Teaching in Medical Education (TiME)

Faculty Fellows Program

Developing faculty as medical educators and scholars in teaching and learning

Teresa (Terry) Carter, EdDtjcarter@vcu.edu

Goals for the Program

How it WorksOne or more courses (2 credit hours each) or12 credit hours to earn a Certificate in Medical Education from the School of Education at VCU

Courses in the TiME Program

Required to earn the Certificate

Instructional Strategies

Curriculum Design

Adult Learning Theory and Practice

Teaching as Scholarship in Medical Education

Course Descriptions

Instructional Strategies

Provides knowledge and skills

in strategies

for teaching large and

small groups using

discussion and team-

based learning, as well as

teaching in clinical settings during rounds and at

bedside.

Curriculum Design

Introduces principles

and practices

for designing

a course or unit of

instruction, including a rotation

experience. Focus is

on constructing learner-centered

objectives, assessmen

t strategies,

and selection

of appropriat

e instruction

al strategies.

Course Descriptions

Theory and Practice of Adult Learning

An overview of major

adult learning theories

applicable to medical education and how

these form the basis

for practical

aspects of teaching

and learning in medicine, including

self-directed learning

and helping novices acquire

skills and knowledge

to build expertise.

Teaching as Scholarship in Medical Education

Elective Options

Performance Feedback and Simulation

Introduces use of

simulated learning

experiences in

preparing healthcare profession

als for patient

care. Emphasize

s facilitation

skills needed to

provide effective feedback in small group

debrief experienc

es. Hands-on

experiential course!

Group and Team Facilitation

Explores group and

team facilitation including

leadership, member

roles, group

development, team performan

ce, and methods

for dealing with

conflict. Faculty will also explore

methods for

improving their own

group membersh

ip functionin

g.

Elective Options

Digital Media Technologies for Teaching in Medicine

Introduces faculty to use of Web 2.0 digital media technologies that are creating revolutionary changes in how we think about teaching and learning in the 21st century. Provides an opportunity to learn strategies for using digital and social media in preclinical and clinical settings.

Reflective Practice in Medical Education

Explores reflective practice including the educator’s role in developing trainees as reflective practitioners and the role of reflection in one’s own professional development. Introduces narrative medicine as a reflective practice.

How do you pay for a TiME course?

VCU-paid faculty may use their tuition waiver benefits to cover the costs of courses.

Other faculty who teach for the School of Medicine are encouraged to seek tuition assistance benefits through their home institutions.

• Up to two courses per semester (full-time).

• If employee withdraws after the deadline / fails to complete the course / leaves the University / earns an unsatisfactory grade, tuition waiver is revoked and employee becomes responsible for tuition.

Application Process

Upon University approval of the Certificate in Medical Education program, faculty will need to apply to the School of Education to earn the Certificate.

Faculty member completes University Tuition Waiver form and In-State tuition form (if needed).

Faculty member obtains a letter of support from department or division chair.

Faculty member completes TiME application form and submits a 1-page letter of interest / reasons for wanting to join the program.

Deadlines / Start Dates

Submit application materials for TiME program to Katherine Tucker, 828-9823 kjtucker@vcu.edu

Summer Class in Adult Learning Theory and Practice Begins May 15. Enrollment deadline April 30.

Terry Carter tjcarter@vcu.edu

828-3134

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