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, choosing from either of two add-on workshop options in the program "Mastering the Skills of the Modern Medical Educator." Please note that space is limited for these special sessions—available on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is advised. Full descriptions here.
All schedule times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Effective Teaching: Setting the Stage
Not eligible for AAFP credit
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
Skills and Strategies to Improve Small Group Teaching
9:30-10:40 am
Break
10:40-10:50 am
Teaching Professionalism in 2026: Strategies for the Front Line
10:50-11:50 am
Morning Wrap-up with Course Directors
11:50 am-12:00 pm
Break
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
3:30-4:50 pm
Wednesday, March 25, 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
Feedback: Making it Powerful, Effective, and Efficient
10:30-11:15 am
Break
11:15-11:30 am
Academic Career Advancement: Strategies for Personal and Professional Growth
Not eligible for AAFP credit
11:30 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
Enhanced Efficiency and Productivity Through Better Time Management
2:45-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-3:45 pm
Coaching for Success: Supporting Trainee Well-Being and Your Own
3:45-4:45 pm
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Curriculum Design: Best Practices for Creation, Implementation, and Evaluation
8:00-9:15 am
Break
9:15-9:30 am
Mentoring for the Future: Mentoring to Combat Burnout and Attrition
9:30-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:45 am
Leading Effective Change in Medical Education
10:45-11:45 am
Taking it All Home: Embedding New Skills in Daily Practice
11:45 am-12:00 pm
End of Principles of Medical Education Course
12:00 pm
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
Using Advocacy Inquiry to Improve Difficult Conversations with Learners
1:15-2:30 pm
Break
2:30-2:45 pm
Strategies to Elevate Whiteboard Mini Lectures
2:45-3:45 pm
Power Up Your PowerPoint to Improve Your Lectures
3:45-5:00 pm
Friday, March 27, 2026
Mastering the Skills of the Modern Medical Educator
TRACK 2: AI in Medical Education: A Teacher’s Guide to Preserving Thinking in This New Era
The Future is Now: Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education
8:00-8:30 am
Avatars, Scribes, and Voices, OH MY! An Overview of Current Tools and How and Why to Use Them
8:30-9:15 am
Break
9:15-9:30 am
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Intelligence? Medical Education Opportunities and Challenges
9:30-10:30 am
Caring, Connectedness, and Communication: Can We Use AI?
10:30 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
AI-Assisted Review of Lessons Learned Thus Far
1:00-1:10 pm
AI Innovations in Assessment, Feedback, and Coaching
1:10-2:10 pm
The Basics of Prompting for Health Professions Educators: Creating Cases and Multiple Choice Questions to Improve Your Teaching
2:10-3:40 pm
Break
3:40-4:00 pm
AI in 2026: View from a Learner
4:00-4:45 pm
Closing Remarks
4:45-5:00 pm