ADVANCED CLINICAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

1 Bias and Belonging

Speaker(s)

Michelle Terry, MD
Deepti Reddi, MD
Emily Myers, MD

Date & Time

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
1:00–3:00pm PT
12:00–2:00pm AKT
2:00–4:00pm MT

Learning Objectives

1. Foster a compassionate medical community to improve the learner experience and meet students where they are.
2. Self-educate and acknowledge racial bias in medicine.
3. Learn tools to interrupt microaggressions in curricular settings.

2 Communication Skills

Speaker(s)

Margaret Isaac, MD
Lauren Puryear, MS, CGC
Lindsay Gibbon, MD

Date & Time

Thursday, November 5, 2026
2:00–4:00pm PT
1:00–3:00pm AKT
3:00–5:00pm MT

Learning Objectives

1. Match the appropriate level and type of communication challenge with the skills and experience of the learner.
2. Create a roadmap for the clinical encounter and anticipate pitfalls.
3. Employ a structured framework to optimize teaching in challenging communication situations.

3 Humanistic Approach

Speaker(s)

Meghan Kiefer, MD
Jeff Krimmel-Morrison, MD

Date & Time

Tuesday, January 12, 2027
1:00–3:00pm PT
12:00–2:00pm AKT
2:00–4:00pm MT

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the strengths and limitations of humanistic learning theory.
2. Identify opportunities to increase teaching effectiveness by using a humanistic approach.
3. Apply a humanistic framework to learner professional identity formation.

4 Learners in Difficulty

Speaker(s)

Fiona Gallahue, MD, MPH
Emily Grossniklaus, MD
Vince Raikhel, MD

Date & Time

Friday, February 26, 2027
1:00–3:00pm PT
12:00–2:00pm AKT
2:00–4:00pm MT

Learning Objectives

1. Identify when a learner is struggling due to mental health issues, substance use, and other personal issues.
2. Triage your response: urgent intervention or further information gathering.
3. Reframe attention to struggling learners from punishment, shame, and stigma to supporting and connecting learners to appropriate resources.

5 Challenging Feedback

Speaker(s)

Katherine Michaelsen, MD, MASc
Liz Schackmann, MD

Date & Time

Tuesday, March 23, 2027
1:00–3:00pm PT
12:00–2:00pm AKT
2:00–4:00pm MT

Learning Objectives

1. Support learners when they are unable to identify areas for growth.
2. Respond effectively when the learner dismisses your feedback.
3. Deliver effective feedback with limited time and space.

6 Meaningful Assessment

Speaker(s)

Tomoko Sairenji, MD
Justin Bullock, MD

Date & Time

Friday, May 14, 2027
2:00–4:00pm PT
1:00–3:00pm AKT
3:00–5:00pm MT

Learning Objectives

1. Integrate high quality observation of learners into patient care.
2. Write an effective and accurate letter of recommendation.
3. Write an effective and accurate written evaluation.