Distance Learning Modules in Medical Education

FAIMER Distance Learning Modules in Medical Education are designed to provide health professions educators with in-depth training in all aspects of medical education through the convenience of on-line learning. The skills and knowledge acquired can help you advance health sciences education at your own institution to the highest international standards.

Modules are offered in the four themes below. Many modules can be taken as stand-alone courses, so you can choose the modules that are right for you.

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Theme 1: Self-Review and Accreditation

Module	Begins
1.3 Gathering, Analyzing and Presenting Evidence for Self-Review	July 9, 2012
1.4 Self-Review in Low-Resource Circumstances	October 8, 2012
Future Modules (Next start dates to be announced)
1.5 Implementing Improvements after Review	Registration closed
1.6 Planning an External Review	Registration closed
1.7 Purposes and Methods of Accreditation	Registration closed
1.8 Non-Regulatory Approaches to Quality Assurance of Medical Education	Registration closed
1.1 Standards for Medical Education	Registration closed
1.2 Organizing a Self-Review	Registration closed

Theme 2: Educational Management and Leadership

Module	Begins
2.7 Team Building	July 9, 2012
2.8 Managing and Leading Change	October 8, 2012
Future Modules (Next start dates to be announced)
2.1 Leadership in Health Professions Education	Registration closed
2.2 Understanding and Managing Self	Registration closed
2.3 Understanding and Managing Others, Performance and Conflict	Registration closed
2.4 Positive, Appreciative, Strengths-Based Leadership	Registration closed
2.5 Leading and Managing Projects	Registration closed
2.6 Managing Meetings and Group Decision-Making	Registration closed

Theme 3: Student Assessment

This theme has been designed as a series, so modules should be taken in order.

Module	Begins
3.3 Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs)	July 9, 2012
3.4 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)	October 8, 2012
Future Modules (Next start dates to be announced)
3.5 Essays and Short Answer Questions	Registration closed
3.6 Clinical and Oral Examinations	Registration closed
3.7 Workplace-based Assessments	Registration closed
3.8 Standard Setting	Registration closed
3.1 Assessment Overview	Registration closed
3.2 Designing an Assessment System: Blueprinting	Registration closed

Theme 4: Research and Evaluation

This theme has been designed as a series, so modules should be taken in order.

Module	Begins
4.3 Research Designs and Sampling	July 9, 2012
4.4 Quantitative Research Methods	October 8, 2012
Future Modules (Next start dates to be announced)
4.5 Quantitative Data Analysis	Registration closed
4.6 Qualitative Research Methods	Registration closed
4.7 Qualitative Data Analysis	Registration closed
4.8 Research Governance	Registration closed
4.1 Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation: Introduction	Registration closed
4.2 Literature Review and Writing a Research Question	Registration closed

Course Description
Each module takes approximately one hour per week for 10 weeks. The modules can be downloaded or used on-line. You will be provided with course materials and supporting documentation, and assigned a Learning Advisor to stimulate and discuss your progress in an on-line discussion forum. You will be expected to complete two one-hour assignments (within the 10-hour allocation) on which you will receive detailed feedback.

Certificate of Completion
Upon successful completion of each module, you will receive a credit-rated certificate that can be used as evidence of continuing professional development (CPD). It is expected that, in time, you will be eligible to use this certificate as credit toward a higher degree.

Payment and Registration
The cost of each module is $135 USD. Applications for each module will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until one week before the module's start date. A maximum of 100 participants can register for each module.

To sign up, two steps are required: payment and registration.

1. Payment: FAIMER uses PayPal to process payments for distance-learning modules. Follow these steps to pay for a module:

(A) Select the desired module from the list below.
(B) Click on the PAY NOW button to access PayPal and complete your transaction.

You can use PayPal to pay by major credit card. If you have a PayPal account, you may also be able to pay using your local bank account. For more information on payment methods and establishing a PayPal account, visit the PayPal website.

To purchase multiple modules, select the first module by completing (A) and (B) above, click Continue shopping on the PayPal page, and then repeat (A) and (B) for each additional module.

If your country is not listed in PayPal, or if you experience any other difficulty in paying for a module, please contact distancelearning@faimer.org.

Notification of your purchase will be sent automatically to FAIMER.

NOTE: If the maximum of 100 participants has been reached for a given module, you will be notified that the module has “sold out” before you can complete your transaction. If this occurs, please contact us at distancelearning@faimer.org to request placement on a waiting list for the next time that the module is offered.

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