Teaching
Awards
- See Awards & Recognization
- Teaching Excellence Awards
- 2008 Call for Nominations (pdf)
- 2007 Program Booklet (pdf)
- 2007 Call for Nominations (pdf)
- 2007 Nomination Form (pdf)
- 2006 Program Booklet (pdf)
- 2005 Program Booklet (pdf)
- 2004 Program Booklet (pdf)
- Program Photos
M.Ed. in Adult Education — Pilot Program
The School of Medicine in collaboration with the School of Education is offering an M.Ed. in Adult Education for physicians in the School of Medicine. The pilot program ends Spring 2008. For information contact Dr. Terry Carter (827-2628).
Teaching Portfolio
Workshops & Seminars
See Spring 2008 Calendar of Events
- PRIME (Project on Research in Medical Education)
This group was started in January of 1998 to provide interested faculty, representing different components of the medical school, with an ongoing forum for the exchange of information on research in medical education. Seven times a year we:- highlight a current medical education research project being conducted at VCU
- examine medical education resources, organization, techniques, or outcomes
- provide opportunities for the supportive critique of research ideas, the sharing of information about resources, and evaluation of the implications of research findings for the School
- 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 (828-9789). - Workshops on Teaching and Learning
These series of workshops are designed to help provide medical school faculty, especially course and clerkship directors, with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for effective teaching and learning. In FY 2008 the focus is on educational scholarship. All faculty and interested persons are welcome to attend. - Evidence Based Medicine
Evidence-based medicine requires new skills of the clinician, including efficient literature-searching and the application of formal rules of evidence in evaluating the clinical literature. Workshops, small group teaching or tutorials are offered to SOM faculty and housestaff who wish to gain knowledge of critical appraisal for the practice of evidence-based medicine.
To arrange faculty development programs, contact Brenda Seago, M.L.S, M.A., Director, CBIL, 828-3914, or Elizabeth Marlowe, M.Ed., Educational Coordinator, CBIL, 828-8319.
Similar courses with graded assignments are provided by CBIL faculty for our medical students in collaboration with SOM faculty and staff from Tompkins-McCaw Library.
See Evidence Based Medicine. - Inova Faculty Development Programs, Inova Campus
For information about these programs, contact Craig Cheifetz, M.D., Assistant Dean, or Sarina Luangkhot.
- 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 (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 Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Faculty Development Program
Scheduled to start in Spring 2008, 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 (828-9789) or Dr. Lenore Joseph, Associate Chief of Staff for Education, VAMC (828-9350).
