Assess Your Teaching Competencies

Educators are highly encouraged to complete the following self-assessment to identify and determine their teaching competencies for the domains in the Core Standards for Healthcare Educators Framework. They can also map their competencies to the Educator Development Framework and tailor their Faculty Development using the Interactive Faculty Development Assistant.

To achieve full competency, educators may sign up for AMEI's educators' development programmes to further enhance their teaching competencies.

To design and plan a learning event, educators need to:

S/N	Competency	EDF Role	Check
1	I construct Learning Objectives that can be measured & assessed.	Reflective
2	I design educational activities with Learning Objectives in mind.	Reflective
3	I gather information about learner needs and plan educational activities accordingly.	Reflective
4	I design educational activities using principles of effective learning.	Reflective
5	I evaluate the effectiveness of educational activities.	Reflective
6	I conduct programme evaluation and review to ensure high quality education.	Inspiring

To facilitate learning, educators need to:

S/N	Competency	EDF Role	Check
1	I establish a safe learning environment for learners to voice opinions and ask questions.	Engaging
2	I make time for active learning (eg. group discussions, Q&A, practice).	Engaging
3	I provide active feedback to learners during teaching.	Engaging
4	I achieve effective learning by appropriately using a range of educational methods & resources.	Reflective
5	I seek feedback from learners and peers about my teaching.	Reflective
6	I reflect on my teaching to improve myself as a teacher.	Reflective

To create valid and reliable assessments, educators need to:

S/N	Competency	EDF Role	Check
1	I use different assessment methods for different outcomes	Engaging
2	I provide fair assessment for learners.	Engaging
3	I provide effective feedback after assessment.	Engaging
4	I reflect on my performance as an assessor to improve myself as an assessor.	Reflective
5	I align assessment with Learning Outcomes.	Reflective
6	I align assessment with the purpose of assessment.	Reflective
7	I ensure assessment is valid & reliable.	Reflective
8	I ensure assessors are trained.	Reflective
9	I use formative & summative assessments as appropriate.	Reflective
10	I design & evaluate programmes of assessment.	Inspiring

To adopt a scholarly approach to medical education, educators need to:

Understand and apply a range of educational theories and principles
Critically evaluate educational literature
Participate in the design and implementation of educational projects or research

S/N	Competency	EDF Role	Check
1	I read and appraise educational literature.	Reflective
2	I use evidence to guide the design & conduct of my teaching & assessment activities.	Reflective
3	I use educational theories and/or frameworks to guide design & conduct of my educational activities.	Inspiring
4	I use educational theories and/or frameworks to guide my educational scholarly work.	Inspiring
5	I disseminate my education scholarly work (eg. presentations, posters, publications).	Inspiring
6	I participate in educational research and I publish.	Inspiring

To be leaders in medical education, educators need to:

S/N	Competency	EDF Role	Check
1	I mentor fellow educators.	Inspiring
2	I ensure safe, high-quality education.	Inspiring
3	I innovate in education.	Inspiring
4	I am a positive role model in education	Inspiring
5	I lead educational system change at institutional, national or international levels.	Inspiring