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Faculty Development Programs at New Jersey Medical School

In Academic Year 2008-2009 the following Faculty Development Sessions were presented:

  1. Dean Parmelee, Associate Dean, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University and N.S. Vasan, NJMS. October 23, 2008 – Team Based Learning 101: Theory Structure and Process
  2. Bruce W. Newton, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. March 23, 2009 – Becoming an Effective Course Director
  3. Jeanne B. Schlesinger, Director Instructional Development, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. May 1, 2009 – Building Better Bridges: Helping Students Move from Confusion to Comprehension.
  4. Cristian Stefan, Touro University College of Medicine. May 8, 2009 – Basic Sciences in the Continuum of Medical Education: A Contextual Learning and Curricular Perspective.
  5. Anca Stefan, Touro University College of Medicine. May 13, 2009 – Technology and Pedagogy in Developing Innovative Approaches and Activities to Enhance Learning and Curricular Integration
In Academic Year 2009-2010 the following Faculty Development Sessions were presented:
The IAMSE Faculty Development Series was presented to our faculty in the fall of 2009:
  1. Red Hot Chili Pepper – Clinical and Basic Sciences Integration at Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Presenter: Kathryn K. McMahon and David Steele , October 1, 2009
  2. A distributed Community Instructional Model of Medical Education. Presenter: Joel Lanphear and Marie Matte, October 8, 2009
  3. Medicine in a Virtual World – Using Simulation Technology to Enhance the Curriculum. Presenter: Lynn Crespo, October 15, 2009
  4. Filling a Void: Community Support for a New Medical School in Northeast Pennsylvania, The Commonwealth Medical College. Presenter: Robert M. D’Alessandri and Gerald Tracy, October 22, 2009
  5. Team –based Learning from 0-60+ in 18 Months. Presenter: Sandy Cook, October 29, 2009
The IAMSE Faculty Development Series was presented to our faculty in the spring of 2010:
  1. Basic Sciences in Medical Education: From Flexner to Today. Presenter: Edward P. Finnerty, March 9, 2010
  2. Controversies and Competences: The Future of Medical Education. Presenter Jason R. Frank, March 16, 2010
  3. Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians: Association of American Medical Colleges and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Report. Presenter: William R. Galey, March 23, 2010
  4. Association of American Medical Colleges Review of MCAT Exam: Where are We? Presenter: Scott Oppler and Gary Rosenfeld, March 30, 2010
  5. Medical Education: Challenges and Next Steps. Presenter: Richard Gunderman, April 6, 2010
In addition four other Faculty Development Sessions were conducted:
  1. Richard Feinberg, NJMS Audience Response System Users Forum.  January 14, 2010
  2. James Hill and Sarah Karl, NJMS. March 11, 2010 – The Experience of Being a Medical Student
  3. Scott Compton and Richard Feinberg, NJMS. May 13, 2010 - How to use Objectives for your Courses and Clerkships.
  4. NBME Workshop – Constructing Better Quality Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) for the Basic and Clinical Sciences. August 3, 2010. Steven Haist and Susan Jacovino.
In Academic Year 2010-2011 the following Faculty Development Sessions are scheduled:
The IAMSE Faculty Development Series on Team-Based Learning – Fundamentals, Implementation and Research was presented to our faculty in the fall of 2010:
  1. TBL 101 – Where to Begin. Presenter: Larry Michaelsen, September 23, 2010.
  2. Voices of Experiences - Adopting TBL into your Course. Presenter: Ed McKee and Brenda Roman, September 30, 2010
  3. Peer Evaluation – The Keys for Success. Presenter: Ruth Levine and Paul Koles, October 7, 2010.
  4. Creating Good TBL Questions and using MedED Portal Resources. Presenter: Jim Sibley and Ed  McKee,   October 14, 2010.
  5. The 12 Tips of Creating a Good TBL Course. Presenter: Dean Parmelee and Larry Michaelson, October 21, 2010.
  6. Research in Team-Based Learning.  Presenter: Paul Haidet, October 28, 2010
  7. A Faculty Development Session on Professionalism was held on November 15, 2010 by the Office of Education and the Office of Student Affairs for the Basic Science Faculty.
  8. Five small group sessions are scheduled for the Faculty of the Disease, Therapeutics, Prevention and Therapeutics Course (DPPT) to be given by Richard Feinberg on Objectives, Item Writing and Audience Response.
The IAMSE Faculty Development Series webinar series on “New Places, New Opportunities, New Ideas in Medical Education” will be presented to our faculty in the winter of 2011:
  1. Integration of Basic and Clinical Sciences Across the curriculum in a Community Based Distributed Campus Educational Model: A Work in Progress at the Florida State University College of Medicine.  Presenter: Mary Johnson and Dennis Baker, January 18, 2011.
  2. Curriculum Integration and Student-Centered Learning at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Presenter: Robert Noiva and Angela Nuzzarello, January 25, 2011.
  3. Educating  Physician Thought Leaders at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Presenter: Richard Vari, February 1, 2011.
  4. Promoting Learning over Teaching: Organizing Principles for Curriculum Design at Hofstra University School of Medicine. Presenter: David Battinelli, February 8, 2011.
  5. Affiliation of West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine with the Oman Medical College to Provide a Quality Medical Curriculum in the Sultanate of Oman. Presenter: David Smith and James Shumway, February 15, 2011.
  6. Medical Education in Brazil. Presenter: Henry Campos, February 22, 2011.

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