There are many resources available to help you develop your scholarship and your teaching skills. Here are some of the best that we at the Institute for Medical Education (IME) suggest for your use:
Education Scholarship and Mentoring
- What Is Education Scholarship and What’s In It For You
- Tips For Facilitating Education Research
- Examples of Medical Education Research
- Navigating the IRB Submission Process
Resident Teaching Development Program
Teaching
- Teaching and Learning Reference List
- AMEE (An International Association for Medical Education) Publications
Curriculum and Assessment
- AAIM Publications
- Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL)
- Office of Medical Education Research and Development (OMERAD): Writing problem solving test items
- National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME): Writing Multiple Choice Questions: An Introductory Tutorial
- Analyzing Qualitative Data for Evaluation
- Free Management Library: A Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
- OMERAD: Developing an evaluation plan for your program
Educator Portfolio Development
Your application for the IME Fellow/Master Educator membership provides you with one version of your educator portfolio. The links and resources below offer additional information about how to create an educator portfolio along examples:
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Advancing Educators and Education: Defining the Components and Evidence of Educational Scholarship
- Educator Portfolio Template
- Educator Portfolio Analysis Tool
Journals
- MESRE Annotated Bibliography of Journals of Medical Education Scholarship
- Quality Indicators for Journals of Medical Education Scholarship
External Professional/Faculty Development Programs
The IME is committed to fostering continued growth for its members and the members of the medical educational community at large. Here are links to programs at other institutions which offer educators unique opportunities to broaden their formal training in medical education:
- Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM): Program of the Institute of Women’s Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine
- Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER)
- Harvard Macy Institute
- AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) Program
- Stanford Medicine: Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers
- University of Illinois: Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE)
- Stanford Medicine: Faculty Development Course on LGBTQ+ Health