{"id":50,"date":"2023-08-09T20:23:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:02:12","slug":"professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/\" >Department of Medical Education<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  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<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Developing You<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/medical-education-professional-development.jpg\" alt=\"Physician looks at his laptop while taking notes.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/medical-education-professional-development.jpg 900w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/medical-education-professional-development-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/medical-education-professional-development-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Medical Education provides opportunities for faculty and residents to improve their teaching skills and to conduct research in medical education.<\/p>\n<h3>Faculty Development Sessions<\/h3>\n<p>The department offers faculty development sessions around teaching, assessment and feedback, curriculum design, instructional design and strategies, program evaluation, and educational scholarship and research in the form of grand rounds, noon conferences, interactive workshops and retreats. Other topics and formats may be developed upon request.<\/p>\n<h3>Interactive Workshops<\/h3>\n<p>The department offers interactive workshops targeted to specific teaching needs, including but not limited to creating a positive learning environment, identifying learners in difficulty, assessing learners and providing effective feedback, small group teaching, and teaching in the clinical setting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/professional-development\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore our 2025-2026 Workshop Series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Customizable Resident-as-Teacher Sessions<\/h3>\n<p>The department provides resident-as-teacher workshops to clinical departments and direct observation of clinical teaching with targeted feedback.<\/p>\n<h3>Individual Consultations<\/h3>\n<p>One-on-one or small-group consultation sessions addressing the specific needs of the individual faculty or a small group of faculty (disciplines, modules, clerkships, etc.) are available upon request.<\/p>\n<h3>Faculty Development Video Library<\/h3>\n<p>These video resources offer convenient access to valuable insights and instructional strategies, empowering our Keck and affiliated site faculty members to excel in their roles<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/medical-education\/professional-development\/faculty-development-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore our collection of teaching and learning videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>USC Center for Excellence in Teaching<\/h3>\n<p class=\"break-words whitespace-pre-wrap text-color-text\" data-test-id=\"about-us__description\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/cet.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET)<\/a> supports the university teaching community in implementing inclusive practices, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovative solutions to maximize learning and address contemporary teaching challenges.\u00a0 Connect with them today for additional faculty resources, teaching institutes, and campus learning communities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex papabear:mr-3 mamabear:mr-3 babybear:flex-wrap\" data-test-id=\"about-us__website\"><\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"about-us__website\"><\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"about-us__website\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"mailto:keck-prof-dev@usc.edu\">Please contact our office<\/a> to discuss professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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