Learning Outcomes

A          General learning outcomes

At the end of the five-day ESME Course, participants will have:

• Begun to build an essential vocabulary and broad overview of contemporary issues, questions and practices in medical education
• Developed and implemented a basic framework inclusive of the three competencies that will serve as a guide for their continued development as medical educators
• Explored different methods and venues for teaching and learning
• Expanded their concepts and practices of assessment of learners
  

At the end of the ESME Certificate Course, participants will have also:

• Created a portfolio containing evidence of their educational work implementing and linking the three competencies
• Provide evidence that they have read literature relevant to their educational work
• Begun to build and maintain resources for medical education
• Presented a written plan for their continued development as teachers and educators

B          Specific learning outcomes

Although specific learning outcomes are presented separately as part of each of the three competencies, it is important to keep in mind that it is their dynamic linkage that is essential for effective medical educators.  Not all outcomes and competencies will receive the same weighting in the course.

After completing the course, participants will have a basic framework for understanding essential concepts of teaching/learning, knowledge of vocabulary and familiarity with guidelines for practical implementation in their roles as:

1. Effective teacher
2. Informed assessor/evaluator
3. Skilled educational planner