Medical Education
Programs and other resources abound for physicians eager to learn and grow.
The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville provides training to more than 380 residents and fellows in 55 programs, as well as education to more than 420 medical students from around the country and world. The important business of educating physicians — whether trainees or those already in practice — is guided by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or ACGME, and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or LCME.
At our institution, the Office of Educational Affairs is working to develop programs and opportunities for faculty to gain knowledge and skills in evidenced-based educational practices while keeping the ACGME’s Common Program Requirements in mind. Those topics include fostering well-being, championing quality improvement and patient safety, and advocating for diversity and inclusion.
Following are opportunities and information for faculty.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Nine College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty members have completed the Educational Development Certificate Program, which is in its third year. Thirty-one faculty members are currently enrolled. Plans are to expand the program this academic year by developing tracks particularly in the areas specified by the ACGME, including the areas of well-being and diversity and inclusion. Visit this link for more information on the certificate program. New track information will be available soon.
To receive training and gain true skills in quality improvement and patient safety, employees can take our institution’s free Yellow Belt Program, which is provided by the Performance Improvement Quality Administration Department. Email Susan.Hendrickson@jax.ufl.edu for more information.
MPH PROGRAMS
UF and the University of North Florida are partnering to offer a Master of Public Health degree, as well as a MPH certificate with a variety of emphases. Faculty, residents and fellows will be able to enroll in either track using an express application and with a menu of courses that meet their educational and clinical needs.
There will be two or three core courses for the certificate program, with ensuing electives to serve as focal points. For an academic track, electives include instructional design and technology, teaching and learning, and curriculum development and assessment. Clinical track electives include global health, epidemiology and mixed-methods research.
We plan for classes to start in fall 2020. Look for more information on this soon.
MICRO-LECTURES
To assist faculty in receiving timely and relevant continuing education as part of development, we are creating videotaped lectures that are about 15 minutes long. Micro-lectures are presentations on a single, narrowly defined topic that provides key points or pearls.
Micro-lectures in development include:
- Evaluation and Feedback
- How to Utilize UF’s eLearning Platform Canvas in Residency Programs
- Mind Wandering and the Forgetting Curve
- So You Want to Do a Survey (Parts 1 and 2)
- Tips on Utilizing Poll Everywhere in Medical Lectures
We anticipate three to six micro-lectures per year. Email Colleen.Kalynych@jax.ufl.edu if you have ideas for topics or would like to facilitate a micro-lecture. Once Continuing Medical Education credits have been approved, lectures will appear on the Educational Development and Research website.
WEB PRESENCE
The Educational Development and Research website also features information on publication resources, tips on manuscript writing and an array of teaching resources. For instance, you can learn how to use the following to enhance your academic involvement: Canvas, Google Docs, UF’s Green Screen, Zoom and Mediasite.
Check back often, as our website is regularly updated.
Trainees at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville take part in a recent Residents and Fellows as Teachers seminar. The training emphasized gamification and other active learning strategies.
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Interprofessional education, or IPE, is a hot topic among academic institutions. According to the World Health Organization, IPE is when “two or more professionals learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.”
Our enterprise has formed a working group and an ad hoc committee to develop a campuswide IPE, which may include programs on standardized patients and interactors. Faculty from the UF colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy recently attended IPE training at the University of Virginia to assist in that aim. Personnel affiliated with our Center for Simulation Education and Safety Research will soon receive a short survey on the matter.
Finally, our newly revised Residents and Fellows as Teachers combined seminar was Oct. 2. During the training, active learning strategies were implemented, such as learning placemats, gamification, small-group interaction and skills practice. We will develop videos to reinforce knowledge retention, behavior change and improve self-efficacy of teaching by introducing interleaving. Details on interleaving and much more will come in a future article.
For now, if you have any questions or ideas regarding faculty development and medical education, email Colleen.Kalynych@jax,ufl.edu or Elisa.Zenni@jax.ufl.edu. We welcome education-related announcements and news of recent achievements. Also, follow us on Twitter under the handle @UF_JAXGME.
