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FELLOWSHIP IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
2008 - 2009
A survey of medical school deans and faculty published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (91), reported that the majority of faculty members and administrators in the United States see a need for "fundamental changes" or "thorough reform" in medical student education. New requirements for residency training stress the importance of an organized curriculum.
Given this climate of change, it is important to have medical school faculty members prepared to take on leadership roles in educational change. Such faculty members might be called upon to assist in assessing the quality and impact of existing educational programs, identifying essential learning goals, designing effective educational experiences, or improving measures of performance. Although faculty members have historically taken on this type of leadership without special preparation, the Fellowship in Medical Education is intended to enlarge the body of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that such faculty can bring to bear in making informed educational decisions. The purpose of the Fellowship in Medical Education is to provide an introduction to current theories of learning, to review recent innovations in medical education, and to stimulate the development of skills essential to improving and evaluating educational practices.
Objectives
Each Fellow will be expected to develop a set of individual learning objectives that will form the focus of his or her Fellowship activities. In addition, upon completion of the Fellowship, participants will be able to demonstrate the following core educational competencies:
- Critique traditional and innovative teaching and testing practices in medical education in light of current theories of learning and problem-solving.
- Develop educational programs (from a single session to an entire curriculum) that reflect systematic attention to learner needs, program goals, learning objectives, selection of instructional activities, evaluation, and feedback.
- Evaluate one's own preferences and activities as a teacher and implement strategies for improvement.
- Design and conduct a program evaluation or basic educational study appropriate for publication in academic journals or presentation at professional meetings.
Fellowship Activities
Although the Fellowship consists of a set of required activities, each Fellow will be able to focus these activities for the purpose of achieving his or her personal education objectives.
- Medical Education Seminars
Two-and-a-half-hour seminars on medical education will be held twice a month from September through June during Year One of the fellowship for the purpose of exploring special topics relevant to the core fellowship objectives. Seminar One focuses primarily on curriculum development and theories of learning. Seminar Two develops skills for educational research and program evaluation.
- Curriculum Development Project
Each fellow develops a curriculum of any size and scale for a designated group of learners. Plans will be presented and critiqued in February.
- Scholarly Project in Education
Each Fellow designs a small scale educational study that is conducted under the supervision of Fellowship staff over the course of Year Two of the fellowship.. Projects might include evaluation of educational interventions, descriptive studies of learning or problem-solving events, or survey research on special populations. It is hoped that these studies would be submitted for presentation or publication after being peer-reviewed by the Fellows and the Faculty in the program. Preliminary results will be presented in Spring of 2009 for completion of the Fellowship.
- Educational Leadership
The Fellows are selected for their role in providing leadership to the educational programs of their departments. During the Fellowship, Fellows 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 Faculty Mentors. Each Fellow will be required to present a conference or seminar on education to his or her department.
Faculty
The Fellowship is directed by LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D., Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. She serves as course chair for Seminar One, Teaching and Learning in Medicine. Sebastian Uijtdehaage, Ph.D., Director of Educational Research, serves as course chair for Seminar Two, Research and Evaluation in Medical Education.
Other faculty include:
Yue Ming Huang, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Simulation Specialist
Ming Lee, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine, Educational Development & Research (ED&R)
Anju Relan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Instructional Design & Technology Unit
Carl Stevens, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine; Director of Curriculum Development, ED&R
Paul Wimmers, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, ED&R
Roster
Meeting Dates and Optional Workshops
2008
9/12
9/19
9/26*
10/3
10/10*
10/17
10/24*
10/31*
11/7
11/14*
11/21
12/5
12/12*
12/19
2009
1/9
1/16*
1/23
1/30*
2/6
2/13*
2/20
* Optional Workshops
For further information, contact LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D., at lwilkerson@mednet.ucla.edu. |
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