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Template for Teaching Portfolio

A Teaching Portfolio is an executive summary of the staff member as an Educator. Typically this summary is four to five pages with supporting materials collected into Appendices. The Teaching Portfolio should be concise and selective, but with sufficient description and documentation to provide a record of teaching activities, a personal statement or philosophy of teaching, and evidence of teaching effectiveness.

Part ONE: Teaching Responsibilities

List and Describe all teaching-related activities in as complete a context as possible, i.e. the names of courses or presentations, the level of involvement or frequency, the number and types of students, the teaching materials that may have been produced, or the role of the staff member in other teaching-related activities (supervisor, advisor, mentor). Provide material were applicable.

  1. Teaching Activities
    1. Teaching
      1. Undergraduate
        1. Basic Science
        2. Clinical
      2. Graduate
      3. House Staff and Fellows
    2. Presentations/lectures
    3. Grand Rounds
    4. One-on-one teaching
    5. Laboratory Teaching
    6. Seminar Teaching
  2. Curriculum Development
    1. Courses
    2. Clerkships
    3. Residency Programs
    4. Fellowship Programs
  3. Mentoring/Advising
  4. Continuing Medical Education Programs
  5. Programs for Public Education
  6. Administrative Educational Experience, e.g. course or program directors
  7. Assessment of Teaching Committee

Part TWO: Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness

A brief description of these types of materials is included in this section, while the actual documents, evaluations, letters, etc. are included in the Appendices. As each area of evidence is described, it is very important to cite the place in the Appendices where each item can be found.

  1. Course Materials
  2. Student and Resident Evaluations
  3. Peer Review
  4. Professional Recognition
  5. Participation in professional development

Part THREE: Teaching Philosophy (optional)

The Teaching Philosophy is a narrative personal statement that includes a discussion of what the staff member believes is important in teaching and how these beliefs are applied and practiced. This statement may include discussions of the following:

  1. Describe strategies and methods used in different teaching situations
  2. Explain the rationale for using these methods and strategies
  3. Why are these rationales important to you for the training of medical students, graduate students, post-doctoral students, residents and staff?

Appendices: In this section, representative materials used or developed for teaching are presented, having been described in Part Two above.

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