Medical Education Week
Goal:
Each year, a week’s schedule of events is planned and implemented by the Society of Teaching Scholars to recognize and nurture the education programs at the College of Medicine.
About the Event:
Medical Education Week, including the Medical Education Banquet, was initiated in spring 2000. During the week’s activities, guest speakers address various aspects of medical education, for faculty, students and residents.
MEDICAL EDUCATION WEEK 2012-13
February 18-22, 2013, 12-1:00 pm in Communicore Room C1-7
Sessions Video-Conferenced to Jacksonville-Alumni Auditorium
Monday, February 18
“Milestones in Graduate Medical Education”
Timothy C. Flynn, MD, UF COM
Tuesday, February 19
“Curriculum Change: Successes and Challenges”
Joseph C. Fantone, MD, UF COM
Wednesday, February 20
“Assessment in Interprofessional Education: What Do We Know and Where Should We Go?”
Amy V. Blue, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
Thursday, February 21
“Interprofessional Education at the University of “Florida”
Richard A. Davidson, MD, UF COM
Friday, February 22
“Distance Learning and UF: Why and How?”
Andy McCollough, PhD and Ken Nanni, PhD, University of Florida
MEDICAL EDUCATION WEEK 2011-12
Monday, February 20
“How Will Generation ‘Y’ Learn Medicine”
Anthony Yachnis, MD, (Basic Science Teacher of the Year 2010-11), UF COM
Tuesday, February 21
“The Making of Superior Doctors through Deliberate Practice: What can we learn from the training of chess masters, elite athletes and musicians”
K. Anders Ericsson, PhD, Florida State University College of Medicine
Wednesday, February 22
“Alternative (Integrative) Medicine: An Introduction”
David B. Feller, MD, (Clinical Science Teacher of the Year 2010-11), UF COM
Thursday, February 23* *video-conferenced from Jacksonville to Gainesville Rm C1-7
“Where Do We Go From Here? Utilizing Simulation to Advance Patient Safety Training in GME”
Steven A. Godwin, MD, UF COM Jacksonville
Friday, February 24
“New Innovations in Medical Student and Resident Education: The Virtual Patient”
Benjamin C. Lok, PhD, UF College of Engineering &
Casey B. White, PhD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
For Information, contact Susan Sorci at 352-273-7985 or ssorci@ufl.edu