Small Group Facilitation
Small Group Facilitation occurs at our Nutley, NJ campus. The courses that make up our small group instruction are Clinical Skills (CS), Human Dimension (HD), and Patient Presentation Problem Based Learning Curriculum (PPPC). Both Clinical Skills and Patient Presentation Problem Based Learning Curriculum span the first 16 months of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine curriculum and the Human Dimension course spans the entirety of Phase 1 and 2.
Faculty development for each course is unique and tailored to the content and teaching methods used. Faculty development begins with a new small group facilitator orientation offered in the spring/early summer prior to the start of the new academic year. Subsequent sessions scheduled on a regular basis and communicated by the course director. Please reach out to the Office of Faculty Development (somfacdev@hmhn.org) with any questions.
The Clinical Skills Small Group Facilitator (CSF) will facilitate a group of eight students every other Wednesday morning (Year 1) and/or Tuesday morning (Year 2) over the course of the Phase 1 (pre-clerkship) curriculum. The CSF will be responsible for debriefing experiential activities including simulation sessions and clinical placement visits and developing student skills in these critical areas: patient and team communication, history and physical examination and diagnosis, diagnostic reasoning, utilizing labs and imaging, oral presentations, and documentation in the EMR. The CSF will also coach their students to guide the development of core clinical skills and professional identity.
This opportunity is appropriate for an MD/DO with training in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, or General Surgery with a minimum of 3 years professional practice experience and excellent communication and physical examination skills.
Occurs roughly every other week on Tuesdays OR Wednesdays.
With questions, contact the Office of Medical Education at OMEAdmin@hmhn.org.
The Human Dimension (HD) small group faculty will facilitate a group of eight students every other Wednesday morning (Year 1) and/or Tuesday morning (Year 2) over the course of the Phase 1 (pre-clerkship) curriculum. Sessions will consist of debriefing and processing students’ HD experiences through workshops, case presentations, and reflection activities. Faculty will mentor students as they work with families from vulnerable populations and will help student teams complete a community assessment project. Examples of monthly themes of the HD course include professional identify formation, social determinant of health, barriers to care, community systems, substance abuse, and mental illness. This opportunity is appropriate for an MD/DO with prior clinical experience.
View the description of a Human Dimension facilitator
Occurs roughly every other week on Tuesdays OR Wednesdays.
With questions, contact: Ms. Michel’le Bryant, Michelle.Bryant@hmhn.org.
The PPPC Facilitator will participate in the small group teaching within the Problem Based Learning (PBL) component of the integrated case-based curriculum at the SOM. The PBL curriculum is a weekly component of Phase 1 that will help students develop their skills in clinical reasoning and self-directed learning. Faculty will be provided with extensive faculty development in preparation for this role.
The PPPC Facilitator will lead a group of 8 students on Friday mornings during the pre-clerkship curriculum.
This opportunity is appropriate for a MD/DO with training in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, or General Surgery with a minimum of 3 years professional practice experience and excellent communication skills.
Occurs Friday mornings. Faculty will choose teaching units of 4, 5, or 6 months, and are encouraged to teach multiple units.
With questions, contact the Office of Medical Education at OMEAdmin@hmhn.org.