Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, and space is limited to ensure the quality of the education.
Participants of Principles of Medical Education can customize their learning experience by choosing up to three "Mastering the Skills of the Modern Medical Educator" optional add-on tracks. Please note that space is limited for these tracks, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is advised. Full track descriptions
All schedule times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Effective Teaching: Setting the Stage
8:00-8:30 am
Teaching in the 21st Century: Leveraging Science of Learning
Margaret M. Hayes
8:30-9:20 am
Break
9:20 - 9:30 am
Skills and Strategies to Improve Small Group Teaching
9:30-10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 10:45 am
Teaching Professionalism in 2024: Strategies for the Frontline
10:45-11:45 am
Morning wrap up with course directors
11:45 am-12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Clinical Bedside Teaching: Effective Techniques and Overcoming Barriers
1:00-2:00 pm
Break
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Defining, Teaching, and Assessing Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning
2:15-3:15 pm
Break
3:15 - 3:30 pm
Strategies to Reduce Implicit Bias
Quinn Capers
3:30-4:50 pm
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Teaching in the Brave New World: Medical Education in the Age of AI and other Emerging Technologies
8:00-9:15 am
Break
9:15 - 9:30 am
Designing and Delivering More Effective Lectures: Techniques for Better Learner Engagement
Richard Schwartzstein
9:30-10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 10:45 am
Feedback: Making it Powerful, Effective, and Efficient
10:45-11:45 am
Lunch
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Assessment of Learning: Determining Competence
1:00-2:00 pm
Break
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Mentorship Matters: Tips for Meaningful Mentorship in Academic Medicine
2:15-3:15 pm
Break
3:15 - 3:30 pm
The Pearls and Pitfalls of AI in Medical Education
3:30-4:30 pm
Friday, October 24, 2025
Curriculum Design: Best Practices for Creation, Implementation and Evaluation
8:00-9:15 am
Break
9:15 - 9:30 am
Leading Effective Change in Medical Education
9:30-10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 10:45 am
Coaching for Success: Supporting Trainee Well-Being and Your Own
10:45-11:45 am
Taking it All Home: Embedding New Skills in Daily Practice
11:45 am-12:00 pm
Lunch Break
12:00 - 1:00 pm
The Future is Now: Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education
1:00-1:30 pm
Teh Future is Now: Artifical Intelligence in medical Education
1:00-1:15 pm
Using Advocacy Inquiry to Improve Difficult Conversations with Learners
1:15-2:30 pm
Avatars, Scribes, and Voices OH MY! ! An Overview of Current Tools and How and Why to Use Them
1:30-2:15 pm
Break
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Intelligence? Medical Education Opportunities and Challenges
2:30-3:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 2:45 pm
Strategies to Elevate Whiteboard Mini Lectures
2:45-3:45 pm
The Basics of Prompting for Health Professions Educators: Creating Cases and Multiple Choice Questions to Improve your Teaching
3:30-5:00 pm
Power Up Your PowerPoint to Improve Your Lectures
3:45-5:00 pm
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Welcome and AI Assisted Review of Lessons Learned Thus Far
8:00-8:10 am
Caring, connectedness and communication: Can we use AI?
8:10-9:10 am
Break
9:10 - 9:30 am
Advanced Prompting for Health Professions Educators: Utilizing AI for Feedback, Evaluation, and Coaching
9:30-11:00 am
AI in 2025: View from a Learner
11:00-11:45 am
Closing Remarks
11:45 am-12:00 pm