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. She shared some tips for using AI for curriculum development.

We next had a great session by Dr. Meredith Atkins teaching us how to do one of the most difficult things – give effective feedback!! Dr. Atkin’s shared Jack Ende’s powerful definition of feedback: “…an informed, non-evaluative, objective appraisal of performance intended to improve…skills-rath than an estimate of the trainee’s personal worth…”

Dr. Atkins talked about the power of positive framing and depositing into the feedback bank. We talked about how feedback should be authentic, timely, specific, behavior focused and she gave us some specific frameworks for giving feedback – BID, COIN, etc...

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! Times are changing and change requires leadership! Healthcare education should reflect the realities of clinical practice, so change is needed. Leading change starts with vision and ends with impact with strategy.