Teaching Resources

Teaching Resources

There are various resources for faculty who are interested in academic advancement and career staisfaction. This can include continuing education, educational leadership, and scholarly activities. Please see below for more information on teaching resources.

Center for Clinical Skills (CCS)

The Center for Clinical Skills (CCS) supports the University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine’s (JABSOM’s) mission to educate and train knowledgeable, competent and caring physicians by developing and implementing innovative educational experiences aimed at teaching and evaluating the bedside patient care skills of history taking, physical examination, interpersonal communication and counseling.

Learn more about the CCS here.

The CCS has a Standardized Patient Program where your participation in our program will assist them in ensuring proper training for our future physicians. CCS trains volunteers to act as ‘real’ patients in order to provide simulated experiences to enrich student learning and evaluation in a safe environment. 

CCS trains volunteers to act as ‘real’ patients in order to provide simulated experiences to enrich student learning and evaluation in a safe environment. No acting experience is required andn all training is provided.

Learn more about the CCS Standardized Patient Program here.

Click here to view the Standardized Patient Application Form.

HMSA Center for Learning Innovation (CLI)

The CLI strives to serve as a hub of creativity, collaboration, and discovery in medical education to ensure that JABSOM best serves our future physicians. CLI works with students, residents, faculty, and other community members to make education better. Their mission is to:

  1. To develop JABSOM as a sustainable site of excellence in health professions education.
  2. To promote discovery and innovation in health professions education.

Learn more about CLI here.

Office of Medical Education (OME)

Faculty and staff of OME is composed of dedicated faculty and staff who design, administer, and evaluate key elements of the medical student curriculum. OME delivers faculty development both locally and internationally, supports faculty and student research in medical education, and coordinates a wide variety of community service initiatives that support promote health education in Hawaiʻi.

Learn more about OME and what they offer for Faculty here.

UH Office of Faculty Development & Academic Support (OFDAS)

OFDAS provides opportunities for faculty members to participate in an array of instructional and curriculum development activities to improve teaching and learning on the Mānoa campus. All OFDAS activities and services are available to full-time tenure track, full-time non-tenure track, adjunct, and part-time faculty.

Learn more about OFDAS and what they offer for Faculty here.

For general inquiries, please email jabsomfd@hawaii.edu.