News, tools, and projects from AOTrauma Education Spring 2014
Moving ahead on the faculty career path
Faculty roles are organized along a continuum—one step leads to the next. Candidates will find opportunities of increasing responsibility and can influence how courses are organized. … Read more
Welcome to the first edition of FacultyFocus!
With this online publication we want to enter into a dialogue with our faculty. It informs about the many activities of AOTrauma education and wants to foster debate. … Read more
New AOTEC Chairman election process
The recent vote for Kodi Kojima as next AOTEC Chairman showcases the new re-election process as it unfolds every three years. … Read more
AO Skills Lab: hands-on experience added to all AOTrauma Basic Principles courses
In September 2013, the Skills Lab became a core part of the Basic Principles courses curriculum. We look at this learning tool, how it came to be and the positive educational benefits it continues to deliver to course participants and faculty alike. … Read more
Expanded AOTrauma Fellowship Program
The new AOTrauma Fellowship Program targets surgeons with different experience levels and empowers the regions. … Read more
The AO Education Institute—a thought leader in medical education, a partner for the clinical divisions
Amongst its many responsibilities, the AO Education Institute also oversees faculty development for all four AO clinical divisions. Recognizing faculty as a core asset to the organization, the Institute helps by developing innovative concepts and solutions. … Read more
Turning learning upside down: the flipped classroom and what it can offer medical education
A "buzzword" for several years, the flipped classroom is currently being tested in a variety of educational settings. … Read more
Recommended for faculty
Book review by AOTrauma Faculty, Martin Richardson MBBS, MS, FRACS, Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia
Surgical Education: Theorising an Emerging Domain
Surgical (as opposed to medical) education is emerging as a distinct field with its own identity. Surgeons have started to professionalise their educational role, and draw professional, non-surgeon educators into the field. … Read more
