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FACE Topics

Note: There may be variation in the final topics and sequence depending on results of the group self-assessment and needs and scheduling conflicts that may arise.

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Introduction, Learning Climate: In this introductory session, we review FACE objectives and agenda for the year as well as expectations and commitment of both FACE Program faculty and participants. Faculty/Fellows participate in a self-assessment of needs and identify goals to enhance their teaching skills. This information helps us prioritize the focus of the year’s session. We will then focus on the importance of the learning environment and identify strategies for creating an effective learning climate.

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Clinical Teaching Models: Clinical teaching encompasses any teaching we do while caring for patients. In this session, we will introduce different clinical teaching models, including the one-minute preceptor/microskills of teaching.

Feedback: Providing effective and timely feedback is a critical teaching skill. This session focuses on recognizing barriers to giving feedback and identifying potential solutions to these barriers, gathering data based on direct observation for providing feedback to learners, identifying essential components of effective, and practicing giving feedback. Examples of effective and ineffective feedback are explored, and participants reflect on their own experience both receiving and giving feedback as a basis for improvement.

Clinical Reasoning: This session will focus on strategies and tools for teaching clinical reasoning and identify strategies to promote self-directed learning.

Interactive Lecturing: This session will explore components of effective presentations and participants will apply specific interactive techniques to their own large group presentations to enhance engagement, learning and retention.

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Procedural Skills: In this session we will explore best practices in teaching learners’ clinical procedural skills. It will include critically analyzing examples of teaching procedures, including with multiple levels of learners.

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Bedside and Team Teaching: This session focuses on teaching small groups in the classroom and inpatient setting and the inherent challenges involved. Specific skills to address include small group facilitation, involvement of varying levels of learners, and teaching at the bedside. Videotaped examples of ward rounds and paper cases are used as discussion triggers. Faculty/Fellows identify specific strategies to practice during ward teaching in the coming months.

Evaluating Learners & Wrap-up: This session focuses on the essentials of effectively evaluating learners. Differences between feedback and evaluation are emphasized. Using student evaluation forms and case examples, participants are challenged to identify approaches to evaluation that are data driven, fair, of value to the learners and comprehensive. Participants will reflect on their learning during the program and participate in exercises to set goals for future teaching improvement.