Teaching and Education* #
Given the importance of the educational mission of HMS/HSDM, it is expected that, with rare exception, all faculty will engage in teaching. Faculty will be evaluated for contributions to teaching and educational activities at Harvard and its affiliates. If this is the candidate's first faculty appointment at HMS/HSDM, teaching contributions at institutions where the candidate previously held a faculty position will also be assessed. The metrics below are for those faculty whose area of excellence is not Teaching and Educational Leadership. Teaching of HMS/HSDM medical, dental, and graduate students will be particularly noted.
Teaching and Education Metrics
| Teaching may take the form of: | Examples of Metrics |
|---|---|
| Didactic teaching of students, trainees and peers (e.g., lectures, continuing medical education courses, grand rounds, professional development programs, seminars, tutorials) | Report level of activity (noting lectures
and courses taught) and measures of quality (e.g., participant or peer
evaluation); specifically note HMS/HSDM courses for graduate and medical
students
May note if candidate has devised innovative methods in classroom teaching and/or taught or lectured on issues related to education |
| Research training and mentorship (e.g., mentor for medical student, graduate student, resident, clinical or postdoctoral research fellow or junior faculty projects; service as graduate student thesis advisor or committee member) | Number and stature of trainees upon
whom the candidate had a major influence
Feedback from trainees, if available Publications with trainees |
| Clinical teaching and mentorship (e.g., teaching in the clinic or hospital including bedside teaching, teaching in the operating room, preceptor in clinic) | Level of activity Quality of teaching as measured by evaluations by students, residents, fellows |
| Administrative teaching leadership role (e.g., residency or fellowship director, course or seminar director) | Quality as measured by evaluations and success of courses/programs for which the candidate was a leader |
| Recognition** | Examples of Metrics |
| Invited presentations in the field
of expertise
Contributions to professional educational organizations Leadership role in education Service on education-related committees Awards for teaching, mentoring or other education-related achievements | |
| Scholarship** | |
| Development of educational materials (e.g., syllabi or curricula) and/or publications related to education |
* All faculty will be evaluated unless their area of excellence
is Teaching and Educational Leadership.
# For more detailed examples of activities and metrics,
see the criteria for Teaching and Educational Leadership as an area of excellence.
** Since this is not the area of excellence, many faculty
may not have recognition for teaching activities or educational scholarship.
