David Sherman Academy of Teaching Neurology. 4 Credit Hours

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A longitudinal medical student elective, David Sherman Academy of Teaching Neurology, provides the foundation for learning the principles of practical clinical teaching techniques and the opportunity to create a Neurologic educational product. Teaching is a skill and this class provides students with formal training to help them excel as effective clinical teachers via in person and online modules. There are three major objectives of this elective: (1) To learn teaching skills relevant to both clinical and non-clinical settings. (2) To gain mentored teaching experience in a variety of settings through completion of at least 5 sessions over the course of the year; (3) To complete an educational product of the student's choice with a measurement tool to assess the effectiveness of the project. This project may be incorporated into the future Neurology curriculum. This product may also meet criteria for the MD in Education Distinction (see below), but this is not a requirement; The student may choose to pursue the MD Distinction in Medical Education using the project designed for this elective if they also meet the following requirements: 1) Develop a measurement tool to assess the effectiveness of the educational project; 2) Submit the project for publication; 3) Display the project on a poster presentation; 4) Give a capstone presentation and reflective summary to the DIME Committee and advisors. Interested students can find details and deadline to apply at https://www.uthscsa.edu/academics/medicine/education/ume/distinction-medical-education Prerequisites: NEUR 3005 .