Faculty Development Resources

Now linked under “Special Interest Resources” on the DFCM website are the Faculty Development RefShare database and the Research and Resource Base (RDRB).

The RefShare list includes references for books, journal articles, conference proceedings, websites, and more. References are arranged by category; the topics covered include:

· Academic Career Management
· Educational Research
· Gender and Cultural Issues
· Mentoring and Coaching
· Professionalism
· Teaching and Learning
…and many more!

RDRB holds more than 900 listings in the form of journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and reports as suggested and endorsed by staff from the Centre for Faculty Development. The content of the records focuses on many health education topics, including:

· administrative, management and organizational development
· academic career management
· gender and cultural issues
· communication skills
· mentoring and coaching
· professionalism
· teaching and learning - includes resources which relate to audiovisual techniques for teaching, evaluation of students and teaching, teaching skills and strategies, learning styles, and much more.

Check out these excellent resources today!

Medical Smart Technology

Smartphones in Medical Practice - which one to choose?


In the following article, authors emphasize the pros and cons of mobile technology and its operating systems in order to inform physicians of the choices before they decide to purchase any. Specifically, here the article reviews "6 currently available platforms that make up the smartphone devices".

Surfing the web: practicing medicine in a technological age: using smartphones in clinical practice

Burdette SD, Herchline TE, Oehler R
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 47(1):117-22, 2008 Jul 1.

AbstractMobile technology has the potential to revolutionize how physicians practice medicine. From having access to the latest medical research at the point of care to being able to communicate at a moment's notice with physicians and colleagues around the world, we are practicing medicine in a technological age. During recent years, many physicians have been simultaneously using a pager, cellular telephone, and personal digital assistant (PDA) to keep in communication with the hospital and to access medical information or calendar functions. Many physicians have begun replacing multiple devices with a "smartphone," which functions as a cellular telephone, pager, and PDA. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of the currently available platforms that make up the smartphone devices and the available medical software. Each platform has its unique advantages and disadvantages, and available software will vary by device and is in constant flux.

New Additions in the DFCM Library

Alguire PC, DeWitt DE, Pinsky LE, Ferenchick MD. Teaching in your office. A guide to instructing medical students and residents. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: ACP Press, 2008.
[Class: TEACHING - AMBULATORY]
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Gillespie KH, Hilsen LR, Wadsworth EC (Eds.). A guide to faculty development: practical advice, examples, and resources. San Francisco: Anker Publishing Company, 2002.
[Class: EDUCATION - FACULTY DEVELOPMENT]
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Showstack J, Rothman AA, Hassmiller SB (Ed.). The future of primary care.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
[Class: FAMILY PRACTICE - GENERAL TEXTS]
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Colthart I, Bagnall G, Evans A, Allbutt H, Haig A,Illing J, McKinstry B. The effectiveness of self-assessment on the identification of learner needs, learner activity, and impact on clinical practice: BEME Guide no. 10 [Journal article: Medical Teacher 30(2),124-45]. Informa Healthcare, 2008.
[Class: EDUCATION]
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Ellaway R, Masters K. AMEE Guide no. 32: E-learning in medical education - part 1: learning, teaching and assessment [Journal article: Medical Teacher 30, 455-473].
Informa Healthcare, 2008.
[Class: EDUCATION]
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Ellaway R, Masters K. AMEE Guide: E-learning in medical education: Guide 32 part 2: technology, management and design [Journal article: Medical Teacher 30, 474-489]. Informa Healthcare, 2008.
[Class: EDUCATION]
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Ramani S, Leinster S. AMEE Guide no. 34: teaching in the clinical environment [Journal article: Medical Teacher 30, 347-364]. Informa Healthcare, 2008.
[Class: TEACHING - AMBULATORY]
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Pan American Health Organization. Renewing primary health care in the Americas: a position paper of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). Washington: PAHO, 2007.
[Class: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS]
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How Physicians Learn

The Continuing education in the health professions: improving healthcare through lifelong learning report was published in need to focus on continuing education, its developments, financing, and designing effective systems to keep learning in the medical field. The monograph is available free and can be reproduced without permission.

