Summary: The 1st International Emergency Medicine Faculty Development and Teaching Course is coming up very soon. I thought this would be a good time to give a little run down on what the course entails and why YOU should attend. The course is the first of its kind, and it is designed for international EPs. Having said that, much if not all of the course content is very relevant and important for emergency physicians practicing in the US as well. So, the course is open to everyone. Here is just a taste of the great topics we will cover during the week... Presenting lectures to large groups Leading small groups Giving feedback Best practices in teaching medical students Using educational technology in medical education The needs of you and your country for developing emergency medicine Developing your special area of interest in emergency medicine Presentation tools for the educator Developing and running a fun and functional journal club What you need to know about adult learners to be a successful educator Developing an educational curriculum Teaching physicians-in-training The use quality assurance (QA) as a teaching tool Morbidity and mortality conference/patient safety as a teaching tool How to teach different types of learners Helping the learner in need Simulation as a teaching tool Leadership skills for the emergency medicine educator A visual tour of emergency department teaching techniques Useful resources for the emergency medicine educator Developing a curriculum vitae and teaching portfolio to promote yourself Unique aspects of the course: Cutting-edge educational material taught by award-winning faculty who are international experts in faculty development and medical education One-on-one mentoring by emergency medicine faculty on a faculty development/teaching project idea that you bring to the course ready to discuss Individualized mentoring on faculty development/medical education ideas that you can institute in your home country Ongoing mentoring in career and faculty development by way of a group e-list A USB thumb drive containing the course content Daily networking lunches, where you can discuss your career and your ideas with experts in faculty development Tours of the adult emergency department at the University of Maryland Medical Center and other medical resources on the medical center campus Social events, where you can meet and converse with course faculty members We have been very busy designing the course, and we truly believe that we have something very special here. So far, people from many different countries will be joining us for this inaugural course on faculty development and medical education. For more information, check out the course website. Don't forget to check out the iTeachEM podcast on iTunes...
