Resident Educator Concentration
Resident Educator Concentration
Resident Educator Concentration
Description
The Resident as Teacher concentration allows a resident to learn and develop teaching skills longitudinally by participating in the Department of Psychiatry education mission across the University of Utah Health Sciences. It provides the resident experience in multiple facets of clinical education to simulate a career in academic medicine, including:
- Developing, delivering, and assessing educational content,
- Understanding developing trends in medical education,
- Receiving and implementing direct feedback from faculty and students,
- Scholarly activity
Participants in the clinician educator concentration set individual teaching goals with the help of the concentration director, and select teaching opportunities to meet those goals. The concentration also offers mentorship in a scholarly project related to medical education with opportunities for publication and participation in education meetings. These projects could include the development, implementation, and/or assessment of innovative curricula, teaching/educational tools, or medical education research projects.
Objectives
- Develop and deliver educational curriculum/content.
- Receive and reflect on student and peer feedback.
- Utilize learner and peer feedback to improve teaching.
- Incorporate appropriate learner-centered teaching modalities.
- Develop an appropriate assessment for each teaching session.
- Develop and disseminate a scholarly project.
Academic Opportunities
Lectures in Adult Theory and Practical Teaching and Assessment Skills
Mentorship
Scholarly Projects
Examples include: curriculum quality improvement, assessing effectiveness of currently curricula/modalities, and pilot projects for novel educational strategies.
Direct Teaching Experiences
Examples of current and anticipated options include, but are not limited to:
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Physician Assistant Program psychiatry courses at University of Utah and/or Weber State University (didactics);
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Essentials 1.3 and Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) teaching for the School of Medicine (TBL format);
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Resident/Fellowship didactics;
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Courses/sessions as requested from the School of Medicine and other institutions (e.g. Suicide Risk Assessment simulations, Doctoring 1.3 simulation experiences, Dental School mental health lectures);
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Pilots of novel materials and curricula.
Certificate Requirements
- Longitudinal teaching experience over 1-2+ years with demonstrated improvement of teaching/curriculum development based on self-assessment and learner/peer feedback.
- Development and dissemination of a scholarly project.
Contact Information
- Faculty Lead: Mary Steinmann, MD
- Resident Lead: TBD