5th Annual Medical Education Leadership Institute
 June 22-27, 2008A teaching and leadership institute for future physicians. |
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Training Tomorrow's Teachers Today is a five-day program developed by the American Medical Student Association's (AMSA) Medical Education Action Committee and the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS). The program is intended to provide practical teaching and leadership skills to AMSA members interested in academic medicine. At UMMS, you can expect to learn skills that will help you develop effective teaching skills and methods, be a good bedside teacher during your residency, make an impact on curricular reform at your medical school, and orient you to aspects of medical education that may prepare you for a career in academic medicine. The program will also include time for reflection and networking.
As part of the AMSA application process, students will need to present a plan for a medical education project. Students should include plans for the project's implementation upon returning to their respective institutions. Students are encouraged to work within their medical school's leadership and faculty to identify curricular topics on which the project would focus.
Selected students will convene at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor - one of the nation's most respected centers of medical education - to participate in five days of student-centered, skills building training, led by a team of top faculty from the university's Medical Education Department. All course sessions will be scheduled during the day. Courses will center on the following content sections:
- Designing Active Learning Environments
- Motivation
- Instructional Design
- Effective Clinical Teaching
- Alternatives to Lectures
- Teaching Techniques
- Effective Feedback
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Medical education research: methods for efficient access
- Educational Leadership
- Reflection
- Curricular Reform and Institutional Change
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Any allopathic or osteopathic medical school student who is interested in a career in academic medicine should strongly consider participating. The ideal applicant will have demonstrated an interest in teaching and have significant leadership experience. Students at any stage in their medical education are encouraged to apply.
DEADLINES
All application materials must be received by April 27, 2008. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. To apply, please download and complete the application form. We will notify you of the status of your application by May 4, 2008.
PROGRAM FEES
The fee to attend the institute is $275. Applicants who are selected to participate will be expected to pay this fee in full by May 15, 2008. Program fees will be used to partially support the cost of the program to the University of Michigan. The program will provide six nights of housing, developing the educational program, preparation of resource materials, video recording of teaching encounters, and administrative support. The program will also provide breakfast and lunch for each day of the program, plus two special dinners. Participants will be responsible for all other meals and travel expenses, including airfare and ground transportation. Students who are not currently AMSA members will be required to either join AMSA or pay an additional $65 fee.
Be aware that both AMSA and UMMS have worked hard to provide participants with a unique and enjoyable educational experience, while keeping student costs to a minimum. Currently there is no funding available for students with financial hardship. All students are encouraged to request support from their respective institutions. AMSA will provide participants with any documentation required in order to secure funding.
REQUIREMENTS
Students accepted to the program will be expected to arrive at the University of Michigan by Sunday at 5:00 pm, June 22, 2007 and to leave on Saturday morning, June 28, 2007. All instructional activities will take place at the University of Michigan. Housing will be provided on campus. All participants are required to stay in the program housing Sunday through Thursday night.
Upon returning to their respective institutions, participants will be expected to implement a project involving the development of teaching skills among students at his or her medical school. In order to fulfill this objective, students applying to the Institute are required to obtain the support of their Dean in the form of a letter, including an agreement to provide assistance in implementing such an educational program. Furthermore, students should have already discussed their proposed project, or ideas for a project, with a member of the faculty or administration at their medical school. This would include identifying existing related projects in your school Projects completed by previous participants included creating an elective course for medical students in professionalism and advocacy and integrating the use of videotaping as a teaching tool.
Questions? Contact Vanessa Lauzon at AMSA.T4@gmail.com.