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Greetings from the head:
Dear Colleagues:
A long standing tradition of our department has been our Monday evening wine and cheese reception at the annual meeting of the AAMC. Once again we invite you to join us and enjoy the collegiality of this annual event.
This year we will hold our reception at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington on Monday evening, November 5, 2007, from 6:30-8:30 pm. Information on the specific suite will be available by visiting our booths at the IME exhibition.
DME continues to expand and improve its many programs like the Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE), Distance Learning, Faculty Development, and various international activities. Our Clinical Performance Center has evolved into a simulation center that is garnering much attention and will soon enjoy a new facility. Please come and exchange information on your activities and ours together over a glass of wine.
What a wonderful opportunity to renew friendships, enjoy cameraderie, and good cheer. We look forward to seeing you.
Leslie J. Sandlow, MD
Professor and Head
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The Department of Medical Education (DME) is pleased to announce a new certificate program for clinical program directors. This exciting new program will enhance the educational leadership and managerial skills of clinical program directors. Please see the link below for more information.
The Department of Medical Education (DME) is a unit of the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Established in 1959, it is nationally and internationally recognized for pioneering work in health professions education and research. The Department offers courses and programs to meet the needs of today's health professional, including graduate and continuing medical education.
The World Health Organization has designated DME as a collaborating center for education with emphasis on leadership development. National and international fellowships of interest to health professionals from all over the world are available in areas such as medical education, health systems research, and bioethics.
Leslie J. Sandlow, MD
Professor and Head
DME Alumni Community
DME Mission Statement
DME News and Events
DME Search
Contact DME
DME Mailing List
Certificate Programs
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A message from the head:
The Department of Medical Education (DME) is a unit of the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Established in 1959, it is nationally and internationally recognized for pioneering work in health professions education and research. The Department offers courses and programs to meet the needs of today's health professional, including graduate and continuing medical education.
The World Health Organization has designated DME as a collaborating center for education with emphasis on leadership development. National and international fellowships of interest to health professionals from all over the world are available in areas such as medical education, health systems research, and bioethics.
Leslie J. Sandlow, MD
Professor and Head
DME Faculty Position Search
DME Alumni Community
DME Mission Statement
DME News and Events
DME Search
Contact DME
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The overall purpose of this manual is to provide comprehensive overview of the process of evaluating teaching at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Its specific purposes include providing guidelines and forms for evaluation and documentation of faculty member\'s teaching efforts in a variety of areas, while, at the same time, meeting University informational requirements for Promotion and Tenure. This student-edited journal is published annually by the Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine—Chicago. It features writing and visual arts created by medical students, staff, and faculty at the college and associated institutions. In the past, the P&T process primarily emphasized faculty research and scholarly activity. But over the last 10 years, with initiatives encouraged by the College Executive Committee, teaching has been given increasing consideration for academic promotion, and a mechanism better to address teaching contribution was needed. The shift included addition of several new categories for documentation, among them: Instructional Innovations, Student Ratings of Instruction, Peer Ratings of Instruction (including both observation of teaching activities and instructional document review), Instructional Self-Review, and Information from Former Students. Consequently the Academic Dean constituted a College Committee on Teaching charged with developing a reliable and comprehensive system to document teaching. Committee members Gerald Bartlett, Daniel Bloomfield, Richard Foley, Mark Gelula, Joseph Levenstein, Michael Seefeldt, James Whalen, and Annette Yonke (Chair) represented various levels of expertise and drew from all four COM sites. After work spanning several academic terms the original Evaluating Teaching in the College of Medicine: A Handbook, edited by Seefeldt and Yonke was published in 1995. It was based on the portfolio approach: assuming that systematically assembled "portfolios with fuller data may provide better evidence of excellence in teaching" and better support teaching\'s significance in decisions of promotion and tenure. The Handbook fulfilled its avowed intention and was widely shared nationally and internationally, but its implementation throughout the College both yielded new ideas and suggested modifications. Meetings with P&T Committee chairs and members, suggestions from deans overseeing the process and from curriculum committees using the material, and reactions of faculty candidates and their administrators contributed. This resultant edition fine-tunes some options, adds and alters others, and emphasizes the idea of long-term assembly of a teaching portfolio, as implied in the new title "Manual for Evaluating Teaching and Developing a Teaching Portfolio in the College of Medicine." With these improvements, the manual will continue to elucidate the importance of teaching at UICOM generally, and, specifically, support a logical balance between the scholarships of teaching and research as criteria for promotion and tenure. The Manual contains both explanations of the process for documenting and evaluating teaching and a wide array of forms for actual use in building a comprehensive portfolio. It elaborates on criteria, establishes time lines for the P&T process, and provides directions on how to collect and submit data for teaching activities. But it may also be used for purposes other than P&T, such as annual reviews, formative teaching evaluation and feedback, and faculty development. A rationale for emphasizing excellence in teaching - introducing Part I - underscores the College\'s strong commitment to promoting effective teaching. The short-term Fellowship program is intended to provide health professionals an opportunity to engage in intensive study or research on a problem of their own choice. Those who are accepted for the program are expected to arrive with a set of project goals that can usually be achieved within three months or less. Time extensions are negotiable. Subsequently, educational research, development, or study activities will be formulated to address each project goal. Each fellowship project is supervised by one or more DME faculty who, as an advisor(s) offers his or her educational expertise and guidance. Four selection criteria exist for the Short-Term Fellowship Program: The purpose of the DME\'s International Programs is to improve health professions education and health care delivery worldwide. DME is a World Health Organization collaborating center for education and health manpower development. The International Programs area offers Short-Term Fellowships Medical Specialty Training, a Combined