Faculty Development in Teaching

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Best Practices in Medical Education Grand Rounds

Speakers from Dell Med and outside universities discuss topics and events relevant to student and resident education.

4th Thursday monthly, 7:30-8:30am via Zoom

No Best Practices in November 2025. Join us in December:

• Thursday, December 4, 2025, 7:30-8:30am: Learner Autonomy: North Star or False Idol w/ Jim Korndorffer, MD

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Check the Dell Med Events Calendar for session details and email jennifer.braham@austin.utexas.edu for Zoom information.

Recordings of previous sessions

Mobilizing Character

5:30-6:45pm via Zoom

Disclosure Statement:

The planners and speakers for this educational activity have no relevant financial relations(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Extraordinary Learning & Teaching In a Clinical Setting- Spring 2026

This faculty development workshop series occurs weekly with the goal of exploring strategies for teaching in the clinical setting. Sessions include peer-to-peer discussion, case studies, simulations, videos, and practice with feedback, drawing on evidence from the medical education literature. This activity is pending approval for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Director: LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Evaluation and Faculty Development

Times: 5:00 - 6:30pm via Zoom

Spring 2026 Sessions: Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11

PENDING topics and speakers:

• The Delicate Dance of Teaching Rounds w/ Sherine Salib, MD
• Assessing Clinical Reasoning w/ Menaka Jayasundera, MD
• Teaching CQI & Safety w/ Saurin Gandhi, DO, and Kelly Kovaric, MD
• Including EBM in Teaching and Assessment in GME w/ Jessica Chambers, MD, MPH, Jillian Rippon, MD, and Parker Hudson, MD
• Supporting Growth of the "Good Physician" w/ Carrie Barron, MD, and LuAnn Wilkerson, EdD
  
• Coaching our Learners for Performance Improvement w/ Gretchen Fuller, MD

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Medical Education Research Office Hours

The Evaluation and Assessment Team provides support for medical education faculty, residents, and students’ research/evaluation design and methodology needs.

Support includes:

• Forming questions/hypotheses
• Choosing the research design and/or methods
• Submitting an IRB proposal
• Preparing a grant proposal
• Analyzing results (either quantitatively or qualitatively)
• Preparing conference presentations and/or journal publications

3rd Thursday monthly 12-1p via Zoom

To receive the invite, please email lisi.wang@austin.utexas.edu

*Unable to attend office hours? Email lisi.wang@austin.utexas.edu to set up an appointment.

Fellowship in Medical Education

This faculty development program focuses on developing medical educators skilled at creating, implementing, leading, and evaluating educational initiatives. While faculty members have generally taken on these roles without special preparation, the Fellowship in Medical Education is intended to enrich your knowledge, skills, and attitudes for making informed educational decisions.

Two Friday a month, 1:00-3:30pm via Zoom, September - May

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

To apply, click the application form link below and upload your most updated CV. (Dell Med CV template and Resources)

Application Form

Please note that the application form is open year-round. Applications are reviewed annually in April, and those accepted into the Fellowship program will be notified in May. New cohorts run September-May each year.

Certificate in Clinical Teaching

The Dell Med Certificate in Clinical Teaching is designed to support faculty members in the Education Leadership and/or Clinician Educator track in enhancing their skills in exceptional clinical teaching, mentorship, performance assessment, and outstanding role modeling of person-centered care. Complete 22 hours on faculty development on teaching, along with two hours of peer observation.

Register Here.

Professional Development Speakers Bureau

The Professional Development Speakers Bureau is a list of faculty members at Dell Med who have indicated their willingness to work with programs across the institution to provide presentations that can be tailored to meet a variety of learner needs and time frames, from more formal lectures to workshops or resident conferences.

Please note: The list is restricted to Dell Med employees only. You must have an UT EID to access our speakers list.

Residents-as-Teachers Program (Faculty Invited)

Physicians entering residency training may not have learned the necessary skills to teach students during their four years in medical school. Other non-faculty instructors, such as graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced practice providers, may also benefit from this series.

12:15 - 1pm via ZOOM

Reach out to dmsfacultydevelopment@austin.utexas.edu for more specific dates and more information.

Dell Med Educational Innovation, Research, and Awards Symposium 2025

Sponsored by the Sue M. Cox Academy of Distinguished Educators

View highlights from the 2025 Symposium which took place in the Health Learning Building on Monday, September 29, 2025. Stay tuned for information related to the 2026 Symposium call for awards and posters.

Email jennifer.braham@austin.utexas.edu for details.

Faculty Development Listserv

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Archives:

Coaching for Performance Improvement

Facilitating Small Group Discussions to Promote Learning

Creating a Culture of Caring

Faculty development resources and programs are designed to assist Dell Medical School faculty members in the continuous quality improvement of their work as teachers and scholars.

We facilitate programs to stimulate innovation, build capacity, promote scholarship, support well-being and help faculty members achieve their academic goals. Many of the programs and resources are available to individuals who have a teaching role in a health care organization or the community — regardless of whether or not they have a faculty appointment.

Members of the Department of Medical Education provide leadership for the program, collaborating with faculty and staff from across Dell Medical School and Seton Healthcare Family in the design, delivery and evaluation of faculty development. Together, they work to expand the knowledge base for how to best support educators.