STATISTINE METODE V EPIDEMIOLOGIJI

subjects have been discussed until now: curriculum development, a lecture – the
oldest craft of teachers, problem-based learning, learning from experience, cognitive
psychology and medical education, continuing professional development, student’s –
teacher’s relationship, assessment in education, etc.
The both activities are very well evaluated, they are complementary, but the
workshops are connected with higher motivation of participants and are considered to
be more important strategy for professional development of teachers in biomedicine
and public health.
“The Art of Teaching in Medicine”: Aims and objectives
The course aims are to:
• encourage and enable medical and public health teachers early in their career
to learn and put into practice contemporary approaches in teaching and
learning medicine;
• understand the contextual factors influencing this process;
• encourage and motivate teachers to improve the quality of their work and
• share experiences with others.
It gives a participant:
• a basic understanding of the concepts of study for health professionals,
including challenges and dilemmas in teaching and learning;
• a theoretical framework for understanding factors influencing the quality of
teaching-learning process;
• a rang of evidence-based strategies, both traditional and innovative methods,
to use in medical and public health education;
• a framework for planning, implementation and evaluation in the field of
education;
• an awareness of ethical issues relating to medical and public health education.
Participants: To whom the course is addressed
Since 2000, the course was attended by more than 200 participants, mainly staff at
Medical School Zagreb. All participants have been young or early career teachers
from a range of different medical disciplines (clinical medicine, out-patient care,
basic sciences, and public health). Since 2006, the course has been made compulsory
requirement for staff involved in medical and public health education within the
faculty, and part of the career development process for assistant professors.
Working format and main contents
The Course consists of six learning days. with morning and afternoon sessions. A
typical daily programme is presented in Table 5.
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