An Introduction to Medical Teaching (PDF)

Kathryn N. Huggett, Ph.D., is Assistant Dean for Medical Education, Director of Medical Education Development and Assessment and Associate Professor of Medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine. She directs medical education evaluation and research activities and works with faculty to promote educational scholarship. In addition, she teaches medical and graduate students. Dr. Huggett has worked in medical education continuously since 1992. She is a former President of the Society of Directors of Research in Medical Education (SDRME) and the society's current representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. She also serves as Chair of the Steering Committee for the AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program. Her current interests include inter professional education, evaluation of online curricula, active learning strategies and academic program quality. William Jeffries, Ph.D., F.A.H.A, is the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He has taught medical, graduate and other health sciences students continuously since 1981, winning several awards for his teaching. Dr. Jeffries has over one hundred research and medical education publications and has conducted numerous faculty development workshops and presentations on various aspects of medical education. He is an active Board Member of the International Association of Medical Science Educators, a Fellow of the American Heart Association and a former Chair of the Division for Pharmacology Education of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. His current interests include incorporation of active learning and technology into the medical curriculum, implementation strategies for curricular change and novel ways to teach clinical competency.

“This is an introduction and guide to a spectrum of teaching approaches for medical education that go beyond the traditional lecture format. … The intended audience is anyone involved in medical education. … The authors have done an excellent job of introducing newer teaching techniques and approaches as well as providing a guide on how to develop and implement a variety of teaching techniques.” (Howard D. Weinberger, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2015)


“An introduction to Medical Teaching … is the best DIY manual I know for the medical teacher. … I recommend that anyone looking for a solid grounding in medical education methodology should read this book, and anyone intending to become a better medical teacher should assimilate its precepts. And, as this accessible and instructive book could well become a career-long guide, I suggest that medical teachers (my colleagues included) get one of their own.” (Sushil Dawka, Internet Journal of Medical Update, Vol. 10 (2), 2015)