Certificate in Clinical Teaching (CCT)
This flagship course is designed to help Dalhousie clinical faculty become better teachers. It will be offered again Oct. 2027 - June 2028. To be added to the waitlist, please email facdev@dal.ca.
Course Details:
- 9 modules offered online via Brightspace
- 3 “live” webinars in Dec., March and June (attendance required)
- 1 orientation/welcome webinar to meet the instructors, colleagues and to make the most of your course
- Targeted to Dalhousie faculty who are early in their clinical teaching careers; valuable to anyone wanting to improve their teaching skills
- Facilitated by CPDME Faculty Development
- The CCT includes about 45 hours of total course work; approximately 5 hours per module, or each month
- Free for existing DalMed faculty; $1000 for external registrants
Limited enrolment of 45; priority given to faculty at any site of Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine
Overall Learning Objectives for Course:
After completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Provide clinical supervision in a culturally safe environment, focusing on how to maximize knowledge translation and experiential learning (Scholar, Professional, Collaborator, Health Advocate, Leader)
- Recognize assessment tools utilized by the Faculty of Medicine and use these in their role as clinicians to complete effective learner evaluation to undergrad and postgrad medical students (Scholar, Professional, Collaborator, Health Advocate, Leader)
- Provide timely and effective feedback to learners (Collaborator, Scholar, Professional, Leader)
- Recognize key elements to wellness and professionalism, and utilize learnings to maintain both personal and learner wellness (Scholar, Professional, Collaborator, Health Advocate, Leader, Communicator)
- Determine how to further develop their skills and expertise to provide teaching opportunities in a variety of settings (Scholar, Professional, Collaborator, Communicator, Leader)