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.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Effective Teaching: Setting the Stage
8:00-8:30 am
Teaching in the 21st Century: Leveraging the Science of Learning
8:30-9:20 am
Break
9:20-9:30 am
Clinical Bedside Teaching: Effective Techniques and Overcoming Barriers
9:30-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:45 am
Teaching Professionalism in 2026: Strategies for the Front Line
10:45-11:30 am
Quick Hits: Procedural Teaching
11:30-11:45 am
Morning Wrap-up with Course Directors
11:45 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Defining, Teaching, and Assessing Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning
1:00-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:15 pm
Skills and Strategies to Improve Small Group Teaching
2:15-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-3:40 pm
Strategies to Reduce Implicit Bias
3:40-5:00 pm
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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
9:30-10:15 am
Break
10:15-10:30 am
Mentoring for the Future: Mentoring to Combat Burnout and Attrition
10:30-11:30 am
Break
11:30-11:45 am
Interprofessional Teaching: From Parallel Practice to Partnership
11:45 am-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-1:30 pm
Assessment of Learning: Determining Competence
1:30-2:30 pm
Break
2:30-2:45 pm
Feedback: Making It Powerful, Effective, and Efficient
2:45-3:30 pm
Quick Hits: Bringing Simulation to the Clinical Environment
3:30-3:45 pm
Coaching for Success: Supporting Trainee Well-Being and Your Own
3:45-4:45 pm
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Curriculum Design: Best Practices for Creation, Implementation, and Evaluation
8:00-9:15 am
Quick Hits: Teaching in the OR
9:15-9:30 am
Leading Effective Change in Medical Education
9:30-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:45 am
Leading By Example: Leadership Behaviors that Shape the Learning Environment
10:45-11:30 am
Taking It All Home: Embedding New Skills in Daily Practice
11:30-11:45 am
End of Principles of Medical Education Course
11:45 am
Mastering the Skills of the Modern Medical Educator
TRACK 1: Taking Your Teaching to the Next Level
Optional Half-Day Skills Development Program
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Taking Your Teaching to the Next Level
1:00-1:15 pm
Strategies to Elevate Whiteboard Mini Lectures
1:15-2:15 pm
Break
2:15-2:20 pm
Using Advocacy Inquiry to Improve Difficult Conversations with Learners
2:20-3:35 pm
Break
3:35-3:45 pm
Power Up Your PowerPoint to Improve Your Lectures
3:45-5:00 pm
Mastering the Skills of the Modern Medical Educator
TRACK 2: Developing the Healthcare Professions Educator as a Leader: Skills for Modern Academic Medicine
Optional Half-Day Skills Development Program
Full Description
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Introduction and Setting the Stage: Defining Leadership in Healthcare Education
1:00-1:15 pm
Transforming Self-Insight into Authentic Leadership
1:15-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:05 pm
Growing Yourself and Others with Intention: Personal and Professional Development in Academic Medicine
2:05-2:45 pm
Enhanced Efficiency and Productivity Through Better Time Management
2:45-3:25 pm
Break
3:25-3:30 pm
Leadership Skills: Just Say No
3:30-4:10 pm
Break
4:10-4:15 pm
Connecting with and to Your Cadre: Practical Skills to Lead Across Professions and Generations
4:15-5:00 pm
Friday, October 23, 2026
Mastering the Skills of the Modern Medical Educator
TRACK 3: AI in Medical Education: A Teacher’s Guide to Preserving Thinking in This New Era
Optional Full-Day Skills Development Program
Full description
Setting the Stage: Overview of Current Tools and How and Why to Use Them
8:00-8:30 am
Hands-on Prompting Workshop for Health Professions Educators: Part I
8:30-9:45 am
Break
9:45-9:55 am
Medical Education in the Age of AI: The Future Is Now and Where Do We Go from Here?
9:55-10:45 am
AI Innovations in Assessment, Feedback, and Coaching
10:45-11:30 am
Break
11:30-11:35 am
Real-World Use Case: How I Use AI for Faculty Feedback
11:35 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Real-World Use Case: Reading and Writing Recommendation Letters in the Age of AI
1:00-1:30 pm
AI in Medicine: Integrated Intelligence or Illusory Imitation?
1:30-2:15 pm
Break
2:15-2:20 pm
Real-World Use Case AI in 2026: A Hands-on View from the Learner
2:20-2:50 pm
Real-World Use Case: How to Use ChatGPT Effectively to Teach Physiology
2:50-3:10 pm
Integrating AI into Real-Time Clinical Teaching
3:10-3:50 pm
Break
3:50-4:00 pm
Hands-on Prompting Workshop for Health Professions Educators: Part II
4:00-5:15 pm