.

AMA Virtual Mentor
American Medical Association's online ethics journal.

ACGME Website
The mission of the ACGME is to improve health care by assessing and advancing the quality of resident physicians’ education through accreditation.

Register Now for Medical Education Grand Rounds!

For more information, see the Grand Rounds tab on this guide.

The role of a faculty member is a complex, multidimensional one that requires participation in scholarly/research endeavors, clinical practice, teaching and service.  Duke University is known as an exceptional research institution, and its faculty are leading cutting-edge initiatives to transform the practice of health care. Enhanced preparation of faculty for our roles as teachers is a vital part of that mission .

As teachers, faculty are in the pivotal position of having a tremendous influence on the future development of their professions.  Therefore the vital importance of pursuing excellence in our educational offerings cannot be overstated.

This website has been created by the Consortium for Health Professions Educators to support health professions faculty and instructors at Duke in their efforts to enhance their pedagogical knowledge and skills.  It provides links to information and internal and external resources to help faculty in many areas, including (but not limited to) the following:

• educational philosophy;
• principles of learning;
• course development;
• designing effective classroom, laboratory, online, and clinical learning experiences for students;
• innovative teaching strategies;
• assessing student performance;
• preparing effective professional presentations; and
• individuals to contact with questions regarding implementation of innovative strategies and utilization of teaching tools, including technology.

The website is considered to be a “living” resource that will change continually and to which each faculty member may contribute ideas, experiences, questions, resources, and so on.  It is intended that this website and the many resources it offers will help and encourage each faculty member to create effective and enriching teaching experiences, so that our learners will imbibe the best of what we have to offer and so that Duke University will be as well known for its excellence and innovation in teaching as it is for its leadership in research and clinical practice.

DaColbeck, C.L., O'Meara, K., & Austin, A.E. (Eds.).  (2008).  Educating integrated professionals: Theory and practice on preparation for the professoriate. [New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 113]  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Gaff, J.G., Pruitt-Logan, A.S., Weibl, R.A., & Participants in the Preparing Future Faculty Program. (2000).  Building the faculty we need:  Colleges and universities working together. Washington, DC:  Association of American Colleges & Universities.

Institute of Medicine.  (2003).  Health professions education:  A bridge to quality.  Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Marshall, S.P.  (2006).  The power to transform:  Leadership that brings learning and schooling to life. San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

Shulman, L.S.  (2004).  The wisdom of practice:  Essays on teaching, learning, and learning to teach.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

New! Medical Education Grand Rounds!

Feb 6-8, 2012:  Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical Education: Medical Schools and Residency
Dr. Molly Cooke, University of California, San Francisco

Feb. 6th 7am DN 2001 | Feb. 7th 12pm DN 2001 | Feb. 8th 4pm DN 2002

Register Now!

National education opportunity: Harvard Principles of Medical Education class, March 29-31

See the Events@Duke Calendar and CIT Events page for other coming events.

Holding a workshop or session on teaching? Please let Megan von Isenburg know of upcoming classes, brownbags or other instructional events.

University of Saskatchewan TIPS for Faculty: Website and online manual rich with information and activities for improving teaching.

GME Leadership Development Course: Three 2-day sessions over the course of a year. From AAMC and Harvard.

Harvard Macy Institute: One week course offered twice/year.

UIC Certificate Programs: Two week-long programs (Clinical Education Program Directors and Clinical Teachers) are offered regularly. CME credit offered.