1. 1. Pathology program curriculum development Daniel Rosen, MD
2. 2. About me Daniel Rosen, MD Pathology Residency Associate Program Director at BCM, Houston, Texas
3. 3. The Texas Medical Center
4. 4. GOAL Assemble a 2-year long didactic academic curriculum for the residency pathology program that will start in July 1st 2015.
5. 5. The classroom evolution 1890 Chalkboard 1900 pencil 1930 Overhead projector 1940 Ballpoint pen 1980 Personal computer 2007 Iphone Tablets Social media 1990 powerpoint
6. 6. Teaching-Centered and Learning-Centered
7. 7. Teaching-Centered approach Faculty are lecturers Transfer of knowledge from teacher to student Time held constant; learning varies Promote recall
8. 8. Learning-Centered approach Faculty are facilitators, active students Discovery and construction of knowledge Learning held constant; time varies Promote understanding
9. 9. The pathology taxonomy wheel
10. 10. Didactic conference worflow Powerpoint Keynote Slideshare Prezi Google Docs 1. Create Slideshare Prezi Youtube Google+ Blackboard 2. Publish Slideshare Prezi Youtube Blackboard 3. Assess
11. 11. Journal club Pubmed Scopus Medscape Google scholar Web of Science 1. Search Powerpoint keynote Slideshare Prezi Google Docs 2. Create Slideshare Prezi Google Docs Youtube Voicethread 3. Publish Slideshare Prezi Google Docs Youtube Voicethread 4. Assess
12. 12. Students dont learn Teachers dont teach
13. 13. Six-Step Approach to Curriculum Development 2. Targeted needs assessment 3. Goals and objectives 4. Educational strategies 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation and feedback 1. Problem identification
14. 14. Six-Step Approach Identify health care need Who is affected? What does it affect? Qualitative and quantitative effects? 1. Problem identification / general needs assessment
15. 15. Six-Step Approach Identify targeted learners Learn about targeted learners Informal discussions / Formal interviews Focus group discussions Questionnaires Direct observation of skills 2. Targeted needs assessment
16. 16. Six-Step Approach Aid in curriculum content selection Allow the evaluation of learners and curriculum Conveys to others curriculum expectations 3. Goals and objectives
17. 17. Six-Step Approach Maintain congruence between objectives and methods Use multiple educational methods Should use feasible resources Promote self-directed learning 4. Educational methods
18. 18. Six-Step Approach Identify resources needed Develop administrative mechanisms Anticipate problems 5. Implementation
19. 19. Six-Step Approach Select measurement methods Collect data Analyze data Report results 6. Evaluation and feedback
20. 20. Academic curriculum July 2015 1
21. 21. 2 year cycle High Yield topics Organ system based modules End of module evaluations Academic curriculum
22. 22. www.bcm.blackboard.com
23. 23. Conclusions Our program has underutilized powerful resources Implementation of these resources such as Blackboard will improve the educational experience The results from the evaluation will provide useful data to further develop this curriculum
24. 24. Thanks Daniel Rosen, MD dgrosen@bcm.edu