Faculty Resources
This School of Medicine Office of Medical Education (OMED) webpage highlights key faculty development and educational resources available through the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) and select medical professional organizations (e.g., NBME).
Faculty Development for Medical Educators
Assessment & Clinical Vignette Question Writing
Inclusiveness, Health Equity, and Social Justice
Medical Simulation in Education
Faculty Development for Medical Educators
UPitt-UPMC |
Pitt-UPMC Integrated Center for Professional Development – Comprehensive directory of professional development resources available through the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
UPSOM |
Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators – Recognizes, supports and advances educators and educational scholarship in the health sciences Mentorship in Medical Education – Offers mentoring support of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine medical educators Medical Education Conference Series from the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators |
Assessment & Clinical Vignette Question Writing
UPSOM |
UPSOM Assessment Committee of the Curriculum Committee – Guidance and oversight of standardized assessments across the four year curriculum |
NBME |
Constructing Written Test Questions for the Basic and Clinical Sciences – Question writing workshops offered through the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) including workshops |
Inclusiveness, Health Equity, and Social Justice
UPSOM |
Office of the Learning Environment (OLE) recorded tools and training for pre-clerkships educators, for new residents/