MHPE-Residency Program, and an on-site Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) program. International students compose almost 40 percent of MHPE students. They bring their experience from around the world to the classroom and other activities, adding a broader perspective to the program than the curriculum alone can offer. Medical Education Fellowships The short-term fellowship program is specifically designed for health professionals who have specific educational problems or issues to explore. A concentrated program of individualized research and consultation with DME faculty members is arranged for each participant. Duration of the program is one to six months. Short-term fellows can take courses or independent studies in the following areas: Medical Specialty Training This program is specifically designed for physicians who want to combine study in health professions education with direct patient care in their specialty areas. The clinical work is arranged at UIC by the Department of Medical Education, and is dependent on the candidate\'s ability to qualify for a 120-day medical license issued by the State of Illinois. Combined MHPE-Pediatrics Residency This four-year combined residency-MHPE program, The International Educational Partnership in Pediatrics (IEPP), is offered to international graduate physicians interested in pediatrics and medical education. It provides the required clinical training for certification by the American Board of Pediatrics and graduate work leading to the MHPE degree. The goal of the IEPP is to provide a clinical, scientific, and educational background to pediatricians who want to pursue academic or community health leadership positions in their home countries. Candidates are selected jointly by the UIC College of Medicine and health leaders in sponsoring countries. On-Site MHPE International Programs also offers the MHPE on site at institutions worldwide. Successful programs built around a modular format were completed at the Faculty of Medicine Suez Canal University in Ismalia Egypt (1988-89), and at the Beijing Medical University for physician leaders from throughout the People\'s Republic of China (1991-92). An on-site MHPE program offered to educational leaders from six medical schools in Brazil began in 1998. Planning continues with other international institutions interested in offering the MHPE program in their countries. For further information or application, please contact: The purpose of the DME\'s International Programs is to improve health professions education and health care delivery worldwide. DME is a World Health Organization collaborating center for education and health manpower development. The International Programs area offers Short-Term Fellowships Medical Specialty Training, a Combined MHPE-Residency Program, and an on-site Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) program. International students compose almost 40 percent of MHPE students. They bring their experience from around the world to the classroom and other activities, adding a broader perspective to the program than the curriculum alone can offer. The system charged with overseeing the ethics of research with human beings may be at a breaking point. Recent federal investigations have led to the suspension of research with human beings at major universities in the United States. Yes it is not clear that increased oversight can by itself ensure protection and equity in this kind of research. There are, for example, open questions about how the committees charged with oversight - Institutional Review Boards or I.R.B.s - actually work and with what effect. Moreover, these questions come at a particularly crucial moment in scientific history. The frontiers of medicine involve experimentation that is both complex and far-reaching in its effect.are I.R.B.s prepared to scrutinize these kinds of experiments? Are I.R.B.s equipped to identify the relevant ethical and social dimensions of this research? This conference will identify key problems that face I.R.B.s, especially questions of genetic research that will continue to test these oversight committees for the foreseeable future.
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The Clinical Performance Center at UIC helps educators in the health professions improve clinical performance by using simulated clinical encounters for
• Training
• Assessment
• Quality improvement
• Research.
Simulated clinical encounters are especially powerful for teaching and assessing communication and interpersonal skills, attitudes, and procedural skills.
Standardized patients in these encounters are actors carefully trained to portray patients with specified histories and physical findings. These portrayals are so realistic and consistent that skilled clinicians cannot differentiate them from actual patients. When appropriate we recruit real patients (non-actors) with required physical findings and train them for standardized encounters. Encounters usually include a checklist, rating scale or other mechanism for providing feedback or assessing the participant's performance.
In addition to standardized patients, the Clinical Performance Center has a team of practical instructors who teach small groups of participants how to carry out various physical examination maneuvers. Practical instructors are trained to demonstrate physical exam techniques on their own bodies; students practice these techniques on the instructor and receive immediate feedback.
Simulated clinical encounters are used in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and many other health professions. Learners at any stage - from students to practicing clinicians - can benefit from these experiences."
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Testing Services at the University of Illinois—Chicago, College of Medicine is responsible for many areas of assessment. Among these are the processes of Progress Exam test production, administration and scoring for the first (M-1) and second (M-2) year medical students. The Blueprints pages show the examination components, number of items per examination, and examination dates. Those pages are currently under construction and are not yet available. "
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The library contains over 4000 reprints addressing health professions education issues. These reprints, taken from a variety of journals, books, newslettes, and conferences, are organized in an electronic database which can now be accessed online."
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tri-annually. Each issue contains scholarly articles on timely topics of interest to those engaged in medical education. In addition, each issue includes updates on the current activities of each of the following areas within the Department of Medical Education: curriculum development, competence assessment, program evaluation, educational research, clinical decision making, medical informatics, and medical humanities. Activities within the educational and international programs are reported. One issue each year is devoted to the medical humanities discipline.
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content[29]='Manual for Evaluating Teaching and Developing Teaching Portfolio
The overall purpose of this manual is to provide comprehensive overview of the process of evaluating teaching at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Its specific purposes include providing guidelines and forms for evaluation and documentation of faculty members\' teaching efforts in a variety of areas, while, at the same time, meeting University informational requirements for Promotion and Tenure.:: Recent Activities'
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Admission to Short-Term Fellowship Program is possible throughout the calendar year. Candidates will be notified about the admission decision within one month of the date of receipt of their application materials. Tuition is $1500 per month.'
