Pathway to Discovery in
Health Professions Education
Requirements
All requirements listed refer to the Core Program only. Requirements for the Masters and Post-Masters programs (launch date of summer/fall 2011) will be added by summer 2010. In the meantime, interested parties may contact any of the HPE Pathway directors for more information.
• Project declaration form - must be submitted to the central Pathways office by October 3, 2009.
• Medical Education Elective, IDS 140.05 - must take this required course offered during Fall Block 3.
• Teaching/Mentoring Practicum - may be taken with or without credit, but must be equivalent to 2 weeks of effort.
• Legacy Project - must be completed 6 weeks prior to graduation. Students may choose to take up to 8-12 weeks of independent project time units through IDS 140.20.
• Educator's Portfolio - students will learn about and create an individual portfolio during the Medical Education Elective, must be submitted by winter 2008.
• Works in Progress seminar series - must participate in ongoing monthly "works in progress" or WIP meetings.
• Project abstract and presentation - all students are required to submit a project abstract in late March/early April and to present their work as a poster or oral presentation at the AoC/Pathways Symposium in late April/early May of their year of graduation.
Additional Information
Core Program
The HPE PTD Core program provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed for the scholarly educator. The scholarly educator is a knowledgeable user of best practices in HPE, is aware of inquiry strategies, and can participate in HPE research. Learners in the core program are required to complete the four program components below. Please refer to this PDF for additional information.
Required Coursework: All learners must sign up for and complete the month-long Teaching Strategies and Curriculum Development course offered annually in the fall. Learners must also complete three additional flexibly scheduled courses (Learning Theory, Assessment, and Educational Leadership). Altogether, these latter three courses require a time commitment that is equivalent to another month of coursework, but the work may be spread out over several months to years according to the needs and scheduling restrictions of the specific learner.
Experiential Component: All learners must participate in experiential activities that allow the practice of educational skills such as direct teaching or mentoring. The required coursework described above will include some of these activities. However, learners are encouraged to take advantage of additional opportunities. Each learner will use an Educator’s Portfolio (a professional development tool) to document and reflect on their work in health professions education and to organize completion of their experiential activities.
Legacy Projects: All learners must complete an HPE legacy project with an HPE Pathway approved mentor. Many types of HPE projects are acceptable but must be grounded in the general education or health professions education literature. Previous projects have included formal needs assessments, curriculum development, curriculum evaluation and educational research. Because these projects are designed to allow learners to develop additional skills, previously completed projects (such as Curriculum Ambassador projects) may not be used to meet the Legacy Project requirement. However, the Legacy Project may certainly be an extension or next phase of a previously completed project.
Works in Progress Seminars: These are mandatory monthly seminars that address specific topics (working with mentors, project planning, IRB approval, writing abstracts, etc) relevant to successful project completion and allow group problem-solving around individual projects. Solutions will be based in the educational literature. Learners are expected sign up to present their projects on specific dates and update the group periodically on their projects.
See information for Class of 2009 above. Please check back for further updates.
Class of 2011
See information for Class of 2009 above. Please check back for further updates.
Class of 2012
See information for Class of 2009 above. Please check back for further updates.
More information to come
More information to come
(2008 - 2009)
Required didactic series in PGY2 Year:
During the PGY2 year, residents will participate in a month-long AOD elective (October 2008) composed of didactic seminars. Seminars include: creating a positive learning climate, teaching microskills, bedside teaching, teaching procedures, small-group teaching, large-group presentations, feedback and evaluation, the learner in difficulty, leadership skills, and finding a mentor. Instruction will be implemented through didactic lectures, role-plays, small-group discussion and review of videotaped material.
Additionally, all participants will be given instruction in medical education research during their PGY2 year. Topics include: developing a research question, determining learning goals and objectives, curricular design, survey design, and evaluation of curriculum.
Required Teaching/Mentoring Experiences:
During the PGY2 and PGY3 year, participants will be assigned teaching responsibilities in the medical school. Potential teaching experiences include: precepting students in the longitudinal clinical experience, leading a small group in FPC, teaching in the CODA course, and instructing first-year medical students in the physical exam.
Required Legacy Project:
Participants are required to complete a scholarly project. Background instruction in medical education will begin in the PGY2 year and participants will join required “works in progress†groups in the PGY-2 and PGY3 year. Participants will be mentored in their scholarly projects by a faculty project mentor. Additionally, all participants will be assigned a faculty liaison from the HPE pathway and the Office of Medical Education.
Participants will be expected to submit a hypothesis driven proposal to the UCSF Institutional Review Board and disseminate their project in some manner (ex: present abstract at local/national meeting, submit publication, or present at UCSF research forum such as Medical Education Day).
HPE Pathway leaders will review resident portfolio prior to graduation and determine if AOD requirements have been successfully satisfied. Requirements include participation in required didactic series, participation in campus teaching experiences, and completion of a scholarly project. Successful completion of these requirements will lead to a Certificate of Distinction in Medical Education.
Anticipate availability by summer/fall 2011. More information to come.
Anticipate availability by summer/fall 2010. More information to come.
Anticipate availability by summer/fall 2011. More information to come.
