Faculty Development in Teaching Excellence

Faculty as Educators Bootcamp

Overview

The Faculty as Educators (FasE) bootcamp delivers high-yield core teaching topics in a one half-day interactive session at the time of faculty onboarding each year.

The goal of this concentrated workshop is to equip every new teaching faculty with the foundational teaching skills and supportive network to successfully launch their teaching career.

If interested, please reach out to your Department Chair/Division Chief or the DIMERS office.

Target Audience

Any junior clinical faculty within 3 years out of postgraduate training and/or clinical faculty new to academic medicine with teaching responsibilities.

The Date

August 20, 2026 from 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm.

Bootcamp Content

Learning Objectives

1. Apply effective feedback models to deliver constructive SMART feedback during clinical encounters.  
2. Differentiate the key features of a high-quality vs. low-quality narrative evaluation   
3. Integrate the microskills of one clinical teaching model into the inpatient or outpatient learning environment 

Session Content

• Optimizing the Clinical Learning Environment 
  • Professionalism in the Clinical Setting 
  • Individualized Learning Plans
  • Setting Goals & Expectations
• Teaching Across Generations
• More than a Feedback Sandwich: Delivering SMART Effective Feedback
• Beyond “Good Job”:  Crafting High Quality Assessments & Evaluations
• Teaching on the Fly: Clinical Teaching Microskills 
  • One Minute Preceptor 
  • SNAPPS 
  • Aunt Minnie 
  • Flip the Script 
• Making it Count Twice: Scholarship in Medical Education    

Faculty as Educators Series

Overview

The Faculty as Educators series is a longitudinal faculty development offering which provides monthly 1-hour in-person sessions from August through May for sustained faculty development in core and advanced teaching skills. This series recognizes that teaching excellence develops over time through reflection, practice, and peer interactions.

Benefits for faculty engagement:

• Progressive skills building across the academic year
• Variety of topics ranging from active learning strategies to feedback to assessments
• Opportunities to practice new skills and receive coaching
• Community building with fellow educators

Target Audience

Any clinical teaching faculty who are interested in advancing and honing their teaching skills

Date

Tentative Launch in 2029

Sample Revolving Content

• Optimizing the Learning Climate​
• Clinical Teaching Microskills for the Ambulatory Setting​
• Clinical Teaching Microskills for the Hospital Setting​
• Bedside Teaching Techniques​
• Case-based Teaching​
• Small Group Teaching​
• Facilitating Evidence-based Thinking​
• Teaching across Generations​
• Teaching Diagnostic Reasoning & Critical Thinking​
• Active Learning Strategies​
• Team-Based Learning​
• Remediation of the Struggling Learner​
• Supervision and Autonomy from UME to GME​
• Writing Goals & Objectives​

Educational Development Certificate Program

UF Faculty who are interested in improving their understanding of teaching and learning, and in acquiring advanced educational skills are invited to pursue an COM Educational Development Certificate. Those faculty who complete ten institutional faculty development sessions over two (2) consecutive academic years will receive a certificate of completion. By signing-up for the program during the enrollment period, faculty can pursue a general education certificate or a certificate in a particular focus area as listed below. After reviewing the requirements in detail and deciding on the type of certificate, faculty may enroll in the Educational Development Certificate Program through the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville MedEd portal. Certificates can be added to faculty educational portfolios. This certification will serve as documentation of self-motivated learning for consideration at annual evaluations and during the promotion/tenure process. More information and details are also available on UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville CREATORS, Faculty Development

To access recorded sessions and upcoming live sessions, visit the UFCOM-J Medical Education Portal. Each session will list if it is an elective or core topic and in which area. Regularly visit this page for updated lectures and dates.

Foundations of Clinical Teaching

Faculty can earn a certificate in foundations of clinical teaching by completing five core topics related to teaching skills in the clinical and didactic settings. These five sessions are available asynchronously and can be done at faculty’s own pace but must be completed within one-year of registering for the certificate. Registration is in the UFCOM-J Medical Education Portal.

Core Content

• Educational Technologies for Clinical Teachers
• Evaluation and Feedback – “Improving Feedback Exchanges with Residents: Can You Hear Me Now? Tips to Help You Help Your Trainees Recognize Feedback”
• Presentations – “Presentation Wins: How to Develop, Design and Deliver Amazing Talks”
• Small Group – “Small Group Teaching Strategies”
• Time Constraints – “Teaching Reflection in Practice”

General Certificate Information

Participants may choose to earn a general certificate. We currently offer two General Certificates.

To complete a general certificate in Educational Development: Complete 10 faculty development sessions (in any topic provided) and the corresponding quizzes over two (2) consecutive academic years.

To complete a general certificate in AI in Medical Education: Complete 10 AI-focused faculty development sessions and the corresponding quizzes over two (2) consecutive academic years.

Focused Certificate Information

To earn a focused certificate, faculty must complete 10 faculty development sessions and the corresponding quizzes over two (2) consecutive academic years. Of the 10 sessions, 6 must be in the focus area – (4 core topics and 2 electives). The other 4 sessions can be in any area.

All Certificates

For all certificates, six (6) sessions must be live (in person), live video conferenced or livestream. Up to four (4) of the 10 sessions may be completed by watching previously recorded events and completing corresponding quizzes.

• Livestream participation will count towards live attendance if the participant completes the sign-in process.

To ensure you receive credit for the faculty development sessions you participate in, please do the following:

1. Register for upcoming events via the faculty development registration page link on the UFCOM-J Medical Education Portal.
2. Attend the session
3. Complete the seminar quiz at the end of the session, or within four (4) weeks of the session. The quiz link will be e-mailed to seminar participants within 48 hours after each session. You may also return to the UFCOM-J Medical Education Portal and select the quiz link of the recorded event. All quizzes are graded automatically upon submission. Individuals with a passing grade of 80% or more, receive certificate session credit.
4. The Office of Graduate Medical Education will monitor faculty development session attendances and quiz completions; and provide faculty members who complete the required number of live and recorded events with a certificate.

Micro-Lectures

Micro-lectures are “short recorded audio or video presentations on a single, tightly defined topic.” They allow educators to provide key points, just-in-time training or blend the lectures with hands-on activities. These short, informational sessions encourage self-directed learning where learners can access the information when convenient and at their own pace.

Registration for all micro-lectures has moved to the UFCOMJ Medical Education portal—visit the portal to see what’s available.

Once inside the portal:

1. Click on the orange Micro-Lectures button
2. Click on the dark blue Micro-Lectures Registration button
3. Click on the dark blue Micro-Lectures Sessions button
4. Select a micro-lecture to watch by clicking on the green Register button and then the associated dark blue Recording button
5. Once you finish watching the micro-lecture, come back to the portal and complete the associated short Quiz for that micro-lecture
6. Once the quiz is complete and at least 80% correct, the CME office will add your credit to CE Broker (within 4-6 weeks)