ESME
Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Course
With the increasing professionalisation of medical education, the need for doctors and other healthcare professionals to have training in teaching is widely recognised. Whilst many institutions worldwide offer Diploma and Masters courses in medical education, there is a lack of high-quality, 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 to be relevant to anyone involved in health professions education, whether they work with undergraduates, postgraduates, peers, other healthcare workers or patients, and is certified by AMEE and approved by an international Advisory Board.
Our introductory ‘Essential Skills in Medical Education’ course is designed around a set of competencies that all practising teachers should possess. These include: Effective Teaching, Skilled Educational Planning and Informed Assessment and Evaluation. A wide range of resources including an e-copy of the course text Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher by Harden & Laidlaw, will be provided.
ESME Course Schedule
Wednesday 24 May: 0800-1700 - 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;
Friday 26 May: Attend APMEC Conference
Saturday 27 May: Attend APMEC Conference
Sunday 28 May 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 General Secretary/Treasurer of AMEE and currently Editor of Medical Teacher
Dr Dujeepa Samarasekera, Senior Director, Centre for Medical Education, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System
Associate Professor Koh Dow Rhoon, Director, International Relations Office, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Member, Centre for Medical Education, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore & Consultant Rheumatologist, National University Hospital, National University Health System
Associate 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 Goh Poh Sun, Member, Centre for Medical Education, Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System
Dr Lee Shuh Shing, Assistant Director, Centre for Medical Education, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System
Ms Jillian Yeo, Assistant Manager, Centre for Medical Education, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System
ESME Course Fee: SG$ 825 + 8% GST
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 online
• 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 and pay the registration fee for APMEC 2023.