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Teaching in Medical Education (TiME)
Faculty Fellows Program
Developing faculty as medical educators and scholars in teaching and learning
Teresa (Terry) Carter, [email protected]
Goals for the Program
How it WorksOne or more courses (2 credit hours each) or12 credit hours to earn a Certificate in Medical Education from the School of Education at VCU
Courses in the TiME Program
Required to earn the Certificate
Instructional Strategies
Curriculum Design
Adult Learning Theory and Practice
Teaching as Scholarship in Medical Education
Course Descriptions
Instructional Strategies
Provides knowledge and skills
in strategies
for teaching large and
small groups using
discussion and team-
based learning, as well as
teaching in clinical settings during rounds and at
bedside.
Curriculum Design
Introduces principles
and practices
for designing
a course or unit of
instruction, including a rotation
experience. Focus is
on constructing learner-centered
objectives, assessmen
t strategies,
and selection
of appropriat
e instruction
al strategies.
Course Descriptions
Theory and Practice of Adult Learning
An overview of major
adult learning theories
applicable to medical education and how
these form the basis
for practical
aspects of teaching
and learning in medicine, including
self-directed learning
and helping novices acquire
skills and knowledge
to build expertise.
Teaching as Scholarship in Medical Education
Elective Options
Performance Feedback and Simulation
Introduces use of
simulated learning
experiences in
preparing healthcare profession
als for patient
care. Emphasize
s facilitation
skills needed to
provide effective feedback in small group
debrief experienc
es. Hands-on
experiential course!
Group and Team Facilitation
Explores group and
team facilitation including
leadership, member
roles, group
development, team performan
ce, and methods
for dealing with
conflict. Faculty will also explore
methods for
improving their own
group membersh
ip functionin
g.
Elective Options
Digital Media Technologies for Teaching in Medicine
Introduces faculty to use of Web 2.0 digital media technologies that are creating revolutionary changes in how we think about teaching and learning in the 21st century. Provides an opportunity to learn strategies for using digital and social media in preclinical and clinical settings.
Reflective Practice in Medical Education
Explores reflective practice including the educator’s role in developing trainees as reflective practitioners and the role of reflection in one’s own professional development. Introduces narrative medicine as a reflective practice.
How do you pay for a TiME course?
VCU-paid faculty may use their tuition waiver benefits to cover the costs of courses.
Other faculty who teach for the School of Medicine are encouraged to seek tuition assistance benefits through their home institutions.
• Up to two courses per semester (full-time).
• If employee withdraws after the deadline / fails to complete the course / leaves the University / earns an unsatisfactory grade, tuition waiver is revoked and employee becomes responsible for tuition.
Application Process
Upon University approval of the Certificate in Medical Education program, faculty will need to apply to the School of Education to earn the Certificate.
Faculty member completes University Tuition Waiver form and In-State tuition form (if needed).
Faculty member obtains a letter of support from department or division chair.
Faculty member completes TiME application form and submits a 1-page letter of interest / reasons for wanting to join the program.
Deadlines / Start Dates
Submit application materials for TiME program to Katherine Tucker, 828-9823 [email protected]
Summer Class in Adult Learning Theory and Practice Begins May 15. Enrollment deadline April 30.
Terry Carter [email protected]
828-3134
To schedule a department visit, or for more information, contact