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Faculty Development - Rowan-Virtua SOM: Teaching in Clinical Settings

Resources for clinical and academic faculty

General Information

Below are resources to assist with Teaching in Clinical Settings.

For a brief and informative video of the basics of teaching in Clinical Settings please see:

See also:

If you have suggestions for additions to this site, please contact me at 856-566-7177 or garwoods@rowan.edu. 

Preceptor Evaluation of Students

Preceptor Evaluation of Students (Quick Reference):
Assessing Student Clinical Performance on Core Clerkship Rotations

Teaching Medicine Book Series

TeachingPhysician

Login at: TeachingPhysician.org
For a username/password, please contact garwoods@rowan.edu

Rowan-Virtua SOM’s GME and Faculty Development offices work together to provide access to TeachingPhysician, an innovative web resource. The website offers over 180 pages of content, including quick tips, answers to frequently asked questions, curated links to in-depth information, video demonstrations, and audio interviews. The content is organized into twelve sections:

  1. Preparation
  2. Residents as Teachers
  3. Orienting a learner
  4. Precepting Principles
  1. What to Teach
  2. Teaching Strategies
  3. Professionalism
  4. EHR and Health Informatics
  1. Feedback
  2. Evaluation
  3. Learners in Difficulty
  4. After the Rotation

Alliance for Clinical Education

Just in Time Teaching App

The Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) tools app from Northwell Health aids in the advancement of medical education knowledge and teaching skills of students, trainees, and faculty. JiTT infographics are adaptable to an array of clinical specialties and include foundational teaching principles in areas such as setting expectations, questioning techniques, feedback and coaching, and bedside teaching.

Resources

  • Clinician Educator Milestones (Developed by AACOM, ACGME, ACCME, AAMC)
    • The Clinician Educator Milestones provide a developmental trajectory of knowledge, skills, and behaviors (performance descriptors) for each defined competency (Administration; Educational Theory and Practice; Well-Being; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)

Letters of Recommendation

AACOM CORP - Resources for Writing Letters of Recommendation 
The Council on Residency Placement has recently completed an FAQ, checklist, and video detailing how to create a successful letter of recommendation. Faculty, preceptors, and students can all benefit from reviewing these new resources.

Rowan-Virtua SOM Event - Panel Discussion: Letters of Recommendation (LoRs)  (Recording and Materials)
5/20/21
Panelists: Steve Garwood, EdD (Moderator), Lisa Cardello, EdS, Karen Krieg, DO FACOOG, Judith Lightfoot, DO MACOI, Rachel Shmuts, DO PMH-C

Workshop/Webinar

Providing Feedback - Ask-Tell-Ask & What-Why-What
3/15/24, 7am-8am
Presenters:

  • Michele Tartaglia, DO, FACOOG, CS, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education, Rowan-Virtua SOM
  • Steve Garwood, EdD, Director of Faculty Development & Interim Chair, DEI Committee, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

  1. Explain the importance of providing actionable formative feedback in clinical settings
  2. Describe the Ask-Tell-Ask & What-Why-What methods of providing feedback.
  3. Utilize the Ask-Tell-Ask & What-Why-What methods to provide meaningful and actionable feedback to students.

Materials:

Assessing Medical School Students on Clerkship Rotations
2/16/24, 7am-8am
Presenters:

  • Pamela Basehore, EdD, MPH, FNAOME, Associate Dean for Assessment, Rowan-Virtua SOM
  • Michele Tartaglia, DO, FACOOG, CS, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

  1. Articulate the general principles of student assessment through summative and formative evaluations.
  2. Describe required and recommended assessment methods and practices at Rowan-Virtua SOM.
  3. Utilize the Preceptor Evaluation Form to provide meaningful and actionable feedback to students.

Materials:

Assessing Residents
11/17/23, 7am-8am
Presenter:
Joanne Kaiser-Smith DO, MACOI, FACP,  Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

  1. Articulate the general principles of resident assessment through summative and formative evaluations.
  2. Identify tools and modalities for resident assessment.
  3. Utilize ACGME milestones in the assessment of residents.

Materials

How We Learn Clinical Medicine
9/15/23, 7am-8am
Presenter: Michele Tartaglia, DO, FACOOG, CS, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Articulate the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition
  2. Diagnose a clinical learner's stage within the Dreyfus model
  3. Apply techniques to assist the troubled clinical learner

Materials:

Balancing Teaching & Clinical Duties
8/18/23, 7am-8am
Presenter: Michele Tartaglia, DO, FACOOG, CS, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Develop strategies to incorporate medical students into the outpatient setting with minimal disruption to patient scheduling
  2. Organize their inpatient learner teams to maximize productivity and education
  3. Integrate evidence-based teaching methods at the bedside that were developed for busy clinicians

Materials:

"Panel Discussion: Letters of Recommendation (LoRs)"
5/20/21, 6pm-7pm
Panelists: Steve Garwood, EdD (Moderator), Lisa Cardello, EdS, Karen Krieg, DO FACOOG, Judith Lightfoot, DO MACOI, Rachel Shmuts, DO PMH-C

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Explain the increased need for effective letters of recommendation (LORs)
  2. Describe components of effective LORs
  3. Identify methods and resources to assist with creating individualized and impactful LORs

Materials

Graduate Medical Education - Faculty Development Workshops
(See videos and materials from the entire series)

Using a Smartphone in Clinical Practice - Information Mastery Web App
8/16/22, 7am-8am
Presenter: Adarsh Gupta, DO MS FACOFP
Professor, Family Medicine, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Identify the features of Smartphones useful for clinicians
  2. Articulate the concept of Integrated Clinical Informatics
  3. Recognize the information needs of a clinician
  4. Appraise a clinical query effectively
  5. Choose the appropriate high-quality, evidence-based medical resources in practice

Materials:

Clinical Teaching with Just in Time (JIT) Learning (Just in Time Teaching App)
7/19/22, 7am-8am
Presenter: Alice Fornari, edD, FAMEE, RDN
Associate Dean, Educational Skills Development, ZuckerSOM at Hofstra/Northwell

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Describe a "push-pull" learning loop with microlearning
  2. Introduce and describe the JiTT Infographic App as a faculty and trainee development tool
  3. Integrate the JiTT App into busy clinical environments to support teaching and learning

Materials:

Welcoming and Orienting Medical School Students
5/17/22, 7am-8am
Presenter: Michele Tartaglia, DO
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Identify critical components for successfully orienting medical school students to their practice
  2. Incorporate elements to establish an inclusive and rigorous learning environment.
  3. Implement methods to ensure your practice runs smoothly and efficiently while working with medical school students.

Materials:

Providing and Receiving Feedback
8/17/21, 7am-8am
Presenter:
Steve Garwood, EdD,
Director of Faculty Development, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Summarize qualities of effective feedback
  2. Describe practices for delivering feedback for growth and learning
  3. Identify frameworks/models for providing feedback
  4. Formulate methods to achieve greater quality and consistency of feedback
  5. Describe practices for seeking and positively receiving feedback

Materials:

Developing Learning Objectives
6/15/21, 7:00am-8:00am
Presenter:
Steve Garwood, EdD
Director, Faculty Development, Rowan-Virtua SOM

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Recognize the educational value of writing meaningful learning objectives
  2. Develop SMART learning objectives for a range of activities and audiences
  3. Utilize frameworks such as Bloom’s Taxonomy, the ABCD method, and Miller’s Pyramid to align objectives with goals and assessments
  4. Review instructional materials and approaches to ensure objectives are adequately addressed

Materials: