Medical Education Forum

Sharing & Learning Together

Jointly organized by
Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine

Topic: Current Challenges and Opportunities in Medicine and Medical Education

Speaker: Dr Kelley Skeff, WK Health

Date: Monday, 16 May 2005

Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 nn

Venue: CRC Symposium Rooms

Synopsis:

Dr. Kelley Skeff's presentation will highlight the challenges and opportunities
in medicine and medical education today.  As the director of the Stanford internal medicine residency program, Dr. Skeff is keenly aware of the new requirements and goals of training in the United States, specifically, Stanford's research in training faculty to train new physicians.  In addition to demonstrating SkolarMD, Dr. Skeff will discuss how Stanford's programs focus on both the enhancement of clinical training, and the improvement of the educational system to train physicians to be more effective as contributors to quality improvement in their institution.  Dr. Skeff will highlight where the resources in SkolarMD would be suitable and successful in achieving these goals.

About the speaker:

Dr. Skeff is Professor of Medicine, Residency Program Director, and Associate Chair for Educational Programs in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.  His major impact has been his work in the Stanford Faculty Development Center, which has focused on teaching the teachers to become national, regional, and local resources for the improvement of medical education.  Over its duration, the program has trained over 250 facilitators from institutions in ten countries.  These faculty facilitators have then trained more than 15,000 clinical faculty and residents at their own institutions.  Recently, the Stanford Center has focused on the improvement of not only clinical teaching, but also basic science teaching in medical schools.  He has received a number of awards for his accomplishments, including the Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education from the American Association of Medical Colleges in 2002 and has been chosen as one of the 2003 Joy McCann Scholars acknowledging his work in mentoring.  Dr. Skeff is also the chair of the editorial board for SkolarMD.

Enquiries: please contact Ms Ng Yi Yu, Administrative Officer, MEU at: mednyy@nus.edu.sg
Phone: (65) 6874-1048; Fax: (65) 6872-1454.