The VETS program was developed with the goal of using the expertise of the entire consortium to improve teaching practices in order to support student learning.
VETS Learning Objectives:
- Gain knowledge of educational concepts and effective teaching skills for both the clinical and didactic setting.
- Understand their own perspectives on teaching and learning and know how these influence their teaching.
- Be able to recognize and apply the diverse methods of instruction.
- Be able to apply the concepts of giving and receiving feedback to improve teaching and learning.
- Understand and apply the concepts of a Community of Practice (CoP) to advance their ongoing professional development as an educator.
VETS Program Content
- VETS 1.0/Fundamentals
- Student-focused, interactive teaching in the classroom
- Course development and alignment
- Assessment development and alignment
- VETS 2.0/VETS Selectives
- Single-topic workshops featuring a “deep dive” into the subject, typically relevant to didactic teaching
- VETS Clinical Teaching
- Workshops focused on strategies and practices for teaching in laboratory clinical spaces.