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SCHOLARS
   Cohort I
   Cohort II
    Cohort III

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Format:	4 weekend sessions
	18 contact hours per session, pre and post-session work

CONTENT CLUSTER AREAS

• Navigating the academic world
  • How the academic community works
  • Faculty governance
• The osteopathic physicians and professional education
  • Examining all the opportunities for teachable moments
  • Responsibility to teach and encourage learning
  • Organizations that support this goal
• Management issues
  • Leadership
  • Finance & budgeting
  • Teams
  • Strategy
  • Professional Ethics
  • Dealing with difficult people
• Assessment and evaluation methods
  • Measuring success in the classroom
  • Assessment tools
  • Creating learning objectives and course goals
• Innovative and effective methods of teaching
  • Effective lecturing/presentation
  • Curriculum design and delivery
  • Learning styles
  • Teaching styles
• The Educational Practitioner
  • Keeping current with innovation & technology in education
• Scholarly Activities
  • Research methods

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION OR SPECIALTY

• Academic Administration (Deans, Department Chairs)
  • Role of the Dean and Department Chair
  • Research and scholarship
  • Service to institution and profession
  • Budgeting and finance
  • Legal, ethical, and practical issues
  • Performance Management
  • Staffing issues
• Chief Learning Officer / Director of Medical Education
  • Role of the CLO / DME
  • Serving as a role model to faculty
  • Program design and delivery
  • Choosing appropriate content for programs
  • Current trends in Medical Education
• Residency Program Director Track
  • Role of the Residency Director
  • Selecting residents
  • Teaching resident how to teach
  • Performance evaluation
  • Mentoring resident
  • Meeting & documentation of Basic Program Training Standards
  • Residency Program Development