The following are "stages of self-directed learning and principles for facilitating physician learning in formal continuing medical education" as pointed out by Moore in his chapter from the above publication. The author also draws attention to how medical professionals should address their continuing learning and as a result presents several principles to effective CME learning . Finally, he assesses effective CME activities.

Moore, DE. How physicians learn and how to design learning experiences for them: an approach based on an interpretive review of evidence.
In : Hager M, Russell S, Fletcher SW, editors. Continuing education in the health professions: improving healthcare through lifelong learning. Bermuda, New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation; 2008. p. 30-62

Stages of learning
1. Recognizing an opportunity for learning
2. Searching for resources for learning
3. Engaging in learning
4. Trying out what was learned
5. Incorporating what was learned

Principles for effective learning in Continuing Medical Education
1. Planners of formal CME should consider physicians' stages of learning
2. Formal CME should focus on clinical problems
3. Formal CME activities should be organized to provide opportunities to obtain knowledge and develop skills
4. Formal CME activities should provide opportunities for learning
5. Effective CME activities are more likely to consist of multiple educational activities that are organized according to a plan
6. Learning is enhanced if content is organized in small units

New Books in DFCM Library

Please have a look at our new books.

Gautam Mamta. IronDoc : practical stress management tools for physicians. Ottawa : Book Coach Press, 2004.
[Class: PHYSICIANS]
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Mullins Clare, Constable Graham ; foreword by Gregory Simon. Leadership and teambuilding in primary care. Oxford : Radcliffe Publishing, 2007.
[EDUCATION-FACULTY DEVELOPMENT-LEADERSHIP]
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2 Good Articles for Clinical Teachers

Please visit the following links to find out more on:

What Makes a Good Clinical Teacher in Medicine?
The full text of this article is available in the Academic Medicine Journal, which is held in our Library and accessible via UT e-resources.

Sutkin G, Wagner E, Harris I, Schiffer R.
What makes a good clinical teacher in medicine? A review of the literature.
Acad.Med. 2008 May;83(5):452-466

Tips for Clinical Teachers to Improving Time Efficiency When Both Teaching and Caring for Patients.
Irby DM, Wilkerson L. Teaching when time is limited.
BMJ 2008 March; 336(7640):384-387

New Global Health Resource Wiki

Please visit this new Global Health information resource created by McGill University.

http://wikisites.mcgill.ca/GlobalHealthGuide

This resource guide was created as a */wiki /*using MediaWiki software* *so that as many people as possible would be encouraged to both use the guide and add resources to it. *All members of the McGill community – students, faculty, clinicians, researchers and staff* *– can add resources to the guide by logging in with their McGill user ID. Anyone in the international community** with an interest in global health* is welcome to use the guide for finding global health information and resources. If you are from an academic community outside of McGill, we* *encourage you to participate and contribute to the wiki. Contact us for a user ID if you would like to contribute resources or information to the guide.

Please contact the following librarians for further information, such as to obtain more information, to comment or pass on suggestions for content, or to request a User ID to add resources and content, please contact one of these McGill librarians:
Eamon Duffy Government Information Service eamon.duffy@mcgill.ca
Louisa Piatti Nahum Gelber Law Library louisa.piatti@mcgill.ca
Jim Henderson Life Sciences Library jim.henderson@mcgill.ca
Deborah Meert Macdonald Campus Library deborah.meert@mcgill.ca

New Books in DFCM Library

Please view our latest acquisitions.


Holmboe Eric S., Hawkins Richard E. (Ed.). Practical guide to the evaluation of clinical competence. Philadelphia : Mosby Elsevier, 2008.
[Class: EVALUATION]
Holmboe Eric S., Hawkins Richard E. (Ed.). Practical guide to the evaluation of clinical competence with bonus DVD [DVD]. Philadelphia : Mosby Elsevier, 2008. [Class: EVALUATION]
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Merriam Sharan B., Brockett Ralph G. The profession and practice of adult education : an introduction. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2007.
[Class: EDUCATION]
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Orbinski James. An imperfect offering : humanitarian action in the twenty-first century. Canada : Doubleday, 2008.
[Class: PHYSICIANS]
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Sturmberg Joachim P.; with a contribution by Martin Carmel M. ; foreword by McWhinney Ian R. The foundations of primary care : daring to be different. Oxon : Radcliffe Publishing, 2007.
[Class: FAMILY PRACTICE - GENERAL TEXTS]
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New Books in DFCM Library

Please view our new acquisitions.

