Enhancing Teaching Skills for Medical Educators (Online): Making the Most of Mentoring

“Making the Most of Mentoring” is a learning module created for medical educators as part of the “Enhancing Teaching Skills Lunchtime Webinar Series.” The goal of this series is to enhance core teaching and scholarship skills for medical educators of both medical students and residents throughout the UPMC system. The webinar series occurs live through Microsoft Teams from 12:00-1:00PM every other month during the academic year. If you would like to be invited to participate in the live webinar, please email Maggie Benson at bensonmk@upmc.edu.

Target Audience

Medical educators of both medical students and residents. 

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the importance of self-assessment in optimizing mentoring interactions.
  • Discuss the strengths and challenges of various mentoring models.
  • Identify "best practices" regarding how to establish and maintain effective mentorship relationships.
  • Develop strategies to effectively mentor across differences including gender, race and generational.
     
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/01/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Part of: 
Enhancing Teaching Skills for Medical Educators Series

Course Director:
Maggie Benson, MD MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
UPMC Hamot

Presenters:

Dr. Erika Friehling, MD MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Fellowship Program Director for Pediatric Heme-Onc

Dr. Jeffrey Lineman, DO
Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine
UPMC St. Margaret

 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.75 Attendance
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