Workshops & Seminars
Join us to learn about effective teaching strategies for a variety of contexts.
Skills for Educators Workshops (8:30-11:30AM)
Fall 2026
- Active Learning in Lecture Settings
Friday, September 4, Melrose Conf Room 1 & 2
Marcy Rosenbaum, PhD, Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty Development Consultant
This session will focus on delivering effective, interactive presentations. - Learning Under Pressure: Shaping Learner Performance with Evidence-Based Teaching Methods
Friday, October 2, 4999 JPP
Kashelle Lockman, PharmD, MA, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Instructional Design Consultant
Donna Lancianese, PhD, Program Coordinator, Program Evaluation and Research Consultant
Miriam Murray, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Shaun Vecera, PhD, Director, University Honors Program, Professor, Dept of Psych & Brain Sciences
This interactive workshop takes the science of learning and translates it into practical teaching strategies that create environments to enhance engagement and optimize learning conditions. - Effective and Efficient Clinical Teaching
Thursday, November 12th, Melrose Conf Room 1 & 2
Marcy Rosenbaum, PhD, Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty Development Consultant & Krista Johnson, MD, MME, Professor of Internal Medicine
This session will focus on developing effective and efficient approaches to teaching in the context of patient care.
Spring 2027
- Medical Improv
Friday, March 5, 4999 JPP
Mary Denmead, CHSE, Simulated Patient Educator
This interactive workshop will explore how improvisational theatre principles can enhance clinical communication skills. - Educational Scholarship
Friday, April 2, 4999 JPP
Patrick Barlow, PhD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
This session will explore how to design and conduct research related to health professions education questions and innovations. - Fostering Growth with Feedback and Coaching
Wednesday, April 28, 4999 JPP
Kashelle Lockman, PharmD, MA, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Instructional Design Consultant and Melissa Ludgate, MD, MME, Associate Professor of Psychology
Join us to learn feedback and coaching strategies you can use to catalyze growth for learners in health professions education. - Teaching Clinical Reasoning
Friday, May 7, 4999 JPP
Manish Suneja, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Interim Director of the Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education and Associate Dean for Medical Education Integration and Innovation
This session will focus on strategies and tools for assessing and teaching learners clinical/diagnostic reasoning.
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.