Sotile Wayne M., Sotile O. Mary.
The Resilient Physician: Effective emotional management for doctors and their medical organizations.
USA : American Medical Association, 2002.
[Class: PHYSICIANS]
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Zachary Lois J.
Creating a mentoring culture :the organization's guide.
San Franciso : Joseey-Bass, 2005.
[Class: EDUCATION - FACULTY DEVELOPMENT - MENTORING]
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O'Donnell Karen.
My different life : an intimate portrait of a family living with learning disabilities [DVD]. United Kingdom : Workshop Productions, 2007.
[Class: FAMILY / COUNSELING]
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O'Donnell Karen.
Odd kid out [DVD].
United Kingdom : Workshop Productions, 2002.
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Curriculum Development Bibliography

The library has updated the Curriculum Development bibliography. Please note that all of the materials listed are available at the DFCM library unless indicated otherwise.

De Angelis, Catherine D. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine curriculum for the twenty-first century. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. – held at Gerstein Library

Dent JA, Harden RM. Practical guide for medical teachers. Toronto ON: Harcourt Publishers Ltd, 2001.
Chapters by Harden RM. Planning a Curriculum & the Core Curriculum; Crosby JR. Curriculum goals.

Deutch SL, Noble J. Community-based teaching: A guide to developing education programs for medical students and residents in the practitioner's office. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1997.
Chapter by Girard D & Deutch SL. Curriculum Development.

Diamond RM. Designing and assessing courses and curricula: A practical guide. San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Ende J [et al.], editors. Graduate education in internal medicine: a resource guide to curriculum development / the report of the Federated Council for Internal Medicine, Task Force on the Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians, c1997. - held at Gerstein Library

Fisher LA, Levene C. Planning a professional curriculum: a guide to understanding programme design. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, c1989. - held at Gerstein Library

Golden A, Carlson D, Hagen J. Art of teaching primary care. Springer, 1982.
Chapter by Golden, A.S.: A Model for Curriculum Development Linking Curriculum with Health Needs

Harden, R.M. AMEE guide no. 21: Curriculum mapping: a tool for transparent and authentic teaching and learning. Medical Teacher, 23(1), 2001.

Havelock P, Hasler J, Flew R, McIntyre D, et al. Professional education for general practice. Oxford U Press, 1995.
Chapter 4 – Constructing a Curriculum.

Kern DE, Thomas PA, Howard DM, Bass EB. Curriculum development for medical education: A six-step approach. Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.

McGaghie WC, Frey JJ. Handbook for the academic physician. Springer Verlag, 1986.
Chapter by Friedman CP & Baker R. An Experience in Curriculum Development

Mohanna Kay, Wall David, Chambers Ruth. Teaching made easy: A manual for health professionals, 2nd ed. Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004. Chapter 5 – Curriculum Development

Oliver, R., Kersten, H., Vinkka-Puhakka, H., Alpasan, G., Bearn, D., & Cema, I., et al. (2008). Curriculum structure: Principles and strategy. European Journal of Dental Education, 12 (Suppl. 1), 74-84.

Tosteson Daniel C, Adelstein S. James, Carver Susan T. New pathways to medical education: Learning to learn at Harvard medical School. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U Press, 1994.
Chap. 5 –Curriculum design – pg. 48.

Wolf, P., Christensen Hughes, J., eds. (2007). Curriculum development in higher education: Faculty-driven processes and practices. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

New Recommendations from the DFCM Library

Great Tips on Creating an Effective Poster

Creating Effective Poster Presentations :: An Effective Poster
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/

Excellent resource for all phases of poster creation and presentation, includes a useful, step-by-step guide on how to use PowerPoint to create a poster.

