Intro to Medical Student Education Course

Advance your career as a medical school faculty member with this self-directed online course. This 7-hour course provides professional development in the nuts and bolts of medical student education by showing you how to get started advising medical students, provide high quality assessment and evaluation, understand the basics of LCME and COCA requirements, and provide support to students in difficulty. Each module includes a variety of activities, including video interviews with experienced faculty, interactive modules, readings, and self-paced assignments.

The course is designed to allow you to work at your own pace and return to the resources as often as you need.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Define standards for medical student advising as set by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education
Delineate unique areas of advising for medical students and the roles of the advisor in each
Describe resources available for ongoing professional development as an advisor

This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Author: Jennifer Hartmark-Hill, MD

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Distinguish between governing bodies of allopathic and osteopathic medical schools
Explain the process of compliance and why compliance with these entities matters
Understand the standards of accreditation and implications of noncompliance
Differentiate between the different types of accreditation

This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Author: Mary Theobald, MBA

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Identify some underlying causes of poor performance
Use a framework to implement an Individualized Learning Plan
Identify different ways to address academic or behavioral problems

This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Authors: Emily Walters; Kelly Bossenbroek-Fedoriw, MD; and Joel Heidelbaugh, MD

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Understand the difference between and the role of assessment, feedback, and evaluation
Identify common types of assessment methods and tools
Think critically about the reliability and validity of assessment methods
Correct rater errors that can lead to inaccurate assessments of student performance
Understand some common approaches for assigning grades and providing summative evaluations to students

This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Authors: Timothy Graham, MD; Mary Theobald, MBA; Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH; and David Norris, MD, MA

Technical Requirements

In order to get the full experience of these courses, we recommend that the courses be viewed on a desktop computer, laptop, and most tablets. Smartphones are not supported.

How To Begin

Once you have purchased the course, go to your My Account page on stfm.org. Click Online Learning at the top to begin. The course will be in the Courses section of the online learning center.