The Medical
Education Area of Concentration
The mission of the Medical Education AoC is to nurture interest and advance
skills in teaching and curriculum development in medicine. For students,
the AoC program will:
- Enhance knowledge of and skills required for teaching in small groups
and lectures, and for bedside and clinical skills teaching
- Increase understanding of curricular and academic program development
- Provide a foundation for future leadership and career development
in medical education
- Introduce students to educational research and scholarship.
The Medical Education AoC provides medical students with an opportunity
to explore their interests in and advance or develop skills in medical
education. For the purposes of the AoC, medical education activities are
defined as those involving: (ultimately plan to have links from each of
these to project ideas/ completed works, etc)
- Direct teaching
- Curriculum and program development
- Advising and mentoring
- Educational leadership
- Educational research and scholarship
Students who have undertaken the AoC will be well positioned to effectively
advance medical education at UCSF and at their future institutions (residency
and beyond), thereby improving the quality of medical education and ultimately
patient care.
To learn more about this Area of Concentration, please contact:
The first step in getting involved in the AoC is to log onto iROCKET, go
to the "Areas of Concentration" course, and fill out the Interest
Form the AoC that interests you. |
