Harvard Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills 2024

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

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1. Identify principles of adult learning in order to:

• Assess their learners’ needs

• Design an educational intervention

• Establish student-centered learning environments

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2. Employ venue-specific teaching skills for:

• Ambulatory teaching

• Bedside teaching

• Large-group presentations

• Small group/case-based teaching

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3. Recognize effective learner assessment strategies and provide effective feedback in order to set educational expectations

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4. Foster critical thinking skills so learners may effectively use questions to promote clinical decision making

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5. Engage in reflective practice in order to identify effective teaching techniques