MEF Curriculum

MEF 2023-2024 Meeryo Choe Jonathan Warren

2023-2024 MEF 2 fellows, Meeryo Choe, MD and Jonathan Warren, MD, at their first session.

A four-part series for medical educators aspiring to apply to MEF 1 that introduces foundational concepts in teaching and curriculum design.

  1. "Autobiography of Teaching: Exploring Self as Teacher"

  2. "Observing Others’ Perspectives"

  3. "Designing Curriculum: A Six-Step Approach"

  4. "Next Steps in Teaching and Design"

A first-year certificate program that introduces fellows to the art and science of teaching and to curriculum development with the goal of helping them become more intentional, effective and informed educators. Fellows are introduced to careers in medical education, provided project support/check-in throughout the year, and expected to present a final project at the end of the year. Session topics include:

  • Library Resources
  • Curriculum Design
    • Problem Identification
    • Needs Assessment
    • Goals and Objectives
    • Educational Strategies
    • Implementation
    • Evaluation and Feedback
  • Clinical Teaching
    • Learning Climate
    • Control of Session
    • Communication of Goals
    • Promotion of Understanding & Retention
    • Evaluation
    • Feedback
    • Promotion of Self-Directed Learning

A secondary certificate program that introduces fellows to research methodologies in medical education. Participants construct, implement and evaluate a curricular innovation, providing a foundation of research skills to enable them to become teaching scholars, contributing to the literature on the best evidence of effective and innovative pedagogies with an overall aim to create publication-ready scholarship. Fellows are introduced to careers in medical education, provided project support/check-in throughout the year, and expected to present a final project at the end of the year. Session topics include:

  • Library Resources
  • Introduction to Research Design
  • Research Methods
    • Quantitative 1 & 2
    • Qualitative 1 & 2
    • Mixed Methods
  • Role of Conceptual Models in Medical Education Research / The Role of Theory in Research
  • Introduction to Survey Design
  • Methods of Data Analysis
  • Assessment of Learning
  • Program Evaluation