ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION (ESME) COURSE |
Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 January 2013
Rationale
With the increasing professionalisation of medical education, the need for doctors and other healthcare professionals to have training in teaching is widely recognized. Whilst many institutions worldwide offer Diploma and Masters courses in medical education, there is a lack of accredited basic level courses. The ESME Programme has been designed to meet the need for an entry level teaching qualification and will be of particular interest to teachers who are engaging with medical education for the first time. It will also be valuable for more experienced teachers who have been given some new responsibilities or assignment relating to teaching or assessment, or who wish to have an introduction to the theory underpinning the practice of teaching. It has been designed in the context that all doctors in any branch of medicine or field of practice are likely to have some teaching responsibilities for undergraduates, postgraduates, peers, other healthcare workers or patients. ESME's novel course structure combines a purpose-built course on teaching with an international medical education Conference.
ESME is accredited by AMEE and approved by an international Advisory Board.
Since the introduction of the original ESME course in 2005, several other courses have been developed to meet specific needs, including:
Essential Skills in Medical Education Assessment (ESMEA)
Research Essential Skills in Medical Education (RESME)
Essential Skills in Medical Education Simulation (ESMESim)
Essential Skills in Computer-Enhanced Learning (ESCEL)
ESME Courses offered at 10th APMEC
Two ESME Courses are offered: the original Essential Skills in Medical Education course, which covers the broad competencies required of a teacher, and the Research Essential Skills in Medical Education course, which introduces participants to some essential principles and methods of research in medical education. Participants should select only one course - it is not possible to attend both.
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1. Essential Skills in Medical Education
This broad-based course has been designed around a set of competencies that all practising teachers should possess. These include:
- The Skilled Educational Planner: specifying and using learning outcomes and how the learning can be organised in a curriculum;
- The Effective Teacher: including some helpful basic principles relating to large and small group teaching; independent learning; the new learning technologies;
- The Informed Assessor/Evaluator: the key assessment principles and the tools available to the teacher.
- The Scholarly Educator, including Professionalism in medical education; Roles of the teacher; Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME).
Post-course report: Participants may choose to submit, within six months of completion of the course, a short report describing the application of the concepts and principles covered in the ESME Course to their own teaching, leading to award of the AMEE-ESME Certificate in Medical Education.
Course schedule:
Wednesday 16 January: 0830-1730: ESME Pre-conference Session:
Thursday 17 January:
ESME Course participants should register for one or two 10th APMEC pre-conference workshops (cost not included).
Friday 18 and Saturday 19 January: 10th APMEC Conference
In addition to attending the Conference sessions, ESME participants and faculty will meet for lunch to discuss how the ESME competencies are demonstrated in the APMEC programme presentations.
Sunday 20 January: 0900-1230: ESME Post-conference Session
ESME Course Faculty:
Course Director: Professor Ronald Harden, formerly Director of the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK, and currently General Secretary/Treasurer of AMEE and Editor of Medical Teacher;
Faculty members:
Professor Matthew Gwee, Chairman of International and Education Programs, Medical Education Unit, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System;
Dr Dujeepa Samarasekera, Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System;
Associate Professor Zubair Amin, Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System; and
Associate Professor Tan Chay Hoon, Member, Medical Education Unit, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System
Course Administrator: Mrs Pat Lilley, AMEE
ESME Course fee: US$ 575
Includes:
- One full-day pre-conference session
- Two lunchtime discussion sessions with faculty during 10th APMEC
- One half-day post-conference session
- Printed course programme
- Set of resource materials provided on USB memory stick
- Certificate of participation
- Optional submission and assessment of a post-course report, details of which will be given during the Course;
- Award of AMEE-ESME Certificate in Medical Education if the post-course report is assessed as meeting the requirements of the Certificate.
Please note: In addition to the ESME course fee, participants are required to register for 10th APMEC and pay the registration fee, and pay to attend one or two pre-conference workshops of their choice.
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2. Research Essential Skills in Medical Education (RESME)
Wednesday 16 to Saturday 19 January 2013
The RESME Course provides an introduction to the essential principles and methods of conducting research in medical education. Through a series of short presentations and small group work, this highly interactive course will introduce basic concepts and principles using a variety of examples relating to theory. The following topics will be covered:
- formulating research questions
- choosing a research approach
- selecting an appropriate global methodology
- constructing a research plan.
After completing the course, participants will have acquired a framework for the understanding and application of essential concepts and principles for research in medical education.
Post-course research proposal: Participants may choose to submit, within six months of completion of the course, a short research proposal on a topic of their own interest describing the application of the concepts and principles covered in the RESME Course, leading to award of the AMEE-RESME Certificate in Medical Education.
Course schedule:
Wednesday 16 January: RESME Course participants should register for one or two pre-conference workshops, relevant to the research theme (cost not included).
Thursday 17 January: 0830-1730: RESME Pre-conference Session
Friday 18 and Saturday 19 January: 10th APMEC Conference:
On each conference day, in addition to attending the Conference sessions, faculty members will meet with participants over lunch. In addition, a two hour workshop will be scheduled on Saturday.
RESME Course Faculty:
Professor Charlotte Ringsted, Director of Centre for Clinical Education, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Course Leader)
Professor Albert Scherpbier, Professor of Quality Improvement in Medical Education, Institute of Medical Education, Maastricht University, Netherlands.
Professor Brian D. Hodges, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Education (OISE/UT), University of Toronto; The Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research, Wilson Centre for Research in Education; and Vice President Education, University Health Network (Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret and Toronto Rehab Hospitals), Canada
Course Administrator: Mrs Pat Lilley, AMEE
RESME Course fee: US$ 575
Includes:
- One full-day pre-conference session
- Two lunchtime discussion sessions with faculty during 10th APMEC
- One two-hour in-conference workshop
- Printed course programme
- Printed resource materials
- Certificate of participation
- Optional submission and assessment of a post-course research proposal, details of which will be given during the Course;
- Award of AMEE-RESME Certificate in Medical Education if the post-course proposal is assessed as meeting the requirements of the Certificate.
Please note: In addition to the RESME course fee, participants are required to register for 10th APMEC and pay the registration fee, and pay to attend one or two pre-conference workshops of their choice.
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How to register:
Participants should register for either the ESME Course or the RESME Course by selecting the appropriate option on the 10th APMEC registration form. It is not possible to attend both courses.
Questions about ESME or RESME:
For queries specifically about the course content please contact AMEE:
AMEE, Tay Park House, 484 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 1LR, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1382 381953; Fax: +44 (0)1382 381987; www.amee.org Email: amee@dundee.ac.uk
For all other questions please contact 10th APMEC registration: apmec@nuhs.edu.sg
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