Education/Teaching
Skills Training
The teaching skills curriculum
is designed to develop well-rounded
faculty educators through
workshops, presentations,
geriatric
education for medical students,
community
service teaching, as
well as the Community
Oriented Dental Education
(CODE) Program for geriatric
dentistry fellows.
Workshops
Over the course of the
two year program, all fellows
participate in a series
of educational workshops.
They learn about adult learning
theories, methods of instruction,
public speaking, writing
objectives, evaluation and
test item writing, and preparation
and utilization of audiovisual
materials and educational
resources. They receive
videotaped feedback on teaching
skills during mock in-class
presentations and have the
opportunity to use role
play and case studies methodology
to enhance teaching presentations.
Fellows are also introduced
to trends in online course
delivery, learn about online
instruction using a WebCT
platform, and utilize the
curriculum materials developed
during the instructional
design series to develop
and implement online course
modules that supplement
a 3rd year geriatric clerkship
for medical students. Fellows
learn the role of synchronous
and asynchronous instruction,
bulletin boards, chat rooms,
case studies, online tests,
podcasts, and course evaluation
to provide an interactive
learning environment. The
educational skills curriculum
is designed to provide fellows
with a broad foundation
of contemporary teaching
strategies. During the second
year, fellows participate
in the educational skills
workshop series in order
to develop state-of-the-art
teaching skills and expand
their formal teaching role.
Fellows work with the Director
of Education to gain hands-on
experience in curriculum
development, case-based
learning, and simulated
patient evaluation. Under
the mentorship of P. Basehore,
MPH, fellows develop and
facilitate geriatric cases
for small-group learning
for second and third year
students. Fellows also have
the opportunity to work
in the clinical skills assessment
lab and participate in an
8-station geriatric OSCE
in the patient simulated
lab to assess third year
students' history taking,
physical exam, and diagnostic
skills.
Presentations
Fellows are required to
demonstrate, practice, and
improve their teaching skills
through a variety of applied
learning activities. Fellows
deliver three formal presentations
each year to professional,
student, and community audiences.
They provide clinical bedside
teaching to medical, dental,
and nursing students and
internal medicine, family
medicine, and psychiatry
residents on a weekly basis
in the ambulatory, acute,
and long term care settings.
Geriatric Education for
Medical Students
In addition to bedside
teaching, second year fellows
serve as a member of the
geriatric education workgroup,
which is responsible for
the development and implementation
of all educational programs
offered through the NJISA.
Fellows participate in program
planning, curriculum development,
writing learning competencies,
designing course content,
writing cases, and determining
evaluation methodologies.
Fellows also have the opportunity
to function as Assistant
Course Director for the
medical school's year two
geriatrics course. They
work with the Course Director,
Kevin
Overbeck, DO, in designing
the course content, providing
case-based instruction,
developing evaluation and
testing strategies, and
analyzing evaluation data
and student grades.
Community Service Teaching
Through the NJISA and collaborative
efforts with the Kennedy
Memorial Hospital, Area
Health Education Centers,
St. Luke's Latino Health
Initiative in inner-city
Camden, Access One, and
Early Intervention Program
at Cooper University Hospital,
fellows provide educational
programs and gain exposure
to community education in
diverse and underserved
communities during their
second year of training.
Community Oriented Dental
Education (CODE)
Dental fellows support
the training of dental students
enrolled in the Community
Oriented Dental Education
(CODE) program and provide
instruction and chair side
teaching.
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