Medical Education Concentration (MEC) for MD and MD-PhD Students

To receive course credit for completion of the Medical Education Concentration, students must complete the following elements prior to graduation:

• Academic Component – A series of 90-minute skills workshops (6 required, 2 optional), plus an additional eight hours of educator programming selected from the Center for Medical Education’s educator development program offerings.
• Medical Education Practicum – 20 hours of hands-on teaching experience at Yale School of Medicine and/or within the greater New Haven community. The 20 hours can be obtained from different teaching opportunities. Skill building is enhanced through self-assessment, observation, feedback, and mentorship.
• Medical Education Scholarly Project – Students will work with a project mentor to complete a medical education scholarly project or thesis related to teaching, curriculum, assessment, or leadership.

The foundation of the MEC is a series of interactive skills workshops. The workshops include a combination of in-person and virtual sessions. To meet MEC requirements, students must complete a minimum of 6 skills workshops, including those marked as required (*). The 2025-26 workshop schedule is below.

• Monday, October 6 (5:30-7 p.m. in-person): Foundations in Medical Education: Learning Theories & Student Project Spotlight
• Thursday, October 30 (6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom): Preparing Students to Learn: Readiness and Receptivity to Feedback*
• Thursday, November 6 (6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom): Effective Small Group Facilitation Strategies*
• Thursday, January 15 (6-7:30 p.m. in-person): Effective Presentations*
• Thursday, January 22 (6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom): Introduction to Curriculum Design*
• Thursday, January 29 (6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom): Teaching on the Fly*
• Thursday, February 5 (6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom): Introduction to Assessment*
• Thursday, March 12 (6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom): Poster Design Workshop