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 two of 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.

Print Schedule
Principles of Medical Education - Day 1

Tuesday, March 24, 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


10:45-11:45 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

Principles of Medical Education - Day 2

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

Mentoring for the Future: Mentoring to Combat Burnout and Attrition


10:30-11:30 am

Break

11:30-11:45 am

Interprofessional Teaching in 2026


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

Meeting Learners Where They Practice: Bringing Simulation to the Clinical Environment 

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

Principles of Medical Education - Day 3 & Optional Workshop - Tracks 1 & 2

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Curriculum Design: Best Practices for Creation, Implementation, and Evaluation


8:00-9:15 am

Break

9:15-9:30 am

Feedback: Making It Powerful, Effective, and Efficient


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

Full Description

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

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 

1:00-1:20 pm

Transforming Self-Insight into Authentic Leadership 

1:20-1:50 pm

Break

1:50-2:00 pm

Growing Yourself and Others with Intention: Personal and Professional Development in Academic Medicine

2:00-2:45 pm

Enhanced Efficiency and Productivity Through Better Time Management

2:45-3:25 pm

Break

3:25-3:35 pm

Leading by Example: Leadership Behaviors That Shape the Learning Environment 

3:35-4:10 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

Optional Workshop - Track 3 - AI in Medical Education

Friday, March 27, 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 


8:00-8:45 am


Break

8:45-8:50 am

Hands-on Prompting Workshop for Health Professions Educators: Part I


8:50-10:05 am


Break

10:05-10:15 am

AI Innovations in Assessment, Feedback, and Coaching


10:15-11:15 am

Break

11:15-11:20 am

Medical Education in the Age of AI: The Future Is Now and Where Do We Go from Here?

11:20 am-12:10 pm

Break

12:10-1:00 pm

Real-World Use Case: Reading and Writing Recommendation Letters in the Age of AI

1:00-1:20 pm


Break

1:20-1:25 pm

Utilizing AI to Enhance Clinical Reasoning

1:25-2:05 pm

Break

2:05-2:10 pm

Real-World Use Case: How I Use AI for Faculty Feedback 

2:10-2:30 pm

Break

2:30-2:35 pm

Real-World Use Case: ChatGPT Fails Physiology 

2:35-2:55 pm

Break

2:55-3:00 pm

Real-World Use Case AI in 2026: A Hands-on View from the Learner

3:00-3:35 pm

Break

3:35-3:40 pm

Real-World Use Case: How AI Has Changed EMS Education

3:40-4:00 pm


Break

4:00-4:05 pm

Hands-on Prompting Workshop for Health Professions Educators: Part II 

4:05-5:15 pm