Clinical Teacher Program

Group shot of teachers that have completed the clinical teacher program
Group shot of teachers that have completed the clinical teacher program

About us

Our Clinical Teacher Program (CTP) is designed to help busy clinicians become confident, effective educators by strengthening teaching, observation, and feedback skills. This hybrid program combines flexibility with high-impact learning, offering practical strategies for teaching in clinical settings and improving the learning environment. Participants leave equipped to evaluate residents using competency-based assessments and deliver meaningful feedback that drives growth.

Our Clinical Teacher Program (CTP) is designed to help busy clinicians become confident, effective educators by strengthening teaching, observation, and feedback skills. This hybrid program combines flexibility with high-impact learning, offering practical strategies for teaching in clinical settings and improving the learning environment. Participants leave equipped to evaluate residents using competency-based assessments and deliver meaningful feedback that drives growth.

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
  • Identify strategies to effectively teach in busy clinical settings
  • Outline the key components of an effective direct observation of learners
  • List and describe the elements of constructive and effective feedback to learners
  • Articulate the key steps of teaching clinical procedures
  • Practice evaluating residents using competency-based assessments

The Corewell Health Office of Medical Education in West Michigan is proud to offer our hybrid Clinical Teacher Program (CTP) and Clinical Teacher Program for Surgeons courses! This course is a direct result of the Faculty Development Needs Assessment meetings held with each of our residency and fellowship programs. The hybrid modality allows participants to maximize their learning and training while being cognizant of their limited time to attend courses in person.

The Clinical Teacher Program condenses the previous two-day in-person course into a hybrid model consisting of:

  • An engaging, interactive and asynchronous online module
  • A 1-hour in-person session that includes group discussions and opportunities to practice new skills

Topics covered in the course:

  • Orienting new learners
  • Conducting direct observations
  • Teaching bedside procedures
  • Giving feedback
  • Designing effective competency-based assessment
  • Clinical questioning (CTP)
  • Graduated Autonomy (CTP for Surgeons)

The new CTP and CTP for Surgeons courses are open to program directors, assistant program directors, core and community faculty, as well as fellows and senior/chief residents. CTP for Surgeons is primarily for surgical and critical care residency and fellowship programs. With both CTP and CTP for Surgeons, completing both the online and in-person portions will earn 6 CME credits.

What participants have said about the course

The approach to the difficult conversation was great - not an easy task but such an important one. A key responsibility of being a teacher/preceptor is being able to have the difficult conversation.

This should be offered to all preceptors! I love that it is an offered benefit at no cost - shows CH/MSUs commitment to increase the quality of medical education.

Learning a new and better approach to teaching that engages learners at a higher level. I loved how interactive it [Bedside Skills Teaching] was and having the opportunity to play the role of a learner, teacher and observer and learning new skills.

The approach to the difficult conversation was great - not an easy task but such an important one. A key responsibility of being a teacher/preceptor is being able to have the difficult conversation.

This should be offered to all preceptors! I love that it is an offered benefit at no cost - shows CH/MSUs commitment to increase the quality of medical education.

Learning a new and better approach to teaching that engages learners at a higher level. I loved how interactive it [Bedside Skills Teaching] was and having the opportunity to play the role of a learner, teacher and observer and learning new skills.

The approach to the difficult conversation was great - not an easy task but such an important one. A key responsibility of being a teacher/preceptor is being able to have the difficult conversation.

This should be offered to all preceptors! I love that it is an offered benefit at no cost - shows CH/MSUs commitment to increase the quality of medical education.

Learning a new and better approach to teaching that engages learners at a higher level. I loved how interactive it [Bedside Skills Teaching] was and having the opportunity to play the role of a learner, teacher and observer and learning new skills.

The approach to the difficult conversation was great - not an easy task but such an important one. A key responsibility of being a teacher/preceptor is being able to have the difficult conversation.

This should be offered to all preceptors! I love that it is an offered benefit at no cost - shows CH/MSUs commitment to increase the quality of medical education.

Learning a new and better approach to teaching that engages learners at a higher level. I loved how interactive it [Bedside Skills Teaching] was and having the opportunity to play the role of a learner, teacher and observer and learning new skills.

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