Medical Education and Teaching Resources
Resources and Tools
The department encourages our teachers to take advantage of the resources and development opportunities offered at the University of Toronto to enhance their teaching and assessment skills, acquire new ones, and refresh and expand their knowledge. We also encourage teachers to visit the Centre for Faculty Development's website for additional information and resources.
The Stepping Stone Program
Stepping Stones is our foundational program at the Centre for Faculty Development (CFD). It provides support to health professionals in their multiple roles as teachers, educators, academic leaders, scholars, and advocates. This introductory level program is aligned with other CFD programming which provides more advanced content in the same areas.
STEPPING STONES PROGRAM
The Teaching for Learning and Collaboration Program
The Teaching for Learning and Collaboration Program (TLC) is a 7 module longitudinal teaching skills program for multi-professional clinicians in healthcare. The program is relevant to the varied teaching contexts of multi-professional faculty and allows participants to share their teaching experiences and employ common teaching theory and behaviours together.
TEACHING FOR LEARNING AND COLLABORATION PROGRAM
The Centre for Faculty Development
The Centre for Faculty Development (CFD) is a partnership between the University of Toronto (UofT) and St. Michael's Hospital (SMH) - a fully affiliated teaching hospital. The CFD is committed to enhancing the academic development of faculty in the Faculty of Medicine, additional Health Science Faculties (i.e. nursing, pharmacy, etc.) at UofT, and other institutions through innovation, capacity building and scholarship in the design, implementation and evaluation of faculty development. In addition to this commitment, the CFD welcomes anyone, regardless of whether they have a faculty appointment or not, who has a role related to teaching, education and academic work in their healthcare organization or setting.
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CFD Workshops
Workshops at the CFD are devoted to the enhancement of teaching skills as well as mentoring, career development, scholarship in education and leadership. Faculty received two free sessions each academic year, but early registration is advised.
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More Highly Rated Resources for Teachers
E-Learning Modules from the London Deanery
Open access e-learning short modules that covers core topics in clinical teaching and learning in clinical medicine. Strongly recommended as one-stop resource for all your Teaching 101 needs.
Advanced Resources
This section is targeted at those that want to have a scholarly approach to teaching and/or those that want to network with other medical teachers/educators.
Meded University
MedEd University is a repository of medical education resources, quizzes, videos, and moew.
Literature
AMEE Guides cover topical issues in medical and healthcare professions education and provide information, practical advice and support. They are designed for use by teachers individually to inform their practice and are widely used in staff development programmes. AMEE Guides can also provide a valuable resource to inform curriculum and course committees.
Recommended Textbooks
Understanding Medical Education
This authoritative and accessible reference is designed to meet the needs of all those working in medical education from undergraduate education through postgraduate training to continuing professional development
- Clinical Teaching: A Guide to Teaching Practical Anaesthesia
This title addresses the most important aspect of anaesthetic training - learning in the operating suite. The information is clearly presented and can be easily incorporated into the practice of clinical anaesthesia
Medical Education Associations:
- Society for Education in Anesthesia is a US based educational organization for anesthesiologists who strive to enhance their abilities and scholarly endeavors in the field of education. SEA also has on online journal, The Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine.
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
- Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
- Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME)