This two-hour, Zoom-only session is designed for Clerkship faculty to enhance their engagement and development. The session will provide a high-level overview of the evolving curriculum and assessment strategies, focusing on aspects relevant to clerkship preceptors. It will also highlight best practices in clinical teaching, including adapting to current medical school practices and student needs, and reinforce awareness and response strategies for student mistreatment. A dedicated Q&A sessi...

The future of healthcare is being shaped by innovative thinkers—many of whom are neurodiverse, with learning and attentional differences. Their unique perspectives, problem-solving skills, and resilience make them invaluable contributors to medicine. But how can we create environments where they truly thrive?In this eLearning course, you’ll explore practical strategies, resources, and support systems that empower neurodiverse learners to succeed, helping foster a more inclusive and dynamic healt...

In this eLearning, Susan Hecker, MD, FACP, and Jennifer Troiano, MD, explore common reasons why students may struggle with multiple-choice (MCQ) assessments. Faculty content experts will gain practical strategies for supporting learners and helping them build the skills needed for exam success.This session was organized by the Office for Faculty Affairs and Continuing Professional Development. If you have questions about the content, please contact us.

In this recorded session Dr. Ranna Nash, Disability Resource Professional, and Holly Ashkannejhad, J.D., Compliance and Civil Rights Director/Title IX Coordinator/ADA Coordinator, share information specifically tailored for Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.This training will provide a clear overview of your legal responsibilities under federal disability laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Learn how to navigate the accommodation ...

Writing effective multiple-choice questions (MCQs) is key to quality assessment. In this training, we will explore what makes a good MCQ, plus help you generate and edit MCQs of your own. It can be challenging to write MCQs that effectively measure the application of knowledge and clinical problem-solving, but this course will guide you through the process from start to finish. You will learn how to write and edit questions of your own, recognize common MCQ flaws, and get the answers to some Ass...

Writing effective multiple-choice questions can be challenging, but this recorded session provides practical strategies to make the process easier. You’ll learn a step-by-step approach for creating clear, high-quality questions from scratch and discover how to avoid common pitfalls in question design. The session also includes examples and demonstrations to help you refine your skills. Whether you’re new to question writing or looking to improve your technique, you’ll leave with tools to develop...

According to the American Board of Internal Medicine, 8-15% of residents have areas of significant difficulty requiring remediation. Getting an accurate “diagnosis” of why a learner is not meeting expectations is the first step to helping them improve. Diagnosing the learner in need can be challenging in that individuals often have deficits in more than one competency. Additionally, residents with different competency deficits can sometimes present with a similar set of observable behaviors (ex:...

This eCourse is designed for faculty who teach medical students in classrooms, focusing on cultivating compassionate learning environments and minimizing educational trauma. By the end of the course, participants will be able to describe educational trauma, identify its features in the learning environment, and employ effective tactics to interrupt, recover from, and mitigate its impact.Through real-life case studies, reflective teaching practices, and trauma-informed strategies, educators will ...

This online course provides a comprehensive guide to Letters of Recommendation (LORs), covering their various purposes—such as supporting scholarship, residency, and research applications—and the unique contexts in which they are used. Participants will learn to identify the key information needed for effective LORs and gather essential details that showcase candidates’ academic, clinical, or research strengths. Additionally, this course offers best practices for structuring and writing LORs tha...

This course introduces the essentials of digital communication, highlighting its importance and the appropriate use of various platforms. Participants will learn best practices for clear and effective online interactions, including techniques to ease digital communication anxieties and improve virtual meeting etiquette. The course also explores the trust-power matrix and its impact on digital dynamics, equipping learners with skills to choose the most effective communication methods for diverse ...