Medical Education Faculty Development

Our Mission

To build and sustain a faculty that employs best practices to deliver the Integrated Pathways Curriculum effectively to our students and promote educational scholarship.

Clinical Medical Educator Resources 

Giving Effective Feedback 
Presented by Elka Jacobson-Dickman, MD and Nuri Jacoby, MD

This session provides the tools for giving  effective feedback in the
clinical medical environment.

Writing Narrative Evaluations
Presented by Nuri Jacoby, MD and Laura Dattner, MD

This session describes best practices and practical tips for writing a narrative evaluation

Supervision
Presented by Linda Fan, MD

This session describes the role and responsibilities when supervising medical students to ensure quality education as well as patient and student safety.

The Power of Language 
Presented by Elka Jacobson-Dickman, MD  and Nuri Jacoby, MD

This session describes the power of words and the bidirectional impact of language and values.

 

Workshop Series

These workshop series help participants develop their skills in teaching and learning from the lecture hall to the bedside; effectively assessing learners' educational needs and mastery; performing medical education scholarship; and pursuing a career as an educator and educational mentor and leader.

UME/GME Faculty Development Symposium: Humanism Through Storytelling and Narrative Medicine

• • Tuesday, January 17, 2023
    8:30 AM-3:00 PM
    

Learning Environment Committee Summer Conference

• • • June 24, 2022
      9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

GME/UME Faculty Development Symposium: Professionalism in the Clinical Learning Environment 2022

• • • February 9, 2022
    • Description: See Professionalism Syllabus and Recordings

 Medical Student Mental Health: Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Presented by Christopher P. Lucas, MD, MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
SUNY Upstate Medical University

• • • October 13, 2021

GME/UME Faculty Development Symposium: Health Equity and Racial Justice in Medical Education and Resident Training Symposium

• • • January 19, 2021
    • Description: See Health Equity Symposium Centerwide.pdf

Clinical Skills Small-group Facilitator Development

• • • Description: Weekly training sessions for small-group Clinical Skills/PBL facilitators
    • Resources
      • AMEE Guide: Effective Small-Group Learning (requires library login)
      • Faculty User Guide posted on the Leo LMS  (login required)
    • Contact: Andrew.Adler@Downstate.Edu

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Facilitator Development

• • • Description: Training sessions for unit PBL facilitators keyed to upcoming cases
    • Resources:
      • Materials posted for the PBL session on the Leo LMS (login required) 
    • Contact: Riccardo.Bianchi@downstate.edu

Medical Education Grand Rounds

• • • Description: Curricular leaders introduce the Integrated Pathways Curriculum, our educational philosophy and approaches, and opportunities for faculty members to get involved.
    • Learning Objectives:
      • Explain the overarching mission of SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and the principles of the Integrated Pathways Curriculum (IPC).
      • Describe instructional design, methodologies, and assessment strategies of the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine IPC and apply its fundamental principles at the bedside and beyond.
      • Promote SUNY Downstate College of Medicine’s commitment to diversity in medical education and integrate the principles of diversity and inclusivity into mentorship and teaching opportunities.
      • Share the vision for the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine’s continued quality improvement in curricular delivery and student assessments.
      • Identify opportunities for both large and small group didactics and bedside teaching in the Preclinical (Foundations) and Clinical phases of the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine’s Curriculum.
    • Contact: Elka.Jacobson-Dickman@downstate.edu

Who We Are

Educational faculty development is coordinated by the members of the Educational Leadership Team. For more information on the Education Leadership Team, click here.