*NEW* Program Director Podcast series
Hear successes, innovations and challenges from program directors worldwide through this series of short, 2-5 minute podcasts. Current and former Program directors tell what they’re excited about, advice they wish they’d received and more.
- Hear Dr. Saleem Razack, Assistant Dean of Admisssions, Equity and Diversity, and former program director at McGill University, discuss the challenge of managing resident emotional health.
- Hear Dr. Kelly Cavernagie, Associate Vice-Chair for Quality and Physician Competence at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, on why he’s excited about CBME.
- Hear Dr. Felix Ankel, Emergency Medicine Residency Director at Regions Hospital in Minnesota, discuss his approach to CBME and educational design.
- Hear Dr. Parveen Wasi, program director in Internal Medicine at McMaster University, share tips to managing the busy program director workload.
A new podcast will be added each week. Check back soon to hear more.
High-value resources from program directors to program directors
Read a research article that helped your practice? Find a good resource on assessment, curricula or faculty development? Share your recommendations with other program directors across Canada.
Faculty Development
- A Faculty Development Program for Teachers of International Medical Graduates. Created by the AFMC, it can be adapted both for faculty development and for teaching within your subspecialty program. CLICK HERE
- Online Resources for Faculty (Preceptors). Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. CLICK HERE
- Giving Effective Feedback: Enhancing the Ration of Signal to Noise”. American Academy on Communication in Healthcare and Drexel University College of Medicine. CLICK HERE
- Demonstration videos for effective clinical teaching and assessment: http://www.medicine.usask.ca/tips/index.php and http://www.practicalprof.ab.ca/preparing_to_teach/preparing_your_office.html
- Videos for interdisciplinary team care. Jefferson InterProfessional Education Center. CLICK HERE
- Faculty development resources for community-based faculty. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. CLICK HERE
- Teaching Improvement Project Systems manual: Tips for Faculty. University of Saskatoon. CLICK HERE.
- One-minute preceptor. The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan. CLICK HERE
Simulation
- The Changing Face of Surgical Education: Simulation as the New Paradigm. Daniel J. Scott, Juan C. Cendan, Carla M. Pugh, Rebecca M. Minter, Gary L. Dunnington, Rosemary A. Kozar; The Journal of surgical research 15 June 2008 (volume 147 issue 2 Pages 189-193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.02.014)
Teaching and learning
- Safety Competencies- Curriculum on the Go. Useful to develop your own sessions for academic half days around issues related to patient safety and error disclosure. CLICK HERE
- Writing course/clerkship objectives: Find a taxonomy of learner-oriented action verbs that can be tied to specific evaluation mechanisms. CLICK HERE
- Curriculum Development for Medical Education. David E. Kern, Patricia Ann Thomas, Mark T. Hughes. Hopkins Fulfillment Service.
- Teaching physician health: Peer-Led Group Interaction modules from the Physician Health Program of B.C. CLICK HERE.
- Public Health Training to Medical Residents through a Community Partnership. Cambridge Health Alliance: Case study, description of practicum and companion materials.
- Teaching in the ER. Dr. N. Lalani and the University of Saskatchewan. CLICK HERE.
- Leadership and Management Training for Residents and Fellows. Patrick R. Hemmer, MD, et al. CLICK HERE.
- A Matrix for Comprehensive Education. Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, PhD, Morad Hameed, MD, MPH, and Scott W. Bloom, MD. Canadian Journal of Surgery. CLICK HERE.
Professionalism
- A complementary approach to promoting professionalism: identifying, measuring, and addressing unprofessional behaviors. Hickson GB, Pichert JW, Webb LE, et al. Acad Med. Nov 2007; 82(11):1040-1048.
- A validated, brief measure to assess attitudes toward teamwork. Kenaszchuk et al. (2010). Validity and reliability of a multiple-group measurement scale for interprofessional collaboration. BMC Health Services Research, 10:83. CLICK HERE.
Medical Education Research Modules
- Geriatrics Educational Modules, created by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. CLICK HERE
Communication skills/Multimedia
- Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: The Assertion-Evidence Structure. http://writing.engr.psu.edu/slides.html; and http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/teaching_slide_design.html
- Five ways to reduce PowerPoint overload . CLICK HERE
Email icre@royalcollege.ca with your resource.
