Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Course

Friday 5 to Monday 8 February 2010

Rationale

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. ESME will be of particular interest to teachers who are engaging with medical education for the first time, or who have been given some new responsibilities or assignment relating to 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.

The ESME Programme was developed by Stewart Mennin and the late Miriam Friedman Ben-David in collaboration with AMEE. ESME is accredited by AMEE and approved by an international Advisory Board. It 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.

Since its introduction in 2005 the unique ESME course has proved very popular and it has now been offered at a number of venues on four continents.

ESME at 7^th APMEC

For the fifth year in succession AMEE is pleased to offer an Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Course at APMEC. The course consists of dedicated pre- and post-conference sessions combined with the main 7^th APMEC sessions and daily lunch meetings with ESME faculty, to take maximum advantage of the rich and varied conference programme.

Course schedule:

Friday 5 February: 0830-1730 - ESME Pre-conference Workshop:

An introduction to three of the key ESME competencies:

• The Skilled Educational Planner: specifying and using learning outcomes and how the learning can be organised in a curriculum;
• The Effective Teacher: including large and small group teaching; independent learning; e-learning;
• The Informed Assessor/Evaluator: the key assessment principles and the tools available to the teacher.

Note: It is suggested the participants should register for one or more of the 7^th APMEC pre-conference workshops taking place on Thursday 4 February.

Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February: 7^th APMEC Conference

In addition to attending the Conference sessions, ESME participants and faculty will meet for lunch to discuss how the ESME competencies are demonstrated in the 7^th APMEC programme presentations.

Monday 8 February 0830-1230 - ESME Post-conference Workshop:

• Review of work to date
• Introduction to the fourth ESME competency: The Scholarly Educator
• 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 includes:

Course Director: Professor Ronald Harden, formerly Director of the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK, and now Director of Education for the International Virtual Medical School (IVIMEDS);

Professor Matthew Gwee, Chairman of International and Education Programs, Medical Education Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore;

Dr Zubair Amin, Deputy Head, Clinical, Medical Education Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore;

Dr Dujeepa Samarasekera, Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Mrs Pat Lilley is Administrator for the Course.

Cost of the ESME APMEC Course:

The cost of the Course is US$525. Included in the course fee is:

• full-day ESME pre-conference session on Friday 5 February;
• lunchtime discussion sessions with faculty on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February;
• half-day (morning) post-conference session on Monday 8 February;
• ESME course programme and resource materials;
• (optional) submission of a 3,500 word report within 6 months of the date of the ESME Course. Reports assessed as meeting the appropriate standard will lead to the award of the ESME Certificate in Medical Education.

Please note: In addition to the ESME course fee, participants are required to register for 7th APMEC and pay the registration fee. It is also highly recommended that ESME course participants register for and attend two pre-conference workshops of their choice on Thursday 4 February.

How to register for ESME APMEC Course:

Participants should register for the ESME Course by selecting this option on the 7^th APMEC registration form.

Further information on ESME:

Further information may be obtained from the AMEE Office:

AMEE, Tay Park House, 484 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 1LR, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1382 381953; Fax: +44 (0)1382 381987 Email: amee@dundee.ac.uk