CME ON-DEMAND
These courses are FREE with an active Community or Joint Faculty appointment at UNR Med. For questions or inquiries regarding this program series, please contact adamwilkinson@med.unr.edu.
UNR Med Community Faculty On-Demand
Overview
The Clinical Teaching Series focuses on how you interact with and teach future medical professionals, along with the best practices to create a positive learning environment in clinical settings. Each video in the series covers a different topic related to clinical teaching. By watching these videos, you will receive practical tips and tricks that can be instantly implemented into your teaching practices. Viewing all the videos will train you in many important topics, enhancing your skills and confidence as a clinical preceptor.
This page will be updated throughout the year to include additional videos related to clinical teaching. If you are a Renown Joint Faculty member, each video fulfills the MPP agreement requirement, which states you must complete one clinical teaching professional development session each year.
For information on upcoming clinical teaching professional developments presented by UNR Med Office for Community Faculty, please email adamwilkinson@med.unr.edu.
Registration
These courses are FREE with an active Community or Joint Faculty appointment at UNR Med. For questions or inquiries regarding this program series, please contact adamwilkinson@med.unr.edu.
Training Credit Requirements for Community or Clinical Academic Faculty
To receive credit for meeting the training requirements associated with your Community Faculty appointment or the Clinical Academic Faculty Meaningful Participation Program, you must complete both of the following steps:
- Watch the entire training video.
- Claim CME/CE credit after completing the video.
⚠️ Important: Your participation will only be recorded if both steps are completed.
Note for non-clinicians: You may still claim credit and will receive a certificate of completion.
Teaching in a Busy Clinical Setting
Led by Timothy Baker MD, this training covers strategies to overcome common precepting challenges, streamline administrative tasks, and provide quick, effective feedback using the “One Minute Preceptor” method. You’ll also learn to adapt your teaching to different learner levels and enhance overall precepting efficiency.
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the perceived barriers to precepting
- Describe administrative practices that can improve efficiency while precepting
- Apply the principle of the “One Minute Preceptor”
- Implement strategies to adjust teaching approach based on the learner’s level of experience
- Explore additional methods to efficiently precept learners in clinical settings
Presenter
Timothy Baker, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Vice Dean, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Online Registration for Teaching in a Busy Clinical Setting
What Every Teacher Should Know About Clinical Reasoning
Kirk Bronander MD, shares research-based methods to strengthen clinical reasoning. You'll be better equipped to improve your own skills and share these insights to UNR Med students during clerkships, boosting both your teaching effectiveness and the success of future medical professionals.
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Define an illness script and describe a common illness script in their everyday practice
- Identify when they are using intuitive reasoning and when analytical reasoning is being utilized to make a diagnosis
- Apply a problem representation to a clinical case and describe its utility in clinical reasoning
Presenter
Kirk Bronander, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine - Medical Director, Inpatient Internal Medicine - Inpatient Hospitalist, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Online Registration for What Every Teaching Should Know About Clinical Reasoning
Faculty Professionalism and Student Mistreatment
Neda Etezadi-Amoli MD and Cherie Singer PhD, discuss strategies for identifying and addressing professionalism issues, using case studies to illustrate key points. In this session, you'll gain valuable insights on creating a more supportive atmosphere for medical students you interact with.
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Recognize how the institutional culture and learning environment impacts learners
- Distinguish the characteristics of a positive and negative learning environment for learners
- Identify what constitutes learner mistreatment
- Describe the reporting responsibilities and processes at UNR Med
- Identify what you can do as a faculty member to facilitate a learning environment that positively impacts the culture at UNR Med
Presenters
Cherie Singer, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Neda Etezadi-Amoli, MD, Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology/Senior Associate Dean Undergraduate Academic Affairs/Vice Chair for Education
Online Registration for Faculty Professionalism and Student Mistreatment
What to Expect from Different Levels of Learners
Timothy Baker MD, Brian Lauf DMSc, and Nicole Jacobs Ph.D. will provide valuable insights and strategies. They will teach you how to adjust your teaching methods and expectations to suit medical learners’ varying levels of knowledge and skills. Understanding these differences allows you to identify where each student is in their medical learning journey, creating an appropriately challenging environment that fosters growth. This approach will better prepare future physicians to serve communities in Nevada. You will learn to recall and describe the varying knowledge levels of medical students, recognizing distinct learning objectives and differentiating clinical competencies at various educational stages. You will critically examine how to adjust lesson plans and curriculum rigor based on students’ experience levels and consider their diverse backgrounds when teaching in a clinical setting.
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the varying knowledge levels of medical students, clarifying what tasks they will or will not be proficient in within a medical setting
- Demonstrate comprehension by recognizing the distinct learning objectives relevant to different stages of medical education in clinical settings
- Differentiate between the clinical competencies of medical students at various educational levels
- Examine how lesson plans and curriculum rigor should be adjusted based on the experience level of the medical students
- Examine how the medical year students are in, and the student’s diverse backgrounds should be considered when teaching in a clinical setting
Presenters
Timothy Baker, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Vice Dean, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Brian Lauf, DMSc, Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine/Director Physician Assistant Studies
Nicole Jacobs, Ph.D., Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science/Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion
Online Registration for What to Expect from Different Levels of Learners
Effective Feedback in the Clinical Setting
Led by Aaron Deringer, M.D., this professional development program introduces medical professionals to research-backed techniques for delivering effective feedback. Using clinical scenarios, the session demonstrates how these strategies can be applied in real-life teaching settings to enhance student learning. By implementing these methods, medical professionals will be better equipped to provide impactful and effective feedback.
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand ways of giving effective feedback in a busy clinical environment
- Discuss examples of giving challenging feedback with learners
- Where and how to report professionalism lapse
Presenter
Aaron Dieringer, M.D., MPH, UNR Med Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine/Assistant Dean, Admissions
Online Registration for Effective Feedback in the Clinical Setting
Building a Wellness Program
Led by Dr. Lauren Schwarz, this training tackles the unique challenges of medical professionals’ wellness in rural Nevada, offering actionable strategies for effective wellness programs. Learn best practices for creating supportive environments that benefit both medical professionals and UNR Med students during their clerkships. By fostering stronger wellness initiatives, this session aims to enhance medical professionals’ daily lives and student experiences to inspire future medical professionals to pursue rewarding careers in rural medicine with support systems in place.
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the critical importance to build wellbeing supports for rural health care providers
- Develop practical strategies to create a wellness program in rural medical practices
- Discuss ideas for a strategic plan on how to promote clinical wellness in rural settings
- Describe how wellness programs help work places address moral injuries
Presenter
Lauren Schwarz Ph.D., UNR Med Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences/Associate Dean, Institutional Wellness
Online Registration for Building a Wellness Program
Medical Student Research Mentorship: Best Practices for Busy Clinicians
Led by Dr. Westhoff, this session emphasizes the importance of working with medical students on research projects by providing practical strategies to overcome challenges such as communication and time management. Participants will learn to foster lifelong learning, set clear expectations, and maintain project momentum, ultimately enhancing their professional growth and contributing to better patient care in Nevada.
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Foster a collaborative learning experience, even if you are not an experienced researcher
- Develop practical strategies to maintain communication and keep research projects on track
- Establish clear, realistic expectations to ensure a productive working relationship
Presenter
John Westhoff, M.D., MPH, Associate Professor, Medicine/Assistant Dean of Student Research, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine