Day 3 Morning

We started this last day with a session on Curriculum Design by Dr. Morgan Soffler. Although other design methods exist, she focused on Kern’s 6 step curriculum design: problem identification, targeted needs assessment, goals &objectives, educational strategies, implementation, evaluation & feedback. Dr. Soffler stressed that this is not a linear process and is iterative. We also spent the last few minutes thinking about how to use AI for curriculum development.

Dr. Huma Farid gave us an inspiring talk on mentoring. She talked about the benefits of mentoring for career advancement and to mitigate burnout. This was a great reflection session where we all got to reflect on best advise we’ve been given and on our mentors and mentees.  She told us the key steps to build the mentorship relationship:

·      Identify goals

·      Create an action plan

·      Address mentee challenges

·      Provide networking opportunities

·      Focus on strengths

·      Provide feedback

·      Share career history

·      Regularly review goals

We ended the course with an enthusiastic talk from Dr. Ted James about leading change in medical education. Dr. James inspired us to go back to the groups or organizations we lead and make some changes thinking about the enthusiasts, champions, skeptics, obstructors. We had a great discussion about how everyone hates change and how it’s crucial when making changes to start with the question – what problem are we trying to solve? Ted shared the steps to leading change:

o   VISION

o   STRATEGY

o   RESOURCES (finances, facilities)

o   DEMONSTRATION OF IMPACT

He ended sharing the inspiring painting School of Athens by Raphael and left us with this great quote:

“What you leave behind you is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” – Pericles