Workshops & Seminars
Join us to learn about effective teaching strategies for a variety of contexts.
Skills for Educators Workshops (8:30-11:30AM)
Fall 2025 (Fall Flyer)
- Debriefing for Simulation and Clinical Education, September 19, 2025, 4999 JPP
Jane L Miller, PhD, Director of OCRME, Associate Professor of Family Medicine & Kuan Xing, PhD, Associate Director of Educational Measurement Research and Development, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Debriefing is how we help learners make meaning out of critical experiences in simulation and clinical education. Learn how specific debriefing techniques can improve student and trainee learning and development. - Interactive Lecturing, October 17, 2025 Melrose Conference Room 1
Marcy Rosenbaum, PhD, Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty Development Consultant
This session will teach how to deliver effective, interactive presentations. It will describe components of effective presentations and how to apply specific techniques for making presentations more interactive and memorable. - Educational Scholarship, November 21, 2025, Melrose Conference Room 1
Marcy Rosenbaum, PhD, Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty Development Consultant & Patrick Barlow, PhD, Associate Director of Program Evaluation for the University of Iowa Institute for Clinical & Translational Science, Associate Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine, and Program Evaluation Consultant
This session will explore how to design and conduct research related to health professions education questions and innovations.
Spring 2025 (Spring Flyer)
- 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.
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.