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content[38]='Medical Humanities
The Medical Humanities Program (MHP) is an interdisciplinary group of faculty who use their training in communication, ethics, history, literature, and philosophy to help describe and interpret the theory and practice of medicine. The Medical Humanities Program traces its roots to the Humanistic Studies faculty who in 1978 began to develop humanities instruction for the University of Illinois health sciences center. The Humanistic Studies faculty then joined the Center for Educational Development which itself was incorporated as the Department of Medical Education in the College of Medicine in 1988. '
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Mission
The mission of the Hispanic Center of Excellence is to increase the capacity of College of Medicine to admit and graduate a greater number of Latino physicians; to promote the recruitment and development of Latino and other minority faculty; to foster faculty and student research on minority health issues; and to expand curricular opportunities that address the health care needs of underserved minority communities.
Goals
The U.S. Bureau of census projects that, in the year 2005, there will be 36 million Latinos in the U.S., or 13% of the total population, making them the largest minority group in the nation. Currently the Latino population is approximately 30 million or 11% of the total U.S. population.
Although Latinos represent the fastest growing segment of the population, the number of Latino physicians in this country is disproportionately low. Hispanics make up 11 percent of the U.S. population, but only 4 percent of doctors.
The Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE) at UICs College of Medicine is part of a national initiative from the Department of Health and Human Services to address critical issues in health workforce. The Center is one of ten Hispanic Centers of Excellence in the country, and the only one in the Midwest (the other centers are located in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, New Jersey, New York, and Puerto Rico). The HCOEs focus their efforts on Hispanic students and faculty. In 1991, the University of Illinois at Chicago-College of Medicine received a grant to establish the Hispanic Center of Excellence in the Midwest. UIC-College of Medicine has gained national recognition for its recruitment and graduation of underrepresented students in the medical profession.
' content[52]='ProgramsThe Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
Jorge A. Girotti, PhD Associate Dean and Director, Special Curricular Programs Director, Medical College Admissions Director, Hispanic Center of Excellence jorgeg@uic.edu |
Pilar C. Bautista, MBA Associate Director Special Curricular Programs, & Hispanic Center of Excellence pilarb@uic.edu |
Paula Melissa Hernandez Project Coordinator Special Curricular Programs, & Hispanic Center of Excellence pmhern@uic.edu Office hours for student appointments: Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00pm |
Christina Terrazas Information Research Specialist Special Curricular Programs, & Hispanic Center of Excellence cterra2@uic.edu |
Socorro Herrera Office Assistant Special Curricular Programs, & Hispanic Center of Excellence socorroh@uic.edu |
Mark Gelula, PhD Assistant Professor & Director of Faculty Development Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine mgelula@uic.edu |
Jobe Payne, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Medical Education jlpayne@uic.edu |
Cindy La Greca, MA Assistant to the Dean Special Curricular Programs, & Hispanic Center of Excellence clagreca@uic.edu |
The Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
The Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
The Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
The Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
The Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
The Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
The Hispanic Center of Excellence sponsors a series of programs for Latino students deigned to enhance their educational experience. Click the link below to learn more about each program.
Using the DME Online Conference Center, you can hold a real time web conference with up to ten participants. Anyone with Internet access and a web browser can join the conference. Participants can chat either via keyboard or voice, view a PowerPoint presentation on your computer, co-browse websites, and share documents. Additional features include video conferencing and participant polling. For information about setting up an online conference, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu.
To join a conference already scheduled click the link below:
DME Online Conference Center
The DME Distance Education staff can assist College of Medicine Faculty in recording presentations for online or CD playback. For more information about these services, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu.
' content[65]='BlackBoardFormerly known as CourseInfo, BlackBoard is the recommended online course management system for UIC. Faculty may set up course sites for either fully online courses or as a resource for use with face-to-face courses. Features include document management, presentation tools, discussion boards, chat, and the virtual classroom.
The DME Distance Education staff can assist faculty with the use of BlackBoard. For more information about using BlackBoard, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu or visit the UIC BlackBoard site listed below.
' content[66]='FlashMacromedia Flash is a tool used to create streamed presentations and animations for the web. Used in conjunction with audio recordings one can create multi-media presentations that can be viewed with most browsers. The DME Distance Education staff can assist College of Medicine Faculty in preparing Flash presentations for online or CD playback. For more information about these services, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu.
' content[67]='ltlTVThe Instructional Technology Lab at UIC has developed itlTV for delivering live interactive multimedia and on-demand presentations over the Internet. itlTV is primarily designed for use by UIC faculty to enhance traditional on-campus instruction as well as University of Illinois Online distance education.
Faculty interested in using itlTV can contact the ITL directly (see link below) or contact the DME Distance Education staff for assistance in working with the ITL. For more information, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/itl/itltv.html
' content[68]='ProducerMicrosoft Producer is a tool used to create streamed presentations from PowerPoint presentations. Used in conjunction with audio recordings one can create multi-media presentations that can be viewed with most browsers. The DME Distance Education staff can assist College of Medicine Faculty in preparing Producer presentations for online or CD playback. For more information about these services, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu.
' content[69]='RealMediaFor College of Medicine faculty, the most useful aspect of RealMedia is the use of its tools allowing one to create streaming videos from videotapes. The Instructional Technology Lab at UIC has these tools available for faculty use and can host the files on their RealMedia server.
Faculty interested in using RealMedia can contact the ITL directly (see link below) or contact the DME Distance Education staff for assistance in working with the ITL. For more information, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu or visit the ITL\'s RealMedia site listed below.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/itl/realmedia/rm-intro.html
' content[70]='WebBoardThe WebBoard is an asynchronous discussion environment for online and hybrid courses. The DME Distance Education staff can assist faculty with the use of WebBoard. For more information about using WebBoard, contact Jerry Stapleton at 312-355-3716 or by email at gstapltn@uic.edu or visit the UIC WebBoard site listed below.
