Teaching Elective
Title of Elective: Teaching Elective
Elective Year(s): Fourth-Year Elective
Department: Department of Medical Education
Type of Elective: Non-Clinical
Rotation Site: University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Course Number: MDED 702
Blocks Available: All Semesters
Number of Students/Block: 4 or permission of instructor
Faculty: Coral D. Matus, MD, FAAFP
Elective Description/Requirements: This longitudinal course provides medical students with the opportunity to experience the process of developing curriculum and teaching M1, M2, and/or M3 students. The student completing the elective will develop teaching skills, advance their medical and educational knowledge, and learn about different pedagogical approaches to teaching learners at different levels. Students completing this elective will collaborate with faculty to identify areas that would advance M1, M2 and/or M3 student knowledge; they will then develop instructional plans and effectively teach M1, M2, and/or M3 students. In addition, students will complete required reading related to educational topics, theory, and/or methods.
Students may have the opportunity to attend medical education or related conferences. They may also have the opportunity to present an educational related topic agreed upon on by the student and faculty.
* Requirements can be completed throughout the clinical years, as approved by the faculty advisor, but must be completed by March 15th of the student’s M4 year.
Students may not miss required activities or components of other rotations in order to complete these requirements.
Length of Clerkship: 2 Weeks
Links to Core Competencies/Educational Course Objectives: At the end of this elective, the student will be able to:
- Prepare instructional materials, including lectures, podcasts, digital media, and/ or learning modules, to teach key concepts to M1, M2, and/or M3 students, meeting ongoing curricular needs. (EPOs: IPC-1)
- Participate in teaching new or previously developmed material to M1, M2, or M3 students. (EPOs: PC-1, IPC-1)
- Using Bloom’s taxonomy, write session objectives which reflect the desired outcomes for the education sessions. (EPOs: IPC-1)
- Develop NBME-quality multiple choice type assessment items which can be used for review and assessment of a given topic. (EPOs: IPC-1)
- Demonstrate the ability to answer questions in a manner that enhances learner understanding. (EPOs: IPC-1)
- Evaluate medical education literature and discuss ways in which this material can inform curriculum development. (EPOs: MK-7, PBL-2)
Required Elements:
Students completing the Clinical Teaching Elective must complete at least 3 key tasks:
- The student completing the elective will produce a quality assessment, including but
not limited to, NBME- style questions that assess content/concepts that could reasonably
be expected to be assessed on NBME examinations.
- Creation of such questions could be achieved by analyzing the NBME Content Outline and/or collaboration with faculty.
- The student completing the elective will gain experience providing clinical instruction
to M1, M2, and/or M3 students.
- Clinical teaching is a crucial component of medical education and providing medical students with earlier and more frequent opportunities for clinical teaching would allow them to develop this important academic and professional skill.
- The student completing the elective will develop the ability to clearly and effectively
convey medical knowledge through the creation of an educational pedagogy, such as
a lecture, podcast, TBL, or learning module
- This requires planning, organization, and alignment of instruction with UTCOM and NBME academic standards.
- The student completing the elective will learn to evaluate medical education literature
- Medical Education journal club will be held monthly to allow participation throughout the academic year
Professionalism: UT/COM students will meet or exceed the institutional standards for professionalism as stated in the current Educational Program Objectives and the current Educational Course Objectives for the Sponsoring Department.
Instructional Methods:
- Self-directed learning about pertinent topics in order to produce appropriate educational materials
- Mentorship-Meet with faculty to identify pertinent topics to be presented.
Assessment Methods:
- Evaluation by faculty of educational materials produced by student
- Evaluation by faculty of assessment items produced by student
- Peer evaluations of student led sessions
- M4 Non-Clinical Elective Assessment
Prerequisites: Completion of third year required clerkships or consent of instructor
Clerkship Director: Coral D. Matus, MD, FAAFP
Clerkship Coordinator: Jamie Daughton
Phone Number: 419-383-4458
Email: Jamie.Daughton@utoledo.edu
Special Requirements: None
ECC Approved
June 2025