Overview
What you will learn
The Principles of Medical Education course offered by Harvard University helps medical educators to:
- Provide more effective feedback that motivates change
- Utilize active learning strategies in small and large group teaching settings
- Deliver more impactful and engaging lectures
- Identify effective best practices for mentor-mentee relationships
- Optimize evaluation of trainee competencies
- Improve engagement and interactivity for in-person and virtual teaching sessions
- Enhance critical thinking and self-directed learning among students
- Describe real-time strategies to address unprofessional behavior
- Identify strengths and weaknesses of various assessment tools
- Incorporate technology into your teaching
- Create an action plan for implementing and sustaining effective change as leaders in medical education
- Identify strategies to recognize and mitigate bias
- Identify personal and organizational strategies to improve well-being
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Interactive Lecturing
- Bedside Teaching
- Effective Mentoring
- Impactful Feedback
- Developing Curricula
- Assessing Learners
- Learner Engagement
- Teaching Critical Thinking
- Teaching and Maintaining Wellness
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
- To be assured a spot in the program, early registration is strongly recommended.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Health Education View 12 other Short Courses in Health Education in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
Medical personnel of all specialties involved in the practice of medical education, including:
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Psychologists
- Veterinarians
- Dentists
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Cambridge
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.