Fundamentals in Leadership and Management in Education (FLAME) Course

Rationale
Most educators and clinical teachers have some level of management or leadership responsibility, whether this is leading a team or managing a module, programme or educational activity. The need for medical and healthcare educators to have some formal management and leadership training is now widely recognised. A range of institutionally organised and Masters level courses in leadership and management are available but there is a lack of introductory, basic level courses specifically for healthcare educators. The FLAME Programme has been designed to meet the need for those who are new to the theory of leadership and management and who feel they want to gain more understanding of the skills required to lead and manage contemporary education. The FLAME course will be of particular interest to those who want to develop their understanding of leadership and apply theory to practice, including those new to education as well as those who have been given new responsibilities. The course has been designed by experienced faculty to meet the needs of educators at all stages of career and uses highly interactive activities which can be related directly to practice.

FLAME is accredited by ASME.
ASME has run leadership development programmes specifically for healthcare educators since 2002, including:

FLAME (Fundamentals in Leadership and Management in Education)
DLH (Developing Leaders in Healthcare Education)
‘Dean’s retreat’ (a two-day experiential course for Deans of Healthcare Education)
Masterclasses in change management
FLAME and CALM (Change, Adaptive leadership and Management) at international conferences (including ASME, APMEC, AMEE, Ottawa)

This introductory course has been designed around a set of core skills and understandings that leaders and managers in education should possess. These include:

Leadership and management: understanding the differences between leadership and management and key activities required under each of these;
Leadership theory to practice: understanding key leadership frameworks and how these apply to the practice of a healthcare education leader/manager;
Developing and communicating the vision: creative ways of setting a vision for change and communicating this to others;
Developing self as leader, developing self-insight, goal setting and action planning.
Post-course report: Participants may choose to submit, within six months of completion of the course, a short report describing the application of the concepts and principles covered in the FLAME Course to their own leadership and management, leading to award of the ASME-FLAME Certificate in Fundamentals of Leadership and Management in Education.

Course schedule:
Wednesday 13 January 2016: 0900-1600
Friday and Saturday 15 and 16 January 2016 – facilitated lunchtime meeting during main conference
Sunday 17 January 2016: 0900 - 1230

FLAME Course Faculty:
Associate Professor Paul Jones, Programme Director, Graduate Entry Medicine Programme, Swansea University. UK
Professor Kirsty Forrest, Director of Medical Education Macquarie University, Australia
Assoc Prof Claire Vogan, Director of Student Support and Guidance, Swansea University, UK

Plus additional experts
Course Administrator: Nicky Pender, ASME
FLAME Course fee: US$575
Includes:

One full-day pre-conference session (13 January 2016)
Printed course programme
Workbook
Set of additional resource materials accessed via a dedicated section on the ASME website
Certificate of participation
Two facilitated lunchtime meetings during the main conference (15 and 16 January 2016)
A half day post conference workshop (17 January 2016)
Optional submission and assessment of a post-course report, details of which will be given during the Course;
Award of ASME FLAME Certificate if the post-course report is assessed as meeting the requirements of the Certificate.

Please note: In addition to the FLAME course fee, participants are required to register and pay the registration fees for 13th APMEC main conference and one or two pre-conference workshops of their choice.

Change, Adaptability, Leadership and Management (CALM) Course
This course provides an introduction to the key concepts of change and adaptability for healthcare educators who wish to develop a deeper understanding of leadership and management theory, how to manage change and gain an evidence base to help them become more effective leaders.
The workshop and its linked lunchtime and post-conference sessions comprise interactive group activities, short presentations, and individual exercises aimed towards gaining insight into how change can be planned for, managed and led from personal, interpersonal and organisational perspectives. Core topics include the leader as an agent of change; psychological responses to change; models of change management; leading teams through change; change in complex organisations and contexts; setting personal goals and action planning.

Course schedule:

Thursday 14 January 2016: 0900-1600
Friday and Saturday 15 and 16 January 2016 – facilitated lunchtime meeting during main conference
Sunday 17 January 2016: 0900 - 1230

CALM Course Faculty:

Professor Judy McKimm, Professor of Medical Education, Swansea University UK and Director of the ASME Educational Leadership Programme
Associate Professor Paul Jones, Programme Director, Graduate Entry Medicine Programme, Swansea University. UK
Plus additional experts

Course Administrator: Nicky Pender, ASME

CALM Course fee: US$575

Includes:

One full-day pre-conference session (14 January 2016)
Printed course programme
Workbook
Set of additional resource materials accessed via a dedicated section on the ASME website
Certificate of participation
Two facilitated lunchtime meetings during the main conference (15 and 16 January 2016)
A half day post conference workshop (17 January 2016)
Optional submission and assessment of a post-course report, details of which will be given during the Course;
Award of ASME CALM Certificate if the post-course report is assessed as meeting the requirements of the Certificate.

Please note: In addition to the CALM course fee, participants are required to register and pay the registration fees for 13th APMEC 2016 main conference and one or two pre-conference workshops of their choice.