Faculty Teaching Resources
Explore a wide range of resources designed to support your growth as a medical educator. This collection includes tools and materials across key areas such as leadership and academic success, and innovation and entrepreneurship at UC San Diego. You’ll also find support for scholarship, online educator tools, a curated video library featuring core topics for medical educators, and opportunities for continuing professional development. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand your skills, these resources are here to help you thrive.
Leadership & Academic Success, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
There are a variety of resources and programs available that are focused on succeeding at UC San Diego including leadership development and academic resources.
UC San Diego Resources
Teaching Opportunities
T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion Resources
Scholarship Support
Academy of Clinician Scholars
Grants available for clinical research, skill development, travel to scholarly meetings and a range of other efforts.
Office of Faculty Affairs: Grant Writing Course
A structured course designed to help faculty develop competitive grant proposals and navigate the funding landscape.
Altman Clinical & Translational Research Institute
Offers a wide range of resources to support research at all levels.
Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental Training (CREST)
A program designed to help investigators develop the clinical and lab skills necessary to address research questions with human populations.
Additional Med Ed Scholarship Resources
Additional resources include videos, journals, books, listservs, podcasts, meetings, websites and other tools to help you publish, present at meetings, and grow as a medical educator.
Videos
Explore a diverse collection of brief videos and written guides from leading institutions, designed to support core teaching skills and professional development.
- Mayo College of Medicine and Sciences — Self-directed online modules covering core educator topics like teaching, feedback, supervision and learning environments.
- UCSF: Learning about Learning in 3 Minutes — Short videos on microaggressions, inclusive learning environments, illness scripts and effective feedback.
- UCSF Resources for the Clinical Learning Environment — Tip sheets and videos offering practical guidance on enhancing the clinical learning experience.
- The AMA Faculty Development Videos — Brief videos on coaching strategies, relationship building, learner support and well-being in medical education.
- University of California Davis (UCD): Clinical Educator Videos — Covers feedback, evaluations, trauma-informed teaching and incorporating learners into clinical practice.
- University of Washington School of Medicine: Teaching Skills Videos — Focused on small and large group teaching techniques and verbal feedback strategies.
- Keck School of Medicine USC — Videos on evaluation, educational development and presentation skills, including active learning and growth mindset.
- TCU Burnett School of Medicine — Short clinical teaching videos on clinical teaching, orienting students, time-efficient strategies and the One-Minute Preceptor method.
- Warren Alpert (Brown University) School of Medicine — Written guides on inclusive teaching, learner assessment, lecturing and small group facilitation.
- University of Colorado School of Medicine — Faculty Development in 5 Video Series
- Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine — Faculty Development Learning Modules
- U of Pitt: Archived MedEd Grand Rounds - Medical Education Grand Rounds archive
Journals
Books
Meetings
Check with your specialty's organization(s) to explore what opportunities they provide for presenting topics related to medical education at regional or national meetings.