Curriculum Components
The ESFP consists of three components:
Component 1
Includes 20 hours of introductory sessions held in September and October of the first year plus monthly meetings of three hours beginning in January. These sessions will cover a wide range of educational topics such as:
- Curriculum and Instruction - Writing Goals and Objectives, Curriculum Design, Team Learning, Improving Large Group Teaching, Small Group Teaching, Feedback/Difficult Learner, and Remediation.
- Evaluation - Measuring Outcomes, ACGME Competencies, Program Evaluation, Performance Based Evaluation, Writing Effective Multiple Choice Questions, and Focus Group Evaluations.
- Activities of a Professional Teacher - Educational Research, Understanding Educational Statistics, and Documenting Teaching/The Teaching Portfolio.
Component 2
Requires participants to choose 24 hours of Committee for Educator Development workshops (see calendar) which will most enhance their skills as medical educators.
Component 3
Focuses on an independent educational project. If you would care to see the projects of past fellows, please access http://www.bcm.edu/fac-ed/mtfp/mtfp_fellows.html.