Residencies & Fellowships
Residents and Fellows as Educators
From Trainees to Teachers
The ability to become a good educator as well as a good clinician is a hallmark of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine’s graduate medical education programs.
The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) makes available a number of training and recognition opportunities in the area of education. The Residents and Fellows as Educators initiative consists of several programs designed to help residents and fellows grow as educators.
Different Programs for Different Goals
Core sessions: Quarterly, virtual large-group sessions on basic clinical teaching skills
Medical Education for GME elective: Two-week immersion with didactics, peer teaching and simulation
Clinician-educator track: Longitudinal, flexible track with individualized curriculum, direct observation and mentorship
Timeline
Core sessions: September, November, January, March
Elective: January
Clinician-educator track: Longitudinal
Program Details
Please see Residents and Fellows as Educators Lecture Series recordings on the page.
The Medical Education for GME elective is a two-week rotation for residents designed to enhance the teaching knowledge and skills of residents and to promote understanding of introductory concepts in medical education scholarship. By the end of the elective, residents should be able to:
Describe and apply medical education teaching tools.
Discuss the evidence for use of identified tools in medical education.
Explore concepts in adult learning theory and apply those concepts to their teaching.
Demonstrate effective bedside, small-group and large-group teaching.
Develop a medical education teaching session (two weeks) or scholarship project (four weeks).
Recognize the value of medical education scholarship in career advancement.
The Clinical Educator Track is a longitudinal, flexible track with individualized curriculum, direct observation and mentorship. It is geared mainly toward those who intend to pursue a future as clinician-educators.
Awards
Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center accept ongoing nominations for the Exceptional Moments in Teaching award.
The award, given monthly by the Office for a Respectful Learning Environment, accepts nominations from College of Medicine students who are invited to submit narratives about faculty members, residents, fellows, nurses or any other educators who challenge them and provide an exceptional learning experience.