Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Courses at APMEC 2019

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With the increasing professionalisation of medical education, the need for doctors and other healthcare professionals to have training in teaching is widely recognized. Whilst many institutions worldwide offer Diploma and Masters courses in medical education, there is a lack of accredited basic level courses. The ESME Programme has been designed to meet the need for an entry level teaching qualification and will be of particular interest to teachers who are engaging with medical education for the first time. It will also be valuable for more experienced teachers who have been given some new responsibilities or assignment relating to teaching or assessment, or who wish to have an introduction to the theory underpinning the practice of teaching. It has been designed in the context that all doctors in any branch of medicine or field of practice are likely to have some teaching responsibilities for undergraduates, postgraduates, peers, other healthcare workers or patients. ESME’s novel course structure combines a purpose-built course on teaching with an international medical education Conference.

ESME is accredited by AMEE and approved by an International Advisory Board.

Since the introduction of the original ESME course in 2005, several other courses have been developed to meet specific needs:

• Essential Skills in Medical Education Assessment (ESMEA)
• Research Essential Skills in Medical Education (RESME)
• Essential Skills in Medical Education Simulation (ESMESim)
• Essential Skills in Computer-Enhanced Learning (ESCEL)
• Essential Skills in Continuing Education and Professional Development (ESCEPD)
• Essential Skills in Medical Education Online (ESME Online)
• Essential Skills in Medical Education Leadership
• ESME Skills in Action for the Teacher and Trainer Online
• ESMEA Online
• RESME Online (from 2019)

ESME at APMEC 2019

Two ESME Courses are offered at this Conference: (1) the original Essential Skills in Medical Education, (2) Essential Skills in Medical Education Assessment. Please note: it is not possible to attend more than one course at APMEC due to timing conflicts.

1. ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
This broad-based course has been designed around a set of competencies that all practising teachers should possess. These include: Effective Teaching, Skilled Educational Planning and Informed Assessment and Evaluation.

ESME Course schedule
Wednesday 9 January: Attend other Pre-conference Workshops (cost not included)

Thursday 10 January 0800-1630 - ESME Pre-conference Session:

• The Skilled Educational Planner: specifying and using learning outcomes and how the learning can be organised in a curriculum;
• The Effective Teacher: including some helpful basic principles relating to large and small group teaching; independent learning; the new learning technologies;

Sunday 13 January 0830-1230 - ESME Post-conference Session:

• The Informed Assessor/Evaluator: the key assessment principles and the tools available to the teacher;
• The Scholarly Educator, including Professionalism in medical education; Roles of the teacher; Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME);
• A look at the requirements for completion of the ESME Certificate in Medical Education.

ESME Course Faculty
Course Director: Professor Ronald Harden, formerly Director of the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK, and currently General Secretary/Treasurer of AMEE and Editor of Medical Teacher;

Faculty members:
Professor Matthew C. E. Gwee, Professorial Fellow and Chairman, International & Education Programmes, Centre for Medical Education, Dean's Office, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Dr Dujeepa Samarasekera, Director, Centre for Medical Education, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System
Professor Tan Chay Hoon, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Member, Centre for Medical Education, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore & Consultant Psychiatrist, National University Hospital, National University Health System
Associate Professor Poh-Sun Goh, Member, Centre for Medical Education, Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System

ESME Course Fee: SGD825
Included in the course fee is:

• One full-day pre-conference session
• One half-day post-conference session
• Printed course programme
• Set of resource materials provided on USB memory stick
• Certificate of participation
• Optional submission and assessment of a post-course report, details of which will be given during the Course
• Award of ESME Certificate in Medical Education if the post-course report is assessed as meeting the requirements of the Certificate.

Please note: In addition to the ESME course fee, participants are required to register for APMEC 2019 and pay the registration fee, and pay to attend one or two pre-conference workshops of their choice.

2. ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT (ESMEA)
The purpose of this course is to introduce participants to the principles of good assessment practice, and give them a good grasp of the essential skills which are critical in designing valid, fair and robust assessment programmes. The course is aimed at participants new to assessment who wish to gain basic understanding and skills in assessment. It is a broad based course, giving a general overview, and participants can expect to gain understanding of the underlying principles of assessment and hands-on experience in designing assessments, writing test material and standard setting. Activities during the course will include interactive lectures, presentations and group work.

ESMEA Course Schedule
Wednesday 9 January 0830-1700 ESMEA Pre-conference Session:

• Contemporary principles of assessment: the evidence from the literature
• Blueprinting: mapping your assessment to curriculum outcomes
• Designing tests of knowledge: best practice in design
• Designing tests of clinical skills: OSCE principles

Thursday 10 January: Attend other Pre-conference Workshops (cost not included)

Sunday 13 January 0900-1230 ESMEA Post-conference Session:

• Feedback: a critical component in assessment
• Introduction to standard setting: how to make pass/fail decisions fair and defensible
• Quality assurance issues in assessment

ESMEA Course Faculty
Course Director: Professor Katharine Boursicot, Director, Health Professional Assessment Consultancy, Singapore

Faculty members:
Dr Claire Canning, Senior Lecturer in Medical Education, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Professor Ian Curran, Dean for Education, Duke-NUS, Singapore
Professor Richard Fuller, Director of the MBChB programme, University of Leeds, UK
Professor Sandra Kemp, Director of Learning and Teaching, Curtin University Medical School, Australia
Professor Trudie Roberts, Director of Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds, UK and currently AMEE President

Course Administrator: Mrs Pat Lilley, AMEE

ESMEA Course Fee: SGD825
Included in the course fee is:

• One full-day pre-conference session
• One half-day post-conference session
• Printed course programme
• Set of resource materials provided on USB memory stick
• Certificate of participation
• Optional submission and assessment of a post-course report, details of which will be given during the Course
• Award of ESMEA Certificate in Medical Education if the post-course report is assessed as meeting the requirements of the Certificate.

Please note: In addition to the ESMEA course fee, participants are required to register for APMEC 2019, pay the registration fee, and pay to attend one or two other pre-conference workshops of their choice.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR ESME OR ESMEA
Participants should register for either ESME or ESMEA by selecting the appropriate option on the APMEC 2019 registration form. It is not possible to attend more than one course due to scheduling conflicts.

Questions about the Courses
For queries specifically about ESME or ESMEA course content please contact AMEE:
AMEE, 12 Airlie Place, Dundee DD1 4HJ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1382 381953; Fax: +44 (0)1382 381987; www.amee.org Email: