Who?: New, mid-level and senior clinical, basic science and non-clinical professionals with current teaching responsibilities.

What?: Longitudinal faculty development experience focused on teaching skills and the scholarship of teaching: well-established curriculum; interactive sessions with local and national teaching experts; practical, content that is relevant and meaningful to individual learning needs related to current teaching roles and responsibilities.

When?: Ten required 1-day sessions during 2010-2011.

Class of 2010/2011 Dates: May 5, 2010; June 2, 2010; August 4, 2010; September 1, 2010; October 6, 2010; November 3, 2010; January 5, 2011; February 2, 2011; March 2, 2011; April 6, 2011

Where?: NEOUCOM Rootstown campus.

Why?: To provide formal instruction to develop knowledge and skills in teaching and education.

Sponsors: Administered by the NEOUCOM Department of Family Medicine in collaboration with the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, the Office of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and Continuing Professional Development.

Highlights: Assessment and development of academic competencies relevant to current teaching responsibilities; development of relationships with colleagues from a variety of disciplines; continuity and support from core faculty; experienced, highly acclaimed local and national speakers; mentored scholarly project

Curriculum: Topics include but are not limited to:

Education Philosophy, Education Technology, Learning Theory and Styles, Expert Teacher Interviews, Curriculum Development, Legalities of Assessment, 1-on-1 Teaching, Project Management, Small Group Teaching, Culturally Sensitive Teaching, Large Group Presentations, Teaching and Precepting Procedures, Eliciting Feedback, Fostering Personal and Professional Balance.

Tuition: $2000 (NEOUCOM Faculty); $4,000 (faculty outside NEOUCOM consortium.

CME: Accreditation provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the NEOUCOM Office of Continuing Professional Development (CMD)

Requirements: To complete the program, fellows are required to attend all sessions (maximum of 2 missed sessions may be made up with the next fellowship class or by pre-approved comparable activities) and to develop and present a scholarly educational project. 

Application: Complete and return the downloadable application form by mail or fax by December 11, 2009.

Contact: Ellen Whiting, M.Ed. (Tel) 330-325-6775

(Fax) 330-325-5903

ewhiting@neoucom.edu

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