' //DME Seminars content[71]='The Sixth Annual MHPE Summer Conference will be held at the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago on July 28-29, 2005. The theme of the conference is "Scholarship: Current Conceptions and Transformation."
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The Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine, invites applicants for a senior-level position on the tenure track as Director of Medical Humanities. The applicant should hold a Ph.D. or an M.D./Ph.D. in such fields as anthropology, history, literature, philosophy, art history, communication, media studies, cultural studies, and science studies.
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The Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine, invites applicants for a senior-level position on the tenure track as Director of Medical Humanities. The applicant should hold a Ph.D. or an M.D./Ph.D. in such fields as anthropology, history, literature, philosophy, art history, communication, media studies, cultural studies, and science studies.
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content[77]='World Health Report 2006 The UIC College of Medicine and Department of Medical Education (DME) will host a one day conference on Tuesday, May 30 to celebrate the launching of the World Health Report 2006. The title of the conference is "World Health Report 2006 - Investing in People: International Health in Medical Education Curricula." The morning session will address the key messages and ideas of the World Health Report, from a global perspective (WHO), a regional perspective (PAHO), and a national perspective (USA). The afternoon session will be devoted to presentations and discussions about teaching international health to American medical professionals and involving medical professionals in international health work and humanitarian projects. DME has been a WHO collaborating Center since 1979 and is excited to join in the dissemination of the World Health Report. Senior medical professionals representing colleges of medicine, nursing, public health, as well as academicians, members of boards of medical licensing, members from the American Medical Association, NGOs, and other partners will be in attendance at the one day conference. The 9th Annual MHPE Conference will be held July 31 and August 1, 2008. Please save the date and plan to join your colleagues in DME and MHPE students and alumni for this important activity. We have had eight successful and interesting summer conferences with increasingly strong scientific programs each year. We are most pleased to welcome Dr. David Irby and Dr. Darrell Kirch as our keynote speakers for the 2008 conference. The Sixth Annual MHPE Summer Conference will be held at the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago on July 28-29, 2005. Each year, the Department of Medical Education invites all MHPE students and alumni to submit presentation proposals for the MHPE Summer Conference The next conference will be held on Thursday and Friday July 28th and 29th, 2005 in Chicago. This two-day conference follows the residency for students completing core course work in the MHPE Online program and offers an opportunity for all MHPE students and alumni to: showcase completed projects, seek consultation on work in progress, network with peers, and plan future collaborations. The theme of the 2005 conference is: Scholarship: Current Conceptions & Transformations. The keynote speaker is Dr. Rhee Fincher from the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Finchaer is well-known for her work on scholarship, especially modern views of scholarship and how it applies to educational activities and academic promotion. Thursday evening features a reception, Poster Session, and a "Graduation/ Hooding" ceremony for all students who completed the MHPE program during the previous year. Alan Schwartz, Associate Professor of Clinical Decision Making, has begun work on an NSF-funded grant entitled “Adding Extrinsic Goals to the QALY Model.” Alan and Dr. Gordon Hazen at Northwestern University are exploring how the prospects of achieving life goals may impact how people evaluate their quality of life in medical decisions. Alan recently published a study evaluating how patient-physician fit impacts patient satisfaction [Schwartz, Memoona Hasnain (UIC Department of Family Medicine), Arnold R. Eiser (Mercy Catholic Medical Center and Drexel University College of Medicine), Elizabeth Lincoln (Yale University), and Arthur Elstein (Professor Emeritus, Department of Medical Education)], in press at the Journal of Medical Decision Making. Alan also continues his ongoing NIH-funded development of a web-based, evidence-based medicine librarian consult service with colleagues from Pediatrics, Family Medicine, and the Library of Health Sciences at Chicago and Peoria. He was just elected to the Board of Trustees of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Director of Medical Humanities The Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine, invites applicants for a senior-level position on the tenure track as Director of Medical Humanities. The applicant should hold a Ph.D. or an M.D./Ph.D. in such fields as anthropology, history, literature, philosophy, art history, communication, media studies, cultural studies, and science studies. The Director of Medical Humanities, a member of the Department of Medical Education (DME), oversees the teaching and special programming in humanities for students and faculty in the College of Medicine. Applicants should possess a proven track record in research, demonstrated teaching skills, and experience in administration and grant writing. Rank and salary will be determined based on applicant\'s qualifications. For fullest consideration, applications should be received by September 15, 2004. Please send letter of application that describes areas of research interest, teaching experience, research and grant record, and administrative experience; curriculum vitae; and three letters of recommendation to Suzanne Poirier, Ph.D., at spoirier@uic.edu or Department of Medical Education (m/c591), University of Illinois at Chicago, 808 S. Wood Street 60612-7309. A full job description is available at www.uic-dme.org. Further information may be requested at the above addresses or by telephone (312-996-7954). AA/EEO. Job Description History and Context. Humanities faculty have been a part of medical education at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for over twenty-five years. They have taught required and elective courses in both classroom and clinical settings, and they have offered extra-curricular programs to students, staff and faculty in the areas of history, ethics, literature, cultural studies, disability studies, and philosophy. This interdisciplinary faculty in housed in the equally interdisciplinary Department of Medical Education (DME), the leading department of its kind in the U.S. DME offers a Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) that draws students from around the world and currently enrolls nearly one hundred students who take course both on site and on-line. Its on-line curriculum has won both local and national acclaim. The College of Medicine at Chicago is joined by sister campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Rockford, and Peoria. The Chicago campus graduates about 180 students per year, with a diversity unparalleled by any other