School of Medicine Key Educational Skills Workshop
The Educator's Portfolio

Principal Faculty:

Martin Bogetz, M.D.
Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
Member, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators

Colin Partridge, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Member, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators

Traditionally there has been little formal assessment of the educational activities of a candidate for promotion beyond "counting" hours of teaching or letters of recommendation. To acknowledge faculty members' contributions to teaching programs, some medical schools have begun to use a "portfolio" to organize and document educational activities - a concept borrowed from artists and architects who have long collected samples of their best work for others to evaluate. The Educator's Portfolio, as it is being developed in the UCSF School of Medicine, moves beyond "teaching" to include other types of peer reviewed activities in education. It is a structured format that contains five categories of accomplishment: direct teaching; curriculum development; advising and mentorship; educational administration and leadership; and educational scholarship. Participants will have the opportunity to work in small groups on their own Educator's Portfolio. This workshop will be useful for anyone wishing to document teaching and educational activities.

At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Identify the five categories of accomplishment in the Educator's Portfolio
• Document their educational activities
• Understand how to use the Educator's Portfolio in conjunction with the standard promotion packet
• Adapt the workshop model for use with other faculty

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