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Teaching Scholars Program
The goal of the 18-month Teaching Scholars Program (TSP) is to develop a cadre of highly skilled educational scholars and leaders for the School of Medicine and its departments.
- Medical Education Seminars
Two-hour seminars on medical education are held twice a month from August through June for the purpose of exploring special topics relevant to the core objectives of the Program. The first half, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, focuses on curriculum development and theories of learning. The second half focuses on Evaluating Quality and Outcomes in Medical Education and guides participants through the design of the educational evaluation/research project that they will pursue in year two of the Program. Topics may include: Learning Theories; Curriculum Models; Evaluating Competency; Using Computers in Support of Education; Moving from Novice to Expert; Cases to Simulation; Clinical teaching; Designing an Educational Research Study; Survey Design; Quantitative & Qualitative Research Methods; Evaluation; Becoming an Educational Leader; and Organizational change.
- Curriculum Development Project
Each Scholar develops a curriculum of any size and scale for any group of learners. Plans will be presented and critiqued throughout the Program. A formal presentation of the curriculum project will be presented in 2008 prior to the end of the course seminar series.
- Scholarly Project in Education
Each Scholar designs a small-scale educational study during the first 10 months of the Program which is then conducted during the last eight months under the supervision of a Program faculty mentor. Projects might include evaluation of educational interventions, descriptive studies of learning or problem-solving events, or survey research on special populations. It is expected that these studies will be submitted for presentation or publication after being peer-reviewed by the Scholars and the Faculty in the Program. To receive the SOM TSP certificate of completion each Scholar must present their preliminary results at a special session in February 2009.
- Educational Leadership
The Scholars are selected for their role or potential in providing leadership to the educational programs of their departments. During the Program, Scholars will have the opportunity to discuss current and potential educational programs for which they are responsible and to acquire feedback on curriculum development and teaching skills from the Program faculty. We also require Scholars to serve as one of our problem-based learning (PBL) group leaders for the first-year medical students in addition to attending the seminar sessions. The PBL sessions are also on Thursday afternoons; the dates coordinate with the SOM TSP sessions. Being a PBL small group facilitator provides hands-on experience in a teaching method for which Scholars may be unfamiliar, but provides important opportunities for growth as an educator. This has been a very popular component of the Program.
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2008-10 SOM TSP forms
Application form (pdf)
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Nomination form (pdf)
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TSP schedule 2008- 2009
2005-7 Scholarly Projects
2006-8 Scholarly Projects
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