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Successfully Navigating the First Year of Surgical Residency:  Essentials for Medical Students and PGY-1 Residents

Promoting Excellence in Surgical Care Through Education, Training, and Validation

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Division of Education > Committees > Surgeons as Educators Course

18th Annual Surgeons as Educators Course

September 10–16, 2011
Emory Conference Center Hotel
Atlanta, GA

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This six-day intensive course is designed to provide surgeons with the knowledge and skills to enhance their abilities as teachers and administrators of surgical education programs.

The course emphasizes the needs of adult learners and the techniques necessary to develop an effective learning environment for medical students, surgical residents, colleagues, and others in the health profession. The maximum class size of 32 allows highly interactive sessions.

The course will address the following topics:

Teaching Skills: Broaden understanding of various teaching methods and technologies and enhance the application of these methods to maximize learning.

Curriculum Development: Plan and document an instructional unit (for example, a clerkship or residency rotation) using an organized instructional design framework.

Educational Administration and Leadership: Apply leadership and management skills in the administration of an educational program, including motivating faculty, implementing change, managing conflict, and career development.

Performance and Program Evaluation: Develop a sound system for assessing the performance of learners and teachers and the efficacy of curricula at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels.

COURSE FACULTY

Dimitri J. Anastakis, MD, MHPE, MHCM, FACS, FRCSC, FICS, Course Chair
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Debra A. DaRosa, PhD, Course Director
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Myriam J. Curet, MD, FACS
Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Mary E. Klingensmith, MD, FACS
Washington University, St. Louis, MO

David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE, FACS, FAAP
Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL

Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS, Guest Faculty
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

INTENDED PARTICIPANTS

The course is intended for full-time faculty members who are interested in acquiring or honing skills in curriculum development, teaching, performance and program evaluation, and program administration, as well as faculty who have direct teaching responsibilities for medical students or residents.

Participants are expected to free themselves from all work obligations during the course. The intensive nature of the program requires that evenings be kept free for preparation and other course activities. Participants are strongly discouraged from bringing family members with them.

COURSE SETTING

The course will be held at Emory Conference Center Hotel, 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 15 miles from Hartsfield International Airport. This premier hotel and conference center is set on the campus of Emory University and is surrounded by 26 acres of forest preserve. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access and parking, an indoor swimming pool, and hiking and biking trails.  For additional information, please contact the conference center by phone at 800-933-6679 or visit their website at www.emoryconferencecenter.com. 

COURSE FEE

The course fee includes tuition and all course materials, including course syllabus and supplementary materials; six nights lodging at the Emory Conference Center Hotel; a welcome reception on Saturday afternoon; daily meals, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and morning and afternoon refreshments.

If you have any questions, please contact Krashina Hudson at 312-202-5335.

 

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Revised March 16, 2011