medical school in the country. The health professions complex includes schools and colleges in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, and the allied health professions (which houses the only doctoral program in disability studies in the country). The health science colleges are about a mile away from the other colleges at UIC, with both sides of campus connected by bus service. Some DME faculty in medical humanities hold joint appointments in liberal arts departments, and vice versa. Programs in medical humanities are often co-sponsored by units across the entire campus. Research. The Director of Medical Humanities is expected to be a recognized, active scholar in his/her area of expertise. Opportunities for collaborative research in the pedagogy of medical humanities also exist within the Department of Medical Education. Funded/fundable research is necessary. Teaching. Medical students currently study the humanities in a series of required short courses in their first year, a variety of individual lecture/plenary sessions in Essentials of Clinical Medicine in their first and second years, and a collection of elective courses during their third and fourth years. The Director of Medical Humanities co-ordinates the short courses, is responsible for the content of several of the plenary sessions, and offers electives in his/her field of scholarship. There are also opportunities to participate in teaching pre-med students in the Honors College, medical residents and faculty in grand round or other clinical didactic venues, students in the MHPE program, and graduate students in other humanities departments. Service/Administration. The Director of Medical Humanities\' most important role is that of liaison among the variety of faculty and educational opportunities at UIC, in terms of both teaching and programming. Some endowed funds offer modest support for guest lectures, short-term visiting professorships, conferences, etc. The Director of Medical Humanities works with the Head of the DME and draws on a wide breadth of faculty across UIC in an advisory capacity for developing short- and longer-term programs. The current Director has served as faculty advisor to the editors of Body Electric, a student-run arts journal now in its twenty-first year of publication. Paul Bergstraesser holds an M.A. in writing from Northern Michigan University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English and fiction writing at UIC. He has taught courses ranging from composition to nonfiction to fiction writing. His own fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Another Chicago Magazine and The Barcelona Review. He has won several awards for his writing, such as an Illinois Arts Council award, the Chicago Literary Award 2000 for fiction, and the Chicago Bar Association Goodnow Award. Paul is an editor at the literary magazine Other Voices. For the past two years, Paul has been teaching creative writing workshops to first-year medical students through the Department of Medical Education. In a partnership between the humanities and the sciences, Paul attends gross anatomy labs throughout the year and, in the workshops, guides students as they write (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) about their experiences in anatomy. He also maintains a site on Blackboard, entitled "Literary Anatomies," where students can read excerpts from varied authors about anatomy and the medical field in general. Paul also acts as an advisor/editor for Body Electric, a magazine published through the DME to which students can submit their writing and artwork. Riva Lehrer is the DME Artist-in-Residence. As part of her duties Riva teaches monthly figure drawing classes to the first-year gross anatomy students. When Riva is not here at UIC sitting in on anatomy lectures and labs, she teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago as well as tries to find time to do her own artwork! Currently Riva is occupied with being a curator for an upcoming exhibit as part of Bodies of Work, a Chicago Festival of Disability Arts. Bodies of Work will be held from the 20th to 30th of April in venues all around town. More information about the event can be found at www.bodiesofwork.org See an example of Riva’s work on the right but we also encourage you to visit her website www.rivalehrer.com to see more examples. Faculty Guest speakers present topics of interest to medical educators on a monthly basis. Grand Rounds are usually scheduled from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, however, some variability is required to accommodate the schedules of our guest speakers. Please check with Ms. Gladys Khan at 312-996-3594 for the current schedule of speakers. Sessions are held in room 988A of the College of Medicine East building. DME faculty present research topics in which they are currently involved in monthly "Works in Progress" seminars. Sessions provide and opportunity to exchange ideas and obtain feedback on current projects. Works in Progress sessions are usually scheduled from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. Please check with Ms. Gladys Khan at 312-996-3594 for the current schedule of speakers and to confirm dates. Sessions are held in room 988A of the College of Medicine East building. The Seventh Annual MHPE Summer Conference will be held at the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago on July 27-28, 2006. The theme of the conference is: Research That Moves the Field Forward: Broadening the Scope of Health Professions Education Scholarship. We are most pleased to welcome Dr. Geoff Norman, a globally prominent and provocative medical educator, as our conference keynote speaker. Dr. Norman is professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Assistant Dean, Programme for Educational Research and Development, at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For additional information about the MHPE Annual Conference or to submit a paper for presentation, please visit the MHPE site below: http://www.mhpe-online.org/MHPE_Sum_conf.htm The Fifth Annual MHPE Summer Conference will be held at the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago on July 29-30, 2004. It addresses the global movement in defining professional competence and examining how it is nurtured and assessed in health professionals. At the conclusion of the conference we will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Medical Education. For additional information about the MHPE Annual Conference or to submit a paper for presentation, please visit the MHPE site below: http://www.mhpe-online.org/MHPE_Sum_conf.htm DME Departmental Contact Diane Rudall Email: dianer@uic.edu DME Web: http://www.uic-dme.org Faculty (Click for listing) Faculty (Click for listing) Philip Bashook Georges Bordage Steven M. Downing Marcia Edison Mark Gelula Sander Gilman Julie Goldberg Ilene Harris Robert Mrtek Timothy Murphy Jobe Payne Suzanne Poirier Leslie J. Sandlow Alan Schwartz Michael Seefeldt Sandra Sufian Ara Tekian Rachel Yudkowsky DME Administration & Staff Clinical Performance Center Staff Distance Education Staff Hispanic Center Staff Testing Center Staff Is Online Learning for You? Online classes are often very different than traditional face-to-face classes in terms of how the material is presented, the nature of the interaction among class members, and the overall learning experience. Many students report that they actually learn more in online