Join us to learn about effective teaching strategies for a variety of contexts.

Skills for Educators Workshops (8:30-11:30AM)

Spring 2026

  • Clinical Teaching, January 16, 2026, Melrose Conference Room 1
    Marcy Rosenbaum, PhD, Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty Development Consultant & Krista Johnson, MD, Clinical Professor in Internal Medicine, General Internist
    Develop effective and efficient approaches to teaching in the context of patient care.
  • Fostering Growth with Feedback, February 20, 2026, 4999 JPP
    Kashelle Lockman, PharmD, MA, Associate Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine, Instructional Design Consultant
    Develop approaches to provide feedback that fosters learner growth and develop strategies to elicit and use feedback for your own growth.
  • Coaching for the Health Professions, March 6, 2026, 4999 JPP
    Jane L Miller, PhD, Director of OCRME, Associate Professor of Family Medicine & Megan McDonald, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncologist
    Join us to explore different models for coaching in health professions education, why coaching works, and how you can incorporate coaching practices into your teaching.
  • AI in Medical Education, April 17, 2026, 4999 JPP
    Jane L Miller, PhD, Director of OCRME, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
    Artificial intelligence is changing the practice of medicine, but how is it impacting medical education? In this session, participants will explore the ethics of using AI, required competencies for AI use, and innovative ways to use AI in teaching and educational scholarship.
  • Teaching Clinical Reasoning, May 8, 2026, 4999 JPP
    Manish Suneja, MD, Associate Dean for Medical Education Integration and Innovation, Carver College of Medicine
    This session will focus on strategies and tools for assessing and teaching learners clinical/diagnostic reasoning.
  • Medical Improv, May 29, 2026, 4999 JPP
    Mary Denmead, CHSE, Simulated Patient Educator
    This interactive workshop will explore how improvisational theatre principles can enhance clinical communication skills.

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Contact Stephanie for information about upcoming events or to register, 335-8901 or stephanie-burnett@uiowa.edu.

If you are in need of any assistance with your teaching, please reach out at 335-8901 or at ocrme@uiowa.edu. You may also email any of our faculty individually.

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