Career Development
Teaching
Teaching in medical education (time) faculty fellows program
The School of Medicine in collaboration with the School of Education is offering an Teaching in Medical Education (TiME) Faculty Fellows Program in the School of Medicine. The next offering will begin summer 2013, enrollment deadline April 30. For information, go to http://wp.vcu.edu/time or contact Dr. Terry Carter [E-mail]: tjcarter@vcu.edu, Phone: 804-828-3134.
Teaching Portfolio
Workshops & Seminars
See Professional Development Calendar for 2013
- Basic Teaching Skills
The workshop is presented annually in December. Master teachers from the School of Medicine offer instruction on the skills faculty need to be a good teacher, whether giving a lecture, supervising students in a laboratory or teaching on the wards. All faculty are welcome to attend. For questions, please contact Kathy Kreutzer [E-mail]: kkreutzer@vcu.edu, Phone: 804-828-9789. - Inova Faculty Development Programs, Inova Campus
For information about these programs, contact Craig Cheifetz , M.D., Assistant Dean for Medical Education and Student Affairs, [E-mail]: craig.cheifetz@inova.org, or Sarina Luangkhot [E-mail]: Sarina.Luangkhot@inova.org.- Career Advisor Development Session
Facilitators Dr. Ike Wood (2005, 2006) and Dr. Craig Cheifetz (2007) met with Inova Campus Career Advisors to provide an overview for the Careers in Medicine online tool and the process for ERAS and the NRMP. - Inova Spring Faculty Development Program
The workshop is presented annually in May and is designed to facilitate communication among medical educators on the VCU and Inova campuses and offer instruction on the skills faculty need to be skilled and informed clinical teachers and mentors. In addition to the morning workshop, a noon lecture, part of the monthly Inova medical education grand rounds series, features a master teacher.
Since its inception in 2005, the summit has received consistently high scores on evaluations by its participants. Topics covered include: Professionalism, Student Mistreatment, Small Group Teaching on the Wards, Giving Feedback More Effectively and other timely faculty development topics. Attendance is averaged at 100 physicians each year. Inova teaching awards are also presented. All Inova faculty are welcome to attend.
For questions, contact Kathy Kreutzer [E-mail]: kkreutzer@vcu.edu, Phone: 804-828-9789. - Stanford Faculty Development Course
At the Inova Campus, the Stanford Faculty Development Course is offered annually to all teaching faculty at no charge. To date, over 110 physicians have completed this course. Dr. Craig Cheifetz serves as the instructor for this faculty development initiative. - Inova Educational Grand Rounds
Educational Grand Rounds are held monthly at Inova Fairfax Hospital. This is a joint effort between Inova Undergraduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Medical Education. Average attendance is approximately 120 attending physicians, residents and medical students. Topics covered include: Patient Safety, Cultural Competency, Compliance, Effective Evaluation and Feedback, Physician Documentation, Customer Service and other important educational topics. Speakers range from institutional leaders to national speakers. Since its inception in 2004, the program has received consistently high scores on course evaluations.
- Career Advisor Development Session
- McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center Faculty Development Program
These workshops are designed to facilitate communication among medical educators on the VCU and VAMC campuses and offer instruction on the skills faculty need to be skilled and informed clinical teachers and mentors. All faculty are welcome to attend. For questions, please contact Kathy Kreutzer [E-mail]: kkreutzer@vcu.edu Phone: 804-828-9789 or Lenore Joseph, M.D., Associate Chief of Staff for Education, VAMC, [E-mail]: ljoseph@mcvh-vcu.edu or lenore.joseph@va.gov, Phone: 804-828-9350.
