Teaching Scholars Faculty Development Program

The 2012-2013 academic year marks the 17th year for our UAMS Teaching Scholars program.  Teaching Scholars is a 1-year professional development program for UAMS health professions educators who wish to actively engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning. For a quick fact sheet about the program:  Program Description  Preliminary schedule of the planned workshops for the 2012-2013 academic year:  2012-2013 schedule Schedule from the 2011-2012 acacedmic year:  2011-12 Schedule

Overview

The Teaching Scholars program is a 1-year faculty development program sponsored by the UAMS Office of Educational Development designed to enhance the teaching and scholarship skills of educators.

History

The Program began in 1996 as a joint project of Educational Development and the Office of Faculty Affairs in the College of Medicine.

Audience

The Teaching Scholars program is designed for faculty members at UAMS, from all five colleges, who wish to learn more about educational principles, teaching, learning and educational scholarship.

Program goals and objectives

Teaching  Scholars is designed to enrich  the educational programs of  the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences by improving the teaching and educational research skills of  faculty and by providing an avenue for increased faculty interaction and professional growth.  The objectives are to:

§ Assist faculty in improving their teaching and educational research skills by providing workshops on topics such as: curriculum and instructional materials development, teaching strategies, and educational research.

§ Produce a group of teaching scholars who will mentor and educate other faculty in the methods of educational excellence, seek funding for educational research, and disseminate their scholarly work on education through presentations and publications.

Instructional/teaching format and methods

The format includes twice monthly workshops on topics related to teaching and educational research given by both local and nationally known health professions educators; and completion of a scholarly educational project.

For a schedule of past workshops from the 2010-2011 academic year:   Schedule

Members of the Teaching Scholars Advisory Committee are:

Susan Long, Ed.D, RDH
Professor and Chairman of Dental Hygiene
College of Health Related Professions

Jeannette M. Shorey II, M.D.
Associate Dean

Continuing Medical Education and Faculty Affairs
College of Medicine

Elaine  Souder, PhD, RN
Professor
College of Nursing

Katharine E. Stewart, , PhD, MPH
Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs
College of Public Health

Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Pharmacy

For more information, contact:

Carol R. Thrush, Ed.D., Teaching Scholars Program Director
Assistant Professor of Educational Development
UAMS
ThrushCarolR@uams.edu
1.501.603.1217

If you have questions or comments about this page please Contact OED .

Office of Educational Development
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St., #595
Little Rock, AR 72205

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