Teaching and Learning Resources for Educators
Resources to help you stay current in the field of healthcare education.
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Please use this page to find resources you can use to stay on top on new trends in Active Learning and Healthcare Education best practices. Add your favorite resource on the Share a Resource page, and we will include it here.
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IAMSE How-To Guides
How-To Guide for Active LearningCompilation of teaching strategies in active learning to adapt to your own large group settings
How-To Guide for Team-Based LearningProvides an overview of the fundamental components TBL and serves as a blueprint for how to use this technique
Mentoring in Health Professions Education: Evidence-Informed Strategies Across the ContinuumAuthors draw on their own personal experiences, as well as a data-driven approach, to explore the many different roles and perspectives on mentoring relationships and the mentoring culture
Rubrics - a Tool for Feedback and Assessment Viewed from Different PerspectivesFocused on health sciences education in higher ed settings. Includes a conceptual framework, practices, practical tips and a series of checklists you can use to design your own rubrics
Best Practices for Acknowledging and Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Medical EducationUnderstand and apply key terms encompassing health disparities, bias, and cultural humility as an approach to demystify stereotypes, social assumptions and long-held misperceptions that influence the misuse of race in medical teachings.
Websites
Interactive Modules
- Advancing Clinical Teachers (ACT)Online modules for teaching in the clinical setting. The Online Activities tab offers additional resources
- Faculty Development Learning ModulesShort modules for busy clinical educators. Each module targets a specific educational need. Developed by Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME) at Northwestern University.
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Institute for Excellence in EducationIncludes modules covering teaching methods, assessment, adult learning principles and learners as teachers. Select any of them to see the overview and interactive exercises.
- AquiferThis clinical skills teaching and learning resource is ideal for developing excellent clinical reasoning skills through the use of high-quality, in-depth virtual patient cases
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Syllabus Repositories
- Health Humanities Syllabus RepositoryCurriculum materials from academic, professional development, and public education programs in the health humanities. From Rice University's Medical Futures Lab
- MedEd PortalTo-to source for teaching and learning resources from medical schools across the country. Curated by the AAMC, each submission comes with the lesson plan and all accompanying materials.
- Online Instructional Activities Index (OIAI)This index provides information about a wide variety of active learning strategies that can be used online as well as adapted for the face-to-face environment. Clicking on a strategy reveals comprehensive information about the strategy, including goals and objectives, teaching strategies and outlines, and how the strategy could be modified to be more accessible.
Teaching and Learning Recommended Websites
- Active LearningA Center for Teaching guide from Vanderbilt University. Offers overview of active learning and examples for use.
- AM Last PageFrom the journal Academic Medicine. One-page infographic pullouts on current topics, trends and teaching ideas in medical education.
- AM RoundsThe official blog of Academic Medicine journal. Shares different perspectives and additional insights on articles in the journal.
- Aquifer's Educator Resource DirectoryPeer-to-peer tips and strategies for teaching, assessment, and curriculum planning
- The Association of Biochemistry EducatorsEducators in the field of biochemistry from schools of medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry. Promotes basic science education, including Biochemistry, as a cornerstone for the practice of modern healthcare. The resources link provides content for both public and members of ABE
- The Fundamental Role of Arts and Humanities in Medical EducationOffers the rationale for integrating the arts in medical education. The "Getting Started Guide for Arts and Humanities in Medical Education" has many examples to use in your own courses. From the AAMC.
- Harvard Macy Institute Community BlogPosts by global community of health professions educators committed to transforming health care delivery and education. Check out the #MedEdPealrs section
- IAMSE: International Association of Medical Science EducatorsPublisher of the Medical Science Educator journal and How- To-Guides on this page. Website includes links to conferences, webinars, grants, and more.
- Harvard Education - Teaching Center/ Inspiring MindsCollection of articles with practical teaching tips and inspiring advice. Updated weekly
Podcasts
- Academic MedicineGuests delve deeper into the issues shaping medical schools and teaching hospitals today
- Aquifer Educator Connection PodcastEducators and experts share practical tips on using Aquifer's patient cases and resources
- Faculty Focus LiveInspiration, energy, and creative strategies that we can use in everyday teaching. Short episodes can be easily integrated as a 15-minute think session to get our creative wheels turning
- Harvard Macy InstituteMedical educators and leaders from around the world dedicated to transforming health care delivery and education
- KeyLIME- Key Literature in Medical EducationCovers the highlights of a medical education article in around 30 mins. Hosts discuss important, innovative, articles in medical education practice
- Medical EducationCommentary on articles from the Medical Education Journal. Includes links to accompanying article.
- Nurse Educator Tips for TeachingGet new ideas for your teaching in this podcast. Experts share teaching strategies you can use with your nursing students.
Also available on Apple Podcasts. - Teaching In Higher EdA go-to general education podcast that explores the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning
Books
The New College Classroom by The latest research and methods to show how educators can help students become independent, creative, and active learners
Distracted by Introduces new methods of teaching based on the emerging neuroscience of attention.
Uncommon Sense Teaching by Practical and highly readable guide for engaging and teaching learners. Focus is on higher education
Small Teaching by Strategies for improving student learning, many of which can be put into practice in a single class period
Small Teaching Online by This book will help higher education instructors use technology provides a richer experience for students and increase the potential to improve student outcomes