classes than in face-to-face classes and find the experience more rewarding. But online classes aren\'t right for everyone. Even if you are an excellent student, you may find that online classes are not compatible with your learning style. So, before enrolling in your first online class, give some thought to whether online learning is right for you. Answering the following questions may help you with this process: Do you have self-discipline and motivation? Are you able to commit time each day or week to your online course(s)? Do you have good communication skills and enjoy expressing your ideas in writing? Do you feel comfortable discussing problems with your instructors? Will you miss the experience of sitting in a classroom? Are you comfortable using computers? While there are many points to consider when making a decision about online learning, ultimately you are in the best position to know whether it fits your personal learning style and life style. If you have the right qualities to be a successful online student, you will probably find it to be a very convenient and rewarding alternative to traditional classroom learning. For more help with deciding whether or not to become an online student, investigate the links below: The Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago sponsors regular seminars regarding works-in-progress as well as general topics of interest to medical educators. Professionals in the health professions are invited to attend. To expand the opportunity to participate and join in these discussions, we have recently begun webcasting these seminars as well. Anyone with a windows based computer and speakers may participate (microphone optional.) Please see the following information regarding up and coming seminars: Presenter: Topic: Qualitative Methods: What are they? How can we use them in our teaching, our scholarship, and our leadership? Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 Join Seminar (Prior registration required. See Webcast Information below.) Location: Seminars are held in Rooms 988 A&B of the College of Medicine East Tower, 808 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois. For additional information contact Gladys Khan at 312-996-3594. Webcast Information: Webcasts are accessible from any windows based computer with Internet access and sound system. For registration and login information call toll-free 877-363-6656 or email "webinars@uic.edu". Online participation is limited. Videos of the lectures listed below have been archived for your review. Click an archive title to open the archive with the RealPlayer plugin. RealPlayer: You will need to have speakers and the RealPlayer plugin installed on your system to view the archives. If you do not have the RealPlayer plugin installed on your system, you may download it for free from the following site: Download Free RealPlayer Title: Life Goals and Health Decisions: What will people live (or die) for? Title: Connecting Learners in the Digital Classroom: Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, and Other Tools for Communicating and Collaborating Title: "You not the stud you think you was anyway" - The Role of Experience in Prostate Cancer Decision Making Title: Addressing the ACGME General Competencies through a Multi-Institutional Online System: The GME Core Curriculum Title: Embryo Wars: The Ethics of Human Stem Cell Research Title: Scholarship Reconsidered: Implications for our Work as Leaders in Health Professions Education Title: Medical Education for Cultural Competence Title: Flawed Test Items as a Source of Bias in Basic Science Achievement Assessment: Negative Effects on Student Test Scores and Passing Rates Title: What Factors Influence Underrepresented Minorities in Their Choice of Medical Schools? Title: A Student Portfolio for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Title: Combatting Oral-Health Disparities: A Manpower Approach Title: Does Prior Experience with Standardized Patients Affect Resident Communication and Interpersonal Skill Scores? Title: A Web-Based Evidence-Based Medicine Library Consult Service Title: Faculty Fellowship - A Work In Progress Audio files for the seminars listed below are available for your review. Playback options are listed below. Play File: Left click on archive title play immediately. MP3 Player Required: You will need to have speakers or a headset and an MP3 player or plugin to listen to the podcast. If you do not have an MP3 player installed on your system, you may download the RealPlayer plugin for free from the following site: Download Free RealPlayer Title: Qualitative Methods: What are they? How can we use them in our teaching, our scholarship, and our leadership? Title: Life Goals and Health Decisions: What will people live (or die) for? Title: Connecting Learners in the Digital Classroom: Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, and Other Tools for Communicating and Collaborating Title: "You not the stud you think you was anyway" - The Role of Experience in Prostate Cancer Decision Making Title: Addressing the ACGME General Competencies through a Multi-Institutional Online System: The GME Core Curriculum Title: Embryo Wars: The Ethics of Human Stem Cell Research Title: Scholarship Reconsidered: Implications for our Work as Leaders in Health Professions Education Title: Medical Education for Cultural Competence Title: Flawed Test Items as a Source of Bias in Basic Science Achievement Assessment: Negative Effects on Student Test Scores and Passing Rates Title: What Factors Influence Underrepresented Minorities in Their Choice of Medical Schools? Title: A Student Portfolio for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Title: Combatting Oral-Health Disparities: A Manpower Approach Title: Does Prior Experience with Standardized Patients Affect Resident Communication and Interpersonal Skill Scores? Title: A Web-Based Evidence-Based Medicine Library Consult Service Title: Faculty Fellowship - A Work In Progress The Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago hosts a series of lectures by Traub-Byfield fellows, supported by a gift to promote ethics education in the UIC College of Medicine. These lectures are free and open to all. The lecture archives are available via the Web. Please see the following information regarding up and coming seminars: Presenter: Julian Savulescu Presenter: Mark Sheldon Presenter: Edmund Howe For additional information about the lecture series, please contact Kristin Jacobson at "kjacob5@uic.edu". Webcasts of the seminars listed below have been archived for your review. Click an archive title to open the archive with the RealPlayer plugin. RealPlayer: You will need to have speakers and the RealPlayer plugin installed on your system to view the archives. If you do not have the RealPlayer plugin installed on your system, you may download it for free from the following site: Download Free RealPlayer Title: How Not to Make Hard Medical Decisions Audio files for the seminars listed below are available for your review. Playback options are listed below. Play File: Left click on archive title play immediately. MP3 Player Required: You will need to have speakers or a headset and an MP3 player or plugin to listen to the podcast. If you do not have an MP3 player installed on your system, you may download the RealPlayer plugin for free from the following site: Download Free RealPlayer Title: Qualitative Methods: What are they? How can we use them in