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Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI), in association with the Medical Education Unit of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, will present a continuing education course entitled “A Systems Approach to Assessment in Medical Education.” The course, based on programs developed by the Harvard Macy Institute, is the fifth jointly offered education program of PHMI and NUS. During the four-day course, faculty and participants will focus on the critical assessment issues facing medical educators today, including how to measure and access the effectiveness of educators, departments, and institutions.

Participant Objectives

• Develop an institutional vision and mission
• Understand and apply the principles of assessment theory
• Analyze approaches to assessment
• Translate educational goals into measurable outcomes
• Design assessment systems that support continuous quality improvement

Program Co-Directors

• Elizabeth Armstrong, PhD, Senior Consultant at PHMI and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School
• H. Thomas Aretz, MD, Vice President of PHMI and Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School

Dates: October 20-23, 2008 

Registration: Registration for the course is on a first-come, first-serve basis, with a deadline of August 15, 2008. To register, please contact Jocelyn Kwan via email at jocelynkwan@nus.edu.sg or by telephone at 6516 8123.