iTeach Peer Mentoring for Faculty

Purpose: To provide feedback and recommendations to individuals engaged in medical education with the intent to improve skills and foster career development.

Brief Summary: Individual mentees will request a mentoring consultation from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Academy of Medical Educators. Upon request, the educator will be matched with a trained mentor with expertise in the style of teaching chosen (i.e., lecture, small group, bedside). A three-phase iTeach mentoring assessment would then be performed over the ensuing 6-8 weeks.

Phase I: Pre-Observation

• The mentor contacts the matched mentee to arrange a time for a pre-observation meeting, the direct observation and the post observation session
• The mentee completes a survey instrument, including structured self-reflection
• The mentor and mentee meet to review expectations and self-reflections, including:
  • Expectations and goals of the consultation
  • Expectations and goals of the mentee
  • The mentee’s self-perceptions of their teaching ability (review of recent teaching evaluations)
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • Areas of desired help/improvement
  • Remind the mentee that the coaching is confidential
  • Discuss how mentor will be introduced in the “classroom/teaching site,” i.e. “The observer is here as part of faculty development”
  • Self-reflection​ (structured)

Phase II: Direct Observation

• An observation session will occur using one of three previously derived assessment instrument
  • Lecture Teaching Observation Feedback form
  • Small Group Teaching Observation Feedback form
  • Clinical Teaching Observation Feedback form​
• These instruments address both interpersonal and communication and teaching skills, as the two are significantly related
• During the observation, the mentor will strive to separate the content and/or clinical issues

Phase III: Post Observation

• The mentor prepare a summary of the educators strengths, weaknesses and recommendations 
• The mentor and mentee will meet to review the iTeach Observation 
• Six months after the assessment, the mentee’s teaching evaluations will be will be reviewed
• A post assessment effectiveness survey will be performed
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Clinial Observation Feedback Form

Small Group Observation Feedback form

Lecture Observation Feedback form

Feedback form - open format-Leeds​​

Reflection form​​ completed by mentee prior to observation session