Medical Education Pathway
Welcome
Goal: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIUSOM) has long been committed to medical education innovation and scholarship that not only serves the community of central and southern Illinois, but also impacts learners around the world. SIUSOM is known around the world for such innovation and scholarship, dating back to Howard Barrows and the use of problem-based learning, and standardized patients. The purpose of this program is to acknowledge the efforts of medical students who pursue medical education opportunities and make contributions to medical education scholarship and innovation at SIUSOM. The program will also provide training in the basics of health professions education, including medical education research, and create a venue to increase accessibility to these experiences for medical students.
Purpose
Requirements
M1: Students will focus on adjusting to the challenges of medical school. Students interested in pursuing a medical education pathway can begin to formulate a plan. Students should join the Medical Education student interest group during year 1. Students will learn about the medical education portfolio that will need to be built throughout their four years of medical school and its requirements. Students must work with medical education faculty (in Springfield and/or Carbondale) to develop an outline for their portfolio. Only those students in good academic standing are eligible to participate.
M2: Students must participate in the Medical Education student interest Group during year 2. Students must have their portfolios evaluated yearly by the Department of Medical Education faculty by a presentation. Students must begin to fill out their portfolios with documented activities such as those listed below. Only those students in good academic standing are eligible to continue in the program.
M3: In the third year, students should fully immerse in their clerkship experiences. The medical education requirement in this year remains the same as the second year. Students must participate in the Medical Education Student Interest Group during year 3. Students must work to fill out their portfolio and get it approved by presentation to the Department of Medical Education. Only those students in good academic standing are eligible to participate.
M4: In the fourth year, students are required to complete 8 weeks of medical education electives. Students must participate in the Medical Education Student Interest Group during year 4.
Students continue to populate their portfolio and must present it to the Department of Medical Education for final successful completion. Only those students in good academic standing are eligible to participate.
To Successfully Complete the Program, All Students Must:
• Complete # 1 – REQUIRED;
• Complete at least 2 each from at least 3 of the 4 categories (#2, #3, #4, #5); and
• Complete # 6 – REQUIRED.
• Medical education research (1 presentation or publication as a major author is required during the four-year period)
• SP case writers
• PBL case writers
• MCQ writers
• Serve on a curriculum committee or subcommittee
• Develop curricula for UGME, GME, and/or CPD
• Other medical education activities as approved by the medical education mentor
• Review of medical education manuscripts for a medical education journal.
• Participation in medical education CQI activities
• Creation of enduring medical education materials
• Join the CGEA or AAMC or attend one of these meetings
• Perform a literature review on a medical education topic
• Other medical education activities as approved by the medical education mentor
• Students as Teachers Elective
• PBL tutor
• Other medical education activities as approved by the medical education mentor
• Participate in the medical education journal club
• Join the Dr-Ed listerve
• Attend SIUSOM’s SP workshop
• Attend SIUSOM’s PBL workshop
• Other medical education activities as approved by the medical education mentor
Attend at least 50% of the following sessions/seminars (given by the Department of Medical Education):
a. Adult learning theory
b. Clinical performance assessment
c. Curriculum development
d. Writing MCQs
e. Designing a research study
f. Performing a literature review
Students should have a faculty member serve as a medical education mentor. Students can change this mentor at any time and can be active in projects with other faculty as well.
Charting Progress/Approval of Medical Education Endeavors
• A faculty committee associated with the Medical Education pathway will oversee student progress. Dr. Debra Klamen will chair the committee.
• Students will use Laserfiche to upload all evidence of medical education scholarship, innovation or course completion into a portfolio.
Graduation/ERAS following successful completion of program milestones:
• Student will be presented with a certificate at graduation certifying their designation as a Medical Education Scholar.
• ERAS will state that student is an SIUSOM Medical Education Scholar by virtue of completing the necessary scholarly work to earn the distinction.