our teaching, our scholarship, and our leadership? Title: Life Goals and Health Decisions: What will people live (or die) for? Title: Connecting Learners in the Digital Classroom: Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, and Other Tools for Communicating and Collaborating Title: "You not the stud you think you was anyway" - The Role of Experience in Prostate Cancer Decision Making Title: Addressing the ACGME General Competencies through a Multi-Institutional Online System: The GME Core Curriculum Title: Embryo Wars: The Ethics of Human Stem Cell Research Title: Scholarship Reconsidered: Implications for our Work as Leaders in Health Professions Education Title: Medical Education for Cultural Competence Title: Flawed Test Items as a Source of Bias in Basic Science Achievement Assessment: Negative Effects on Student Test Scores and Passing Rates Title: What Factors Influence Underrepresented Minorities in Their Choice of Medical Schools? Title: A Student Portfolio for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Title: Combatting Oral-Health Disparities: A Manpower Approach Title: Does Prior Experience with Standardized Patients Affect Resident Communication and Interpersonal Skill Scores? Title: A Web-Based Evidence-Based Medicine Library Consult Service Title: Faculty Fellowship - A Work In Progress The DME, through the educational expertise of its faculty and in fulfillment of the urban land grant mission of the University of Illinois, seeks to build and develop appropriate curricula and effective appraisal programs for the UIC College of Medicine. A main goal of the Department is to assist, support, and facilitate the College of Medicines mission to provide a continuum of medical education to medical students, GME residents, and practicing physicians. A key aspect of this goal is the maintenance of an academic environment that encourages research and intellectual creativity; is professionally stimulating and rewarding; enables faculty to pursue their collective and individual intellectual and academic interests; and uses the hospital and college as the laboratory for educational research. The UIC Department of Medical Education Alumni Community Web site is the first step in the development of an active and interactive alumni community. We have seen that interactions among our alumni, fellows, faculty, and students have led to useful and productive collaborations as well as abiding friendships. We would like to see these collaborations and friendships grow and we hope that this interactive website will foster such growth. Getting Started The site can be found at: Access to the DME Alumni Community Web site is restricted to current and former DME Faculty, DME Fellows, and MHPE Students and Alumni. As a DME community member, you already have an account on this site and may have previously received your login information in an email. If not, please contact the DME Online Support Staff at dme-online@uic.edu for your login information. Once you log in, we suggest that you use the "my account" link to change your password and edit your account information, contact details, and professional interests to make it easier for your fellow community members to get to you know. You can also upload a digital photo of yourself. After you have edited your account, visit the "discussion forums" and get involved with the community. There are forums for reading and posting professional news and accomplishments, current events and issues in health professions education, as well as scholarly collaboration with other community members. You will also find the Cybercafe forum, for relaxing socialization, and forums for receiving help with the site and providing feedback. We hope you will use the site and look forward to your ideas and thoughts and to hearing about your new endeavors. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Department of Medical Education (DME) invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track faculty position; rank commensurate with experience. The ideal candidate for this faculty position will be a junior or mid-career person in the social sciences or education with demonstrated scholarship in cognitive or organizational studies. Practical experience in medical education or other health professions is desirable. MD, PhD, or EdD degree is required.
Investing in People: International Health in Medical Education Curricula
World Health Report 2006 (entire report in pdf format)
Conference Agenda (pdf format)
For more information regarding the conference, please call 312-996-4493, or 312-996-8438.'
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:: Medical Education Grand Rounds
:: DME Seminars - Works in Progress
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Is Online Learning for you?'
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(Following information taken from University of Illinois Online)
Unlike traditional courses in which the students and instructor meet face-to-face once or several times a week, most of the learning activities and communication in an online course are asynchronous, meaning that class members participate and complete their assignments at different times throughout the day and week. This arrangement can make it possible for you to do your class work when it\'s most convenient for you. However, with this increased freedom and flexibility comes responsibility. Without the structure of regular class meetings, it will be up to you to pace yourself and keep up with assignments.
Online courses often require at least as much, if not more time and commitment than traditional courses. Completing course assignments and other learning activities can take from five to fifteen hours or more per week. And you may find that you need to be online almost every day. So before enrolling, be sure you can set aside enough time to keep up with your daily or weekly assignments.
In online courses, nearly all communication is written, so it is critical that you feel comfortable expressing yourself in writing. If you feel that you are weak in this area, try to brush up on your writing skills and find out how much writing is required for the course before enrolling.
If you are having problems with the technology or the course content, you need to let your instructor know as soon as possible. Without this feedback, your instructor will never know what is wrong. Remember that many of the nonverbal cues that you use in the classroom to show frustration, boredom, or confusion (such as a yawn or a look of bewilderment) are not possible in an online class.
While the level of interaction can be very high in online courses, it is not the same face-to-face interaction. Some online students miss having the opportunity to see and listen to their instructor and classmates. If you feel that a traditional classroom is essential for learning or you want to experience campus and dorm life, online classes may not be right for you.
The personal computer is the primary learning and communication tool in most online courses. You don\'t need to be a computer guru or a geek to succeed, but you do need to have some basic technology skills, such as word processing and using a Web browser. Needless to say, you will also need regular access to a computer with an Internet connection. If you find computers scary or intimidating, you may want to get some computer training at a local community college before taking an online course
UCLA Extension\'s online quiz.
