Mission

Staff members in the Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education (OCRME) provide a broad range of services to support medical education and scholarship. These services include:

  • Research and evaluation
  • Curriculum design
  • Teacher development for faculty and residents

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Events

Skills for Educators Workshop: Clinical Teaching

Friday, October 18, 2024 8:30am to 11:30am
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
This session will help you develop effective and efficient approaches to teaching in the context of patient care. Objectives: Describe the challenges of clinical teaching Explore and critique a variety of opportunities and models for clinical teaching Identify five skills for effective and efficient clinical teaching Click here to register.

Skills for Educators Workshop: Educational Scholarship

Friday, November 15, 2024 8:30am to 11:30am
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
This session will explore how to design and conduct research related to health professions education questions and innovations. Objectives: Define educational scholarship Formulate educational research questions Make decisions in relation to study design/conceptual framework and implementation of educational research projects List potential venues of dissemination/publication of medical education scholarship Click here to register.

Skills for Educators Workshop: The Art and Science of Assessment in Health Professions Education

Friday, January 31, 2025 8:30am to 11:30am
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
This workshop will help you understand the purposes (e.g., formative vs. summative) of assessment in learning, select the appropriate assessment type (e.g., multiple choice questions, written tests, performance assessments) for the levels of learners' knowledge/skills being assessed, and utilize useful strategies for planning/evaluating your assessment practice in health professions education. Objectives: Understad the definition and purposes of assessment in medical education. Understand...