The Department of Medical Education is dedicated to delivering an excellent and engaging curriculum that fosters the development of knowledgeable, skilled, ethical, and compassionate physicians. We collaborate with faculty to innovate evidence-based teaching methods, support student success with dedicated academic resources, and uphold the highest standards of medical education. Our mission is to create culturally sensitive and empathetic doctors who are lifelong learners, positively impacting patient care and community health.
Curriculum and Programs
Healer’s Art Course
Innovative curriculum to help students discover personal and universal meaning in their daily experience of medicine
Wright Rural Medical Scholars
Program striving to bolster the healthcare workforce in rural areas by providing clinical experience opportunities
Support
Skills Assessment and Training Center
In-house and online specialized training for improving clinical, interpersonal, and communicative health care
Resources
Our Responsibilities
The Department of Medical Education is responsible for managing the four-year curriculum for medical students, including:
- Working with faculty to design and deliver course and clerkship experiences, including: BSOM's BAMS / Elentra for content delivery of all medical school course materials, examinations, small-group and team-based learning activities, and student evaluation of faculty and courses/clerkships
- Coordinating and providing teaching and learning development opportunities for enhancement of faculty teaching skills
- Providing faculty with technological support for all their teaching activities
- Collaborating with faculty to introduce innovations in their teaching approaches and assist with data collection to evaluate outcomes of innovations in teaching, education research and the curriculum
- Supporting the staffing and programs of the Skills Assessment and Training Center so that students have ever-challenging opportunities to improve their interviewing, diagnostic, and procedural skills
- Working closely with the Faculty Curriculum Committee (FCC) and its subcommittees to ensure that the content, format, and evaluation methods of the curriculum meet the standards for accreditation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).