1. Teaching in Medical Education
(TiME)
Faculty Fellows Program
Developing faculty as medical educators and
scholars in teaching and learning
Teresa (Terry) Carter, EdD
tjcarter@vcu.edu

2. Goals for the Program
Enhance depth and breadth of faculty expertise to support
teaching and learning in medicine.
Foster the development of a cadre of academic leaders who can
model best practices in teaching within undergraduate, clinical,
and graduate programs.
Promote leadership in the scholarship of teaching and learning
(SoTL) through contributions in the medical education literature.

3. How it Works
One or more courses
(2 credit hours each)
or
12 credit hours
to earn a
Certificate in
Medical Education
from the School of
Education at VCU

4. Courses in the TiME Program
Required to earn Electives (Choose
the Certificate two)
Instructional Performance Feedback
Strategies and Simulation
Group and Team
Curriculum Design
Facilitation
Digital Media
Adult Learning
Technologies for
Theory and Practice
Teaching in Medicine
Teaching as
Scholarship in Reflective Practice
Medical Education

5. Course Descriptions
Instructional Strategies Curriculum Design
Introduces principles and
practices for designing a course
Provides knowledge and skills in
or unit of instruction, including
strategies for teaching large and
a rotation experience. Focus is
small groups using discussion and
on constructing learner-
team-based learning, as well as
centered objectives,
teaching in clinical settings during
assessment strategies, and
rounds and at bedside.
selection of appropriate
instructional strategies.

6. Course Descriptions
Theory and Practice of Adult Teaching as Scholarship in
Learning Medical Education
An overview of major adult Focuses on the scholarship of
learning theories applicable to teaching and learning (SoTL) in
medical education and how these medical education research
form the basis for practical using qualitative, quantitative,
aspects of teaching and learning and mixed methods study
in medicine, including self- designs. Includes IRB proposal
directed learning and helping preparation and the basics of
novices acquire skills and scholarly writing for
knowledge to build expertise. publication.

7. Elective Options
Performance Feedback and Group and Team
Simulation Facilitation
Explores group and team
Introduces use of simulated facilitation including
learning experiences in preparing leadership, member roles,
healthcare professionals for group development, team
patient care. Emphasizes performance, and methods
facilitation skills needed to for dealing with conflict.
provide effective feedback in Faculty will also explore
small group debrief experiences. methods for improving their
Hands-on experiential course! own group membership
functioning.

8. Elective Options
Digital Media Technologies for Reflective Practice in
Teaching in Medicine Medical Education
Introduces faculty to use of Web Explores reflective practice
2.0 digital media technologies including the educator’s role in
that are creating revolutionary developing trainees as
changes in how we think about reflective practitioners and the
teaching and learning in the 21st role of reflection in one’s own
century. Provides an opportunity professional development.
to learn strategies for using Introduces narrative medicine
digital and social media in as a reflective practice.
preclinical and clinical settings.

9. Who’s eligible to participate in TiME?
Full-time faculty in the School of Medicine
SOM Faculty eligible for tuition waiver benefits/ tuition assistance
from the University
• Up to two courses per semester (full-time only)
• If employee withdraws after the deadline / fails to complete the course /
leaves the University / earns an unsatisfactory grade, tuition waiver is
revoked and employee becomes responsible for tuition
• Tuition benefits do not extend to affiliate faculty or others not eligible for
tuition waiver or tuition assistance.

10. To Apply to the TiME Program
Faculty member submits 1-page letter of interest
Obtains letter of support from department chair
Completes University Tuition Waiver form and In-State tuition form (if
needed)
After 6 credit hours, will need to apply to the SOE Certificate in Medical
Education program

11. Deadlines / Start Dates
Submit registration
materials no later
than December 20
Classes begin
• Instructional Strategies – January 22
• Curriculum Design – February 11

12. To schedule a department visit, or for
more information, contact
Terry Carter
tjcarter@vcu.edu
828-3134