Medical Education Track | Department of Internal Medicine | UC Davis Health

The future of academic medicine relies on strong teachers and leaders. There are few places where a resident can learn about and practice effective teaching and feedback techniques, presentation expertise, and leadership skills. The Internal Medicine Residency program offers a one-year Medical Education Track geared toward mastering these skills as you gain valuable experience as teachers.

Residents in the Medical Education Track will meet with top clinician-educators to learn key teaching skills. Those who completed the track and gone on to jobs or fellowships uniformly have stated that their potential new employers highly regarded this experience.

The medical education track curriculum takes place during the 2nd or 3rd year of residency, and residents can apply in the second half of either their 1st or 2nd year.

Residents in this track receive specialized training on how to become an expert clinical-educator; as well, there are multiple opportunities to practice and lead in various educational settings. Some of these activities include:

• Attending seminars on topics such as learning climate, teaching at the bedside, giving feedback, working with struggling learners, teaching in large and small groups, and mentoring;
• Facilitating problem-based learning and team-based learning sessions with pre-clerkship medical students;
• Assessing and developing teaching cases and curriculum;
• Delivering a lecture or leading Morning Report, where you will be observed and provided with direct feedback;
• Teaching at the bedside where you will be observed and provided with direct feedback;
• Collaborating with and mentoring fourth-year medical students in the School of Medicine Medical Education Track as they complete capstone projects;
• Receiving top priority for taking the Master Clinician Educator Elective, our top-rated elective in the program.

Licensed residents may also choose to practice their skills by serving as teaching attendings for students in the UC Davis School of Medicine Student-Run Clinics.