Recognizing the desire for an accessible, practical yet content-rich way to enhance medical faculty teaching skills, the MedEd Moments Series was designed and created by dedicated faculty development specialists to be widely applicable across the profession. Through a series of learning vignettes, MedEd Moments addresses important and often unmet needs in topic areas including: Setting Expectations, Giving Feedback, Teaching Procedures, Improving the Learning Climate, and Enhancing Evaluations. Each approximately five-minute section incorporates adult learning principles using high-quality video and state-of-the-art theory to facilitate and encourage active learning. We hope these vignettes will serve as a foundational primer on teaching techniques as well as a reference or review for seasoned, experienced faculty.

Setting Expectations

In this video, the MedEd Moments team discusses the importance of explicitly communicating expectations for your learners, because when they know their roles, they'll reach their goals.

Giving Feedback

In this video, the MedEd Moments team discusses the importance of giving feedback to learners, so that they reach their target every time. 

Teaching Procedures

In this video, the MedEd Moments team discusses how to employ a structured approach to teaching procedures that reduces angst and promotes competency: Learn, See, Practice, Prove, Do, Maintain.

Improving the Learning Climate

In this video, the MedEd Moments team discusses how to "set the temperature" for the learning environment to effectively improve learning.

Enhancing Evaluations

In this video, the MedEd Moments team discusses how to capitalize on the evaluation process to give specific and comprehensive review of trainees' progress toward their learning goals.

Testimonials from our Colleagues

"We have a huge faculty and I have struggled with the best way to get digestible faculty development sessions out to a larger group - this video is extremely helpful and addresses an extremely important but under recognized skill." -Dana Dunne, MD, Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine - Yale University School of Medicine

"We plan to include this in our monthly orientation to faculty attending on service. This is very well-done and high-yield - short, succinct and relevant not only to different levels of learners but across disciplines." -Margaret C. Lo, MD FACP, Associate Program Director, UF Medicine Residency Program, Program Co-Director, VA Chief Residency in Quality Safety - University of Florida College of Medicine

“I especially like having a visual cue on the documents outlining separate expectations for different levels of learners. Having post-its on them is a great reminder to everyone about being specific to each learner.” -Jackcy Jacob, MD, FACP, FAAP, Associate Director for the Internal Medicine Third Year Clerkship - Albany Medical College