2023 Course Overview

Information for the 2024 course is not yet available.

Nurse-Doctor Co-Teaching is a unique course aimed at nurses and physicians who wish to learn how to use the knowledge and skills of both disciplines to collaboratively teach. 

Learners will come away from this course with practical methods to start a Nurse-Doctor Co-Teaching initiative at their own institution. They will additionally be given a toolkit of interactive teaching techniques to make these educational sessions engaging, active and high-yield. 

Participants will attend explanatory lectures as well as choose from multiple breakout sessions during which they can experience Nurse-Doctor Co-Teaching teams in action and observe how they successfully led their sessions. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel of experts who created the highly-regarded Nurse-Doctor Co-Teaching Initiative at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. 

Who Should Attend

  • Primary Care Physicians
  • Specialty Physicians
  • Emergency Medicine Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Psychologists
  • Pharmacists

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Design a collaborative nurse-doctor co-teaching session. 
  • Apply interactive educational methods that lead to effective and vibrant co-teaching.
  • Recognize the essential role that rehearsals play in teaching success. 

Course Directors

Helen Shields, MD
Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Co-Course Directors 

Gail Slotnick, MBA, MS, AGPCNP 
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Marina Zambrotta, MD, MEd 
Instructor in Medicine, Part-time, Brigham and Women's Hospital

William Martin-Doyle, MD, MPH 
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital

 

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  • ABMS/ACGME Competencies

    This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) / Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

    • Medical Knowledge 
    • Practice-based Learning and Improvement 
    • Interpersonal and Communication Skills 
    • Professionalism 

  • IOM Competencies

    This course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine Core Competencies:

    • Work in Interdisciplinary Teams 
    • Employ Evidence-Based Practice 

Questions?

Please contact the Continuing Education Programs with any questions by email at learn@hms.harvard.edu.

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