Refreshing How-To's of Time Management

Randy Pausch on Time Management - lecture delivered in Nov. 2007

"More than 6 million people have viewed Carnegie Mellon computer science professor Randy Pausch's "How to Achieve Your Childhood Dreams" on YouTube . In his lecture, the terminally-ill 47-year old Carnegie Mellon professor provides realistic advice on how you can live your life so that you can make your childhood dreams come true. Equally compelling is Pausch's lecture on "Time Management" -- an entertaining, empowering, and poignant "how-to" that distills the best of Covey, Allen and others into a plan that anyone can follow."

"Time Management" - lecture/video
Full video version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTugjssqOT0

Podcast version (download to your favorite MP3 player) http://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast/search.php?keywords=ausch&submit=Go#

Evidence-based Algorithm to Make EBM Search Method Easier

Kendal, Sandra. Evidence-based resources simplified. Can Fam Physician Vol. 54, No. 2, Feb 2008, pp.241 - 243 . http://www.cfp.ca/cgi/content/full/54/2/241

The algorithm or EBM decision tool described helps clinicians find and choose the best resources to answer clinical questions. Resources are categorized into 4 "tiers" or levels of evidence with Tier 1 listing the resources with the highest level of filtered evidence such as BMJ Clinical Evidence and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Tiers 2 and 3 list resources in descending order of filtered evidence with Tier 4 listing unfiltered resources such as Medline and Embase. This EBM algorithm helps to make sense of the various tools and resources and reduces search time for both the student and the clinician.

February 2008 - New Books in DFCM Library

Lerner, Richard M.Concepts and theories of human development. 3rd ed.Mahwah : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002. [Class: FAMILY / COUNSELING]
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Schwarz Roger, Davidson Anne, Carlson Peg, McKinney Sue, et.al.. The skilled facilitator fieldbook : tips, tools, and tested methods for consultants, facilitators, managers, trainers, and coaches. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2005. [Class: TEACHING]
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Lindstrand A., Bergström S., Rosling H., Rubenson B., Stenson B., Tylleskär. T. Global health : An introductory textbook. Denmark : Studentlitteratur,2006. [Class: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS]
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Hulley, S., Cummings S. R., Browner W. S., Grady D. G., Newman T. B. Designing clinical research. 3rd ed. Philadelphia : Lippincot Williams & Wilkins, 2007.[Class: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY]
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March 2008 - New Books in DFCM Library

Barlett Sharon, LeRose Maria. Desperately seeking doctors [DVD]. Vancouver : Dreamfilm Productions, 2008.
[Class: PHYSICIANS]
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Cohen Deborah, Rhydderch Melody, Cooper Ian. Managing remediation. ASME, 2007. [Class: EDUCATION]
Freeth Della. Interprofessional education. ASME, 2007.
[Class: EDUCATION]
White Casey B., Gruppen Larry D.. Self-regulated learning in medical education. ASME, 2007. [Class: EDUCATION]
Wall David. Evaluation: improving practice, inlfuencing policy. ASME, 2007. [Class: EVALUATION] Look inside


Feldman Mitchell D., Christensen John F. (Ed.). Behavioral medicine : A Guide for Clinical Practice. 3rd ed.. New York ; Chicago ; San Francisco : McGraw Hill Medical, 2008.
[Class: FAMILY / COUNSELING]
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Groopman Jerome. How Doctors Think. Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007. [Class: PHYSICIANS]
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Leaming Deryl A.. Academic Leadership : A Practical Guide to Chairing the Department. 2nd ed.. San Francisco : Anker Publishing Company, 2007.
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McKenry Patrick C., Price Sharon J. (Ed.). Families and Change : Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions.3rd ed.. Thousand Oaks ; London ; New Delhi : Sage Publications, 2005. [Class: FAMILY / COUNSELING]
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Sinclair Lynne, Barker Keegan, Moaveni Azadeh. Student Experiences in Interprofessional Education [DVD 1]. Toronto: University of Toronto (Office of Interprofessional Education), 2007. [Class: EDUCATION]
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Wolf Peter, Hughes Julia Christensen (Ed.). Curriculum Development in Higher Education: Faculty-Driven Processes and Practices (Series: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 112, Winter 2007). San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2007.
[Class: EDUCATION]
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Wren, John. How to monitor for population health outcomes: guidelines for developing a monitoring framework. Wellington, New Zealand : Ministry of Health, 2007.
[Class: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - HEALTH MEASUREMENT]
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