Faculty Development
The educational contributions of Tufts University School of Medicine faculty members are a vital component of the school's mission and strategic plan. Tufts School of Medicine is committed to supporting and recognizing faculty efforts through a comprehensive faculty development program.
Tufts School of Medicine's faculty development program targets faculty teaching in the MD, Public Health, and Professional Degree programs. A variety of programs, augmented by individual consultation, addresses teaching in the pre-clerkship years of the medical education program; residents and faculty who teach in the clerkships and clinical electives; students who participate in Tufts University School of Medicine's Student-As-Teacher (SAT) Program (new requirement of Tufts School of Medicine's 4-year curriculum), and lecture, small group, team-based learning, and seminar-style teaching in the Public Health programs and Professional Degree programs. The faculty development program is based on Tufts School of Medicine's Educational Strategic Planning principles; a comprehensive analysis of all courses in the MD, Public Health, and Professional Degree programs, clerkships and their faculty based on student evaluations; and on a biennial institutional faculty development needs-assessment survey conducted by the Office of Educational Affairs. The program design and delivery is also guided by relevant theoretical frameworks, including principles of adult learning, self-directed learning, reflective practice, and situated learning. An outcome-logic model approach is being used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
The goals of the faculty development program are to:
- Promote the fulfillment of the Educational Strategic Plan’s learning and teaching principles through a comprehensive faculty development program that covers the continuum of medical education and that targets students, residents and faculty members.
- Address faculty needs for professional development.
- Support individual faculty in their roles as educators.
- Offer a variety of venues to assist faculty with enhancing their educational contributions.
- Help faculty in advancing their careers as medical educators by developing their educational contributions into scholarly work and educational scholarship, including assisting faculty with the design, implementation, analysis and dissemination of educational innovations, research projects and grants.
- Promote the recognition of faculty educational contributions through faculty development.
- Assist with the design, implementation and evaluation of the Resident-As-Teacher program.
- Participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of Tufts School of Medicine’s Student-As-Teacher (SAT) Program.
- Create a collegial faculty/resident/student forum around Tufts School of Medicine’s teaching and learning practices.
- Promote the train-the-trainers model through efforts by involving faculty as peer trainers.
- Promote sharing of best practices among faculty members and affiliated teaching sites.
- Contribute to developing a scholarly curriculum.
For more information about the Faculty Development Program, please view:
Educational Handouts
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- Clinical Teaching_Clinical Teaching PPT Presentation
- Clinical Teaching_Intern Learning Goals and Strategies
- Clinical Teaching_Orienting Students to Clerkship
- Clinical Teaching_Strategies to Overcome Six Common Clinical Teaching Challenges
- Clinical Teaching_Teaching in the OR-BID Model
- Clinical Teaching_The One Minute Observation
- Clinical Teaching_Framework for Practicing Teaching Compassionate Care
- Evaluation_Principles of Std Clinical Eval
- Evaluation_Writing Exam Questions for Basic and Clinical Sciences
- Evaluation_Writing Exam Questions for Basic Sciences
- Evaluation_Evaluating Stud Clinical Performance PPT
- Evaluation_MCQs Dos and Donts
- Peer Review of Teaching_Overview
- Peer Review of Teaching_Peer Observation
- Peer Review of Teaching_Observations Feedback Guidelines Handout
- Peer Review of Teaching_Observations Feedback RIME Forms
- Research_ Research-Innovations Abstract Writing Guidelines
- Research_Grant Proposal Writing Tips
- Research_Guidelines IRB Requirements
- Teaching_Delivering and Supporting Effective Presentations
- Teaching_Knowing the Learners
- Teaching_Leading Effective Small Groups
- Teaching_Learning Environment
- Teaching_Med Stud Perceptions of Effective Small Groups
- Teaching_Strategies for Small Group Sessions
- Teaching_Teaching with Cases
- Teaching_Third-Year Student Roles During Clerkships
- Teaching_Tips for Planning a Lesson-Educational Experience
- Teaching_Tufts School of Medicine Guidelines for Effective Lectures
- Teaching_Writing Objectives
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The purpose of this guide is to support and inform graduate student's teaching roles and responsibility by providing an introduction to key educational concepts and corresponding practical tips. The guide is based on a summary of relevant educational literature and the designer's insights.
- Setting Expectations & Learning Agenda
- Effective Presentations
- Small Group & Case Based Teaching
- Teaching through Questioning