College of DuPage\'s online quiz.
SUNY\'s tool for determining how much money is saved by taking a course from home.
An article by John E. Reid Jr., available on the Illinois Online Network Web site.
Tips from the Illinois Online Network.
Several tips from Terra Community College.
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Ilene Harris, Ph.D.
Professor
UIC Department of Medical Education
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time (CDT)
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Presenter: Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Clinical Decision Making
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Presenter: Gerald R. Stapleton
Director for Distance Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Presenter: Julie Goldberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Presenter: Gerald R. Stapleton
Director for Distance Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Presenter: Timothy Murphy, PhD
Associate Professor and Head, Medical Humanities
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Presenter: Ilene Harris, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Presenter: Jorge Girotti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Director
Hispanic Center of Excellence
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Presenter: Steven M. Downing, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Presenter: Ara Tekian, Ph.D., MHPE
Associate Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Presenter: L. J. Sandlow, M.D.
Professor and Head
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Co-presenter: Jobe L. Payne, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
UIC Department of Medical Education
Co-presenter: Darryl Pendleton, DMD
Associate Dean for Student & Diversity Affairs
UIC College of Dentistry
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Presenter: Rachel Yudkowsky, M.D., MHPE
Director of Clinical Performance Center, UIC
UIC Department of Medical Education
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Presenter: Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Decision Making
UIC Department of Medical Education
Background, Current, and Future
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Presenter: Mark Gelula, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Research Assistant Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Download File: Right click title and save to your computer.
Subscribe: To subscribe to the podcast for the DME Seminar Series, add the following URL to your iTunes or Juice subcriptions.
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Presenter: Ilene Harris, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Presenter: Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Clinical Decision Making
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Presenter: Gerald R. Stapleton
Director for Distance Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Presenter: Julie Goldberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Presenter: Gerald R. Stapleton
Director for Distance Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Presenter: Timothy Murphy, PhD
Associate Professor and Head, Medical Humanities
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Presenter: Ilene Harris, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Presenter: Jorge Girotti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Director
Hispanic Center of Excellence
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Presenter: Steven M. Downing, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Presenter: Ara Tekian, Ph.D., MHPE
Associate Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Presenter: L. J. Sandlow, M.D.
Professor and Head
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Co-presenter: Jobe L. Payne, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
UIC Department of Medical Education
Co-presenter: Darryl Pendleton, DMD
Associate Dean for Student & Diversity Affairs
UIC College of Dentistry
Powerpoint file
Podcast not available
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Presenter: Rachel Yudkowsky, M.D., MHPE
Director of Clinical Performance Center, UIC
UIC Department of Medical Education
Podcast not available
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Presenter: Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Decision Making
UIC Department of Medical Education
Background, Current, and Future
Podcast not available
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Presenter: Mark Gelula, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Research Assistant Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Topic: The Moral Obligation to Create Children with the Best Chance of the Best Life
Date: Friday, April 18, 2008
Time: TBA
Location: Room 106, College of Medicine West Tower, Chicago, Illinois.
Topic: In Defense of Physician-Assisted Suicide
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Time: TBA
Location: TBD
Topic: Military Medical Ethics Since 9/11
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Time: TBA
Location: Room 1135, UIMC, Chicago, Illinois.
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Presenter: Rosamond Rhodes, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioethics and Director of Bioethics Education
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Subscribe: To subscribe to the podcast for the DME Seminar Series, add the following URL to your iTunes or Juice subcriptions.
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Presenter: Ilene Harris, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Presenter: Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Clinical Decision Making
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Presenter: Gerald R. Stapleton
Director for Distance Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Presenter: Julie Goldberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Presenter: Gerald R. Stapleton
Director for Distance Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Presenter: Timothy Murphy, PhD
Associate Professor and Head, Medical Humanities
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Presenter: Ilene Harris, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Presenter: Jorge Girotti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Director
Hispanic Center of Excellence
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Presenter: Steven M. Downing, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Presenter: Ara Tekian, Ph.D., MHPE
Associate Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Presenter: L. J. Sandlow, M.D.
Professor and Head
UIC Department of Medical Education
Powerpoint file
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Co-presenter: Jobe L. Payne, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
UIC Department of Medical Education
Co-presenter: Darryl Pendleton, DMD
Associate Dean for Student & Diversity Affairs
UIC College of Dentistry
Powerpoint file
Podcast not available
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Presenter: Rachel Yudkowsky, M.D., MHPE
Director of Clinical Performance Center, UIC
UIC Department of Medical Education
Podcast not available
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Presenter: Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Decision Making
UIC Department of Medical Education
Background, Current, and Future
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Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Presenter: Mark Gelula, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Research Assistant Professor of Medical Education
UIC Department of Medical Education
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This academic position carries responsibilities in research, teaching, and service in medical or health professions education. Research and service activities will vary with the specific interests of the applicant. Priority areas of application of the theories and methods of his/her specialty include simulations, faculty development or continuing professional development, distance learning, leadership, instruction, informatics, or performance assessment. The individual in this position will collaborate with other DME and College of Medicine faculty to conduct research and development activities. DME faculty members are also expected to teach and advise graduate students in the department’s Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) program. Candidates should indicate their specific field of expertise (e.g., “cognition and simulations” or “organizational studies and distance learning”) and their experience in teaching.
Applicants should indicate their interest by sending a letter, curriculum vitae, and selected publications or other works of scholarship (maximum 3). Please send materials by January 15, 2008 to Georges Bordage, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Medical Education (M/C 591), University of Illinois at Chicago, 808 S. Wood Street, 986-D CME, Chicago, IL 60612-7309. (bordage@uic.edu) UIC is AA/EOE.