In pursuit of becoming world-class instructor-mavens of the field, two MHAM faculty-doctors enrolled on a top-rated Continuing Medical Education (CME) course at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusettes, USA last March 29 to April 1, 2017.
MHAM GOES HARVARD: MHAM CM VP Academics Dr. Arlene Diaz and Chairperson of the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Department, Dr. Annette Salillas with Harvard Medical School’s highest-rated Continuing Medical Education (CME) course faculty; Associate Dean for Medical Education Dr. Richard Schwartzstein, Dean for External Education Dr. David Roberts and Medical School Director Dr. K. Meredith Atkins at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusettes, USA
MHAM VP Academics, Dr. Arlene Diaz and Chairperson of the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Department, Dr. Annette Salillas took the 4-day intensive course on maximizing the teaching skills along with other medical educators worldwide.
WEAREMHAM: VP Academics, Dr. Arlene Diaz and Chairperson of the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Department, Dr. Annette Salillas in their CME sessions at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Annette Salillas
According to Dr. Annette Salillas who is also entitled to receive a distinguish lecture award given by the Philippine Society of Pathologists this week, they have joined a series of five dynamic, small group discussions focusing on teaching methods together with other participant-educators worldwide. “The CME course enables us to learn new teaching strategies especially for the millennial students. We also learn the importance of feedbacks, mentoring and how to deal with the problem learners. Since it was an interactive course, we gave inputs through our experiences of how we teach our students at MHAM”, said Dr. Salillas.
The CME course on maximizing the teaching skills also provides models of clinical instruction that will help mentors to apply the effective techniques to their own teaching with the exploration of critical thinking, reflection, learner assessment and feedback. Case-Based Collaborative Learning (CBCL) curriculum is given emphasis for the current generation of learners.
WEAREMHAM faculty
Dr. Arlene Diaz
In addition, the CME as a distinct course, helps medical educators to spur critical thinking and self learning among medical students and to provide more effective feedback that motivates change. The curriculum helps to become a more effective one-on-one mentor and to deliver engaging lectures with the use of technology and active learning models in teaching.
Moreover, this uniquely comprehensive exploration of best practices for teaching medicine in the classroom is now on its tenth year and has become ideal for newer educators as medical teachers and mentors. Needless to say, this two MHAM mentors have become part of this world-class and interactive learning community.
The said curriculum was headed by the Harvard Medical School Course Directors; Associate Dean for Medical Education Dr. Richard Schwartzstein, Dean for External Education Dr. David Roberts and Medical School Director Dr. K. Meredith Atkins.
This highest-rated course is distinctly enrolled by medical personnel of all specialties involved in the practice of medical education including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistance, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, veterinarians and dentists worldwide. (Ana Liza Abao)
From MHAM to Harvard