Our department mission is to promote teaching excellence with effective educational strategies, resources and technologies; and support professional development, continuing educational and lifelong learning.
Our vision is to support the PCOM community with training and resources to inspire and empower current and future health professionals, allowing them to become lifelong learners and excel in their professions.
Our goals are to:
Our services support teaching, assessment, student engagement and life-long learning at PCOM's three locations:
Tips, how-to guides, newsletters, instructional videos, checklists, workbooks.
Synchronous (live) and asynchronous, face-to-face and webinar workshops, professional development sessions, courses.
Instructional design support; consultation; evaluation of course design, instructional methods and assessment strategies.
Facilitate collaboration with our departments (such as library services, research and simulation centers) to explore opportunities to incorporate educational resources in teaching methods, curriculum and assessment.
Resources and programs specifically designed for educators in the clinical setting.
Face-to-face, live, webinar and recorded opportunities; satisfying educational requirements for licensure.
PCOM faculty and staff may access educational and instructional resources by visiting our faculty resources in myPCOM. Resources include worksheets, instructional videos and documents, tips for engaging students and more.
For those clinical educators and preceptors who supervise PCOM students, we want to
make sure to share important professional development opportunities with you. To receive
professional development promotions and our monthly THRIVE Professional Development
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We have offices at PCOM and PCOM Georgia, and we provide support to all of the College's locations and academic programs.
Our department number is 215-871-6689.
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