University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Goal     

• Provide instruction and resources for faculty to enhance their educational expertise.

Faculty Development Committee

• Assesses the needs of the faculty and develops programs to meet those needs.
• Chaired by the dean of clinical faculty.

Learning Resource Fund

• Supports innovative education projects to improve the basic or clinical science curriculum in the M.D. education program. 
• Maximum funding available for each project is $5,000.
• Administered by the Medical Education Committee.

Innovative Education Project Award

• Annually recognizes innovative faculty. 
• Administered by the Medical Education Committee.

The Resident as Teacher Series

• The Teachable Moment
• Giving Feedback
• Setting and Communicating Expectations
• Evaluation of the Learner (Conduct mid-clerkship evaluation)
• 5 Micro-Skills of Teaching
• Effective use of Questions
• Adult Learning
• Giving Presentations
• Teaching Practice-based Learning and Improvement
• Professionalism
• Summative Evaluation
• Knowing my Grading Tendencies