Courses | Health Sciences Educators’ Academy for Learning (HEAL)

This course will introduce learners to fundamental principles in adult education assessment and how they relate to health professions learners in a medical environment.

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Learning design shares common design principles with that of an architect who thinks through the audience, materials, measurements and how best to achieve the final product throughout the stages of planning and building. This course will walk educators through the process of designing education for health professions learners.

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This session equips participants with essential tools for designing effective assessment and evaluation strategies in health professions education.

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This course introduces foundational concepts in educational theory to enhance teaching effectiveness in the health professions. Participants will examine six core principles of adult learning and explore practical examples of how these principles apply to health professions education. This course also guides learners in applying Bloom's Taxonomy and Fink's Taxonomy to the design of impactful, learner-centered courses that promote deeper understanding and skill development.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This session provides participants with practical guidance on advancing their educational scholarship. Learners will explore effective strategies for presenting and publishing scholarly work, gain insights into developing and submitting abstracts, and examine opportunities for securing internal and external grant funding. The session also introduces the Boyer Model's four views of scholarship, offering a comprehensive framework for understanding and contributing to the academic landscape.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This session focuses on the fundamentals of curriculum development using the backward design framework. Participants will learn to outline the steps of backward design and apply them to the creation of high-level, measurable learning outcomes for health professions education. The session will also clarify the distinction between course-level learning outcomes and learning objectives, guiding participants in crafting clear, concise objectives that align with broader curricular goals.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course aims to educate health professions educators on eleven granular teaching skills that they can use in clinical settings and in the classroom.

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This course aims to educate health professions educators on how to give effective feedback to learners. It will cover background on why learners do not receive feedback well and will teach concrete feedback techniques that will mitigate this problem.

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This course aims to educate health professions educators on how to create a safe and effective learning climate.

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Participants in this course will be able to: Demonstrate how to use simple questions to accurately diagnose learners, laying the foundation for effective feedback and efficient clinical teaching; Understand the critical role of learning climate on the educational process and outcomes; Recall the four steps of the One Minute Preceptor; Examine their own communication style and analyze the clinical thinking process of learners to enhance teaching effectiveness.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course instructs health professions educators on how to effectively incorporate bedside rounding into their teaching repertoire.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course will educate health professions educators on how to explicitly teach diagnostic clinical reasoning to health professions learners (e.g. medical students, residents, fellows, nursing/PA/NP students and fellows)

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course aims to educate health professions educators on how to effectively instruct learners in a virtual (online) setting.

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April 15, 2026, 12-1 p.m.

This course aims to educate health professions educators on how to effectively host and facilitate a hybrid teaching session.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

May 6, 2026, 12-1 p.m.

This course aims to educate health professions educators on how to effectively observe and learn from the teaching of other educators as well as to be observed by other educators while doing their own teaching.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This module will educate health professions educators on how to teach using a podcast platform to health professions learners.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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This module will educate health professions educators on how to effectively record and edit a teaching session. Topics discussed will include creation of asynchronous lecture content, comparison of available lecture recording modalities, examples of technology/hardware needed to produce an online lecture, use of editing software, and considerations for accessibility.

The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California, Davis, Health designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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This asynchronous module will educate faculty on how to teach to health professions learners (e.g. medical students, residents, fellows, nursing/PA/NP students and fellows) using a video platform like YouTube.