Program for Post-Graduate Trainees: Future Academic Clinician-Educators
- Harvard Macy Institute
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Develop leadership and academic teaching skills by applying design thinking and change theory in this hands-on, in-person program for post-graduate medical trainees.
- In Person
This program requires in person attendance.
Boston, MA
Certificate
A Certificate of Completion is awarded.
Three Days
The program will be held on campus in Boston over the course of three days.
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Overview
This 3-day intensive program equips post-graduate trainees (residents and fellows) with the skills needed to excel as future academic clinician-educators. Learning formats rely on small group project work and problem-solving, interactive small group activities with individualized feedback, and large group case-based discussions. Now in its 12th year, the program is led by a vibrant community of alumni and faculty who bring significant expertise and leadership in health professions education.
Participants will be encouraged to apply in trainee-faculty mentor teams, with explicit project support expected from the faculty mentor. The project will be the concrete vehicle to support the scholar's learning and application of new concepts throughout the program. Each scholar must apply with a medical education project that aligns with their interests and benefits their current or future training program.
Learning Objectives
- Apply learning theories to enhance their own teaching practice.
- Align teaching strategies to achieve intended learning objectives.
- Leverage feedback to improve teaching and learning.
- Use a scholarly lens to reflect on their own and others’ work in medical education.
- Take a scholarly approach to educational project development.
- Broaden their own community of clinician-educators within medical education.
Participant Types
Designed for post-graduate trainees from any specialty, this course supports the professional growth of future academic health professions educators.
About the Program
The proposed health professions education project supports the scholar’s learning and application of new concepts throughout the 3-day program. Participants can choose a project in any phase of development, provided it is supported by a relevant literature search and information related to the project’s educational impact.
Although the trainee participant will be responsible for the project work and management, the faculty mentor will serve a critical role in the implementation and success of the project at the home institution. Faculty mentors are invited and strongly encouraged to attend the project report-out on the afternoon of Day 3 (virtually, by phone, or in-person).
Program Format
The program consists of a three-day, in-person course held December 6–8, 2025, at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Landmark Center near Fenway Park. Attendance in-person is required all three days. The program begins at 8:00 am the first day and ends at 5:00 pm on the last day. Scholars must plan accordingly.
Who Should Apply
This course is geared toward post-graduate trainees from any specialty who are strongly committed to an academic health professions education career and have at least one year of post-graduate training experience. Participants are required to identify a faculty mentor for project support.
Program Faculty
The program is led by a distinguished teaching team of experts in medical education, who bring a wealth of experience and a commitment to supporting your growth as an educator and leader in the health care field.
Susan Farrell
MD, EdM
- Associate Dean of Assessment and Evaluation Harvard Medical School
Reena Karani
MD, MHPE
- Director, Institute of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alan Leichtner
MD, MSHPEd
- Director, Department of Education Boston Children's Hospital
Program Fee
Program fees do not include airfare, accommodation, meals, or educational materials. Participants who are accepted but cancel at least 30 days prior to the course will be refunded their tuition, less an administrative fee. Tuition is non-refundable if cancellation occurs within 30 days of the course. Deferral to the following year will not be offered. Scholars are asked to re-apply in the next cycle.
| Program Fee | |
|---|---|
| $2,000 |
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