Introductory Short Course (ISC) in Health Professions Education (HPE)
May 3 – 7, 2010

Course credit: 1

Pre requisite: Health Professions Educator

Duration: 50 hours (two weeks) of study consisting of one-week part-time pre-reading, and one-week full-time intensive face-to-face component.

Aims: The course aims to introduce the participants to educational philosophies underpinning Health Professions Education globally. It also introduces participants to innovative teaching learning strategies and pitfalls in assessment.

Objectives:

By the end of the course the participants should be able to:

I. Curriculum

• differentiate between the different components of a curriculum and its evolution
• relate program evaluation to curriculum development
• differentiate between outcomes and objectives, and the different levels of objectives
• develop a one-week module and identify the overall objectives, core content, sequence, appropriate teaching, learning and assessment strategies.

II. Teaching and Learning

• identify characteristics of adult learners and factors that enhance or inhibit learning
• match different modes of instruction with their strengths and weaknesses
• demonstrate common learner-centered approaches to teaching and importance of feedback
• identify different learning resources: e-learning, web-based learning management system s, repositories of learning objects, skills learning centers and standardized patients

III. Small Group Learning with focus on Problem Based Learning (PBL)

• discuss the strengths and limitations of small group learning
• classify small group learning  with PBL as a specialized version
• identify basic principles underlying PBL
• demonstrate the tutor's and student's roles
• conduct the process of a small group (PBL) tutorial
• apply process of assessment and feedback strategies in  the (PBL) tutorial

IV. Assessment

• develop assessment plans using the principles of assessment
• identify current trends in assessment
• construct & critique a multiple choice question(s)

Course Fee
Local participants: Rs. 10,000 per person
International participants: US$ 500 per person

Registration Process
Online submission of duly completed registration form by April 02, 2010.

Course Coordinators
Dr Naveed Yousuf

A Certificate in Introductory Short Course in HPE will be awarded on successful completion of this course.