September Surgeons as Educators Course Accepting Applications

Are you interested in improving your surgical education and administration skills? Then attend the annual Fall ACS Surgeons as Educators Course, September 7-13, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. Applications are due by March 29, 2024.

This 6-day intensive course emphasizes the needs of adult learners and the techniques necessary to develop an effective learning environment for the medical students, surgical residents, and colleagues. The class size is limited, and participants are carefully selected to foster highly interactive sessions.

The course is intended for full-time faculty members who are interested in acquiring or honing skills in curriculum development, teaching, performance and program evaluation, and program administration as well as faculty who have direct teaching responsibilities for medical students or residents.

Course participants will learn to:

• Select optimal teaching methods and technologies and enhance the application of these methods to maximize learning
• Plan and document an instructional unit (e.g., a clerkship or residency rotation) using an organized instructional design framework
• Apply leadership and management skills in the administration of educational programs, including motivating faculty, implementing change, managing conflict, and guiding career development
• Develop a sound system for assessing the performance of learners and teachers and the efficacy of curricula at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels

Led by experienced education faculty surgeons, you won’t want to miss this opportunity. This course is limited to 30 participants, so you are encouraged to apply early.