Medical Education Week
NEW: Medical Education Week Flyer - April 21st - 25th
Goal:
Each year, a week's schedule of events is planned and implemented by the Society of Teaching Scholars to recognize and nurture the education programs at the College of Medicine.
About the Event:
Medical Education Week, including the Medical Education Banquet, was initiated in spring 2000. During the week's activities, guest speakers address various aspects of medical education, for both medical students and residents. Topics that have been discussed in past years include:
- "Rediscovering the Medical School"
- "Grade Inflation: Does It Exist and What Can We Do About It?"
- "Integrating New Graphical and Imaging Technologies into Medical Education"
- "Teaching and Assessing Professionalism"
- "Maintaining a Rigorous Academic Curriculum in a University-Affiliated Program"
- "Teaching, Learning, and Assessment"
- "The Application of Portfolios to Medical Education"
Medical Education Noon Presentations:
2007
April 30
Colin Sumners, Ph.D.: "Enhancing Lecture and Seminar
Presentations in the Basic Science Courses". Streaming Video
May 1
Tom Hollinger, Ph.D.: "Use of the Virtual Microscope to Teach
Histology". Streaming Video
May 2
Constance K. Haan, M.D., M.S.: "Use of Data and Outcomes in
Medical Education". Streaming Video: Coming Soon
May 3rd
Robert Hatch, M.D.: "Teaching Tips for the Outpatient setting" Streaming Video
May 4th
Heather Harrell, M.D. & Rhondda Waddell, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.: "An
Introduction to Qualitative Research in Medical Education Using Examples
from the UF College of Medicine". Streaming Video
2006
April 24th: Ken Grauer, M.D.: "Putting More Power into your PowerPoint
Presentation"
April 25th: Keith Stone, M.D.: "Medical Lessons Learned on the
Battlefield"
April 26th: Ricardo Gonzalez-Rothi, M.D.: "Learning and teaching from
mistakes"
April 27th: Tom Hollinger, Ph.D.: "Introducing Virtual Microscope Slides
into a Medical Curriculum"
April 28th: Guy Benrubi, M.D.: "Key Steps in Building Your Academic
Career"
