Fundamentals of Teaching Program

Hone your teaching skills

The Fundamentals of Teaching Program is a series of online courses designed to support Dal medical faculty in their roles as teachers.  

Courses

Fundamentals of Clinical Teaching and Supervision
October 1 - November 9, 2018                REGISTER NOW

Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the role and responsibilities of the clinical supervisor in medical education.
  
• Explain how learning in a clinical setting differs from didactic teaching.
• Describe strategies for integrating patient care and teaching.
• Apply principles of clinical assessment to learner performance.
• Provide learners with constructive formative feedback.

Fundamentals of Didactic Teaching
November 13-December 18, 2018       REGISTER NOW

Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the role of the tutor in Case Based Learning at the Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine.
• Prepare effective lectures and small group teaching sessions.
• Incorporate innovative strategies to promote student engagement into teaching.

Educating for Medical Professionalism
Next date TBD

Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss professionalism in the context of medical education.
• Appreciate the importance of identifying and addressing lapses in professionalism in medical learners.
• Explain how physician wellness relates to professionalism.
• Identify ways to guide learners to develop into healthy and professional practitioners.

Courses in development

Fundamentals of Teaching Graduates

Congrats to our recent grads!

1 = Fundamentals of Clinical Teaching & Supervision
2 = Fundamentals of Didactic Teaching
3 = Educating for Medical Professionalism