Medical Education Day
June 5, 2012
Schedule
Medical Education Day is a time to acknowledge and highlight educational innovations taking place throughout the University of Michigan Medical School. This annual event is an opportunity for the medical education community to gather and meet directly with students and faculty who have initiated advances in medical education.
Highlights
- Presenters share information about their research through posters and computer demonstrations.
- Formal presentation at a plenary session presented by a prominent Medical Education scholar.
- Post-plenary session panel of University of Michigan Medical School respondents.
Plenary speaker – Cees van der Vleuten, M.A., Ph.D.
This year’s plenary speaker is Cees van der Vleuten, M.A., Ph.D, Professor of Education and Scientific Director of the Graduate School of Health Professions Education at Maastricht University. He has contributed substantially to the development of the innovative educational concept in the broad sense of the word within Maastricht University and the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences in particular. Because of these activities, he has made an important contribution to the strong international and national ranking of Maastricht University. |
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| He has contributed amongst other things to the development of a new curriculum of the Medical Programm. Additionally, he is Scientific Director of the Master of Health Professions Education, Chair of the Department of Educational Development and Research, Scientific Director of the Research Institute on Education, and member of the Management Team of the national research school on education (ICO). He has supervised 42 PhD students who have already brought their doctoral trajectory to completion and is currently supervising 35 PhD students. | |
Event Sponsors
- Associate Dean for Medical Education
- Department of Medical Education
- Medical Education Scholars Program
