The CLIME Clinical Teaching Certificate Program strengthens teaching skills, fosters a shared model of excellent clinical education. Each session provides practical guidance to make your teaching more effective, efficient, and satisfying.
All UW-affiliated faculty throughout the WWAMI region are welcome! Whether you are new to teaching or have decades of experience. Past participants have taught in the Operating Room, Emergency Department, Hospital Wards, and Outpatient Clinics across many specialties.
The certificate requires attending one offering of all six live sessions and completing six paired online modules in TalentLMS. Sessions can be completed over multiple years.
You can participate by attending individual sessions or by completing the full Clinical Teaching Certificate Program.
Faculty who earn the Clinical Teaching Certificate are eligible to enroll in the Advanced Clinical Teaching Certificate.
6 workshops + 6 modules
2 hour live Zoom sessions, Oct–May, with paired online modules
Rolling Registration
Join any time! Two date offerings per topic to fit your schedule
Practical tools
Skills you can apply immediately in clinical environments
WWAMI community
Connect with educators across the region
CLIME Certificate
Earn Certificate when you complete all 6 topics and online modules
2026–2027 Session Schedule
You can participate by attending individual sessions or by completing the full Clinical Teaching Certificate Program.
Each session is offered twice, attend whichever date works for you. Complete all six sessions and online modules to earn the CLIME Clinical Teaching Certificate. All UW School of Medicine faculty are welcome, and certificates can be earned over multiple years.
Ready to earn your Clinical Teaching Certificate?
Register for all 6 sessions at once and select your preferred date for each topic. This is the recommended path for participants working toward the certificate.
Individual Session Registration
Select a topic below and choose the date that works best for you. Both offerings cover identical content — attend either one.
Learning Climate
Addie McClintock, MD
Choose a date
Tue, Oct 13, 2026
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Mon, Oct 19, 2026
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Learning objectives
- Recognize the importance of learning climate in optimizing trainee learning, sense of belonging, and well-being.
- Use continual, deliberate self-reflection to improve the learning climate.
- Identify and employ actions, words, and behaviors that positively impact the learning climate.
Understanding & Retention
Laura Goodell, MD
Choose a date
Tue, Nov 10, 2026
12:00–2:00pm PT
11:00am–1:00pm AKT
1:00–3:00pm MT
Fri, Nov 13, 2026
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Learning objectives
- Collaborate with learners to create shared learning goals.
- Engage learners in active learning.
- Use techniques that maximize understanding and retention: emphasize take-home points and use effective visual cues.
Teaching Efficiently
Somnath Mookherjee, MD
Choose a date
Tue, Jan 12, 2027
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Fri, Jan 29, 2027
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Learning objectives
- Orient the learner to the clinical environment; set expectations.
- Prepare the learner for their role in patient encounters.
- Identify teaching opportunities in the flow of the workday.
Teaching in the Presence of Patients
Katie Raskob, MD
Choose a date
Tue, Feb 9, 2027
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Fri, Feb 12, 2027
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Learning objectives
- Balance patient-centeredness and learner autonomy during clinical teaching.
- Maximize learning of communication skills, physical tasks, and clinical reasoning in the presence of patients.
- Interrupt bias in clinical teaching encounters.
Feedback
Katherine Michaelsen, MD & Liz Schackmann, MD
Choose a date
Tue, Mar 23, 2027
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Fri, Mar 26, 2027
9:00–11:00am PT
8:00–10:00am AKT
10:00am–12:00pm MT
Learning objectives
- Collaborate with learners to create shared learning goals.
- Emphasize coaching and a growth mindset.
- Effectively use constructive and reinforcing feedback.
Assessment
Tomoko Sairenji, MD & Jeanne Cawse-Lucas, MD
Choose a date
Fri, May 7, 2027
2:00–4:00pm PT
1:00–3:00pm AKT
3:00–5:00pm MT
Tue, May 18, 2027
2:00–4:00pm PT
1:00–3:00pm AKT
3:00–5:00pm MT
Learning objectives
- Use competency-based frameworks to assess learners.
- Recognize and correct biased language in assessment.
- Write accurate assessments that reflect the competency of learners.
In support of improving patient care, The University of Washington School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this other activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*This activity includes 2 hours of live content and 1-hour online learning component.
Please create a CloudCME account before the sessions to streamline the CME claiming process.
Past session recordings & materials
Access recordings, slides, and resources from previous CTC sessions on the Resource Hub.
Completed the Clinical Teaching Certificate?
Take the next step with our Advanced Clinical Teaching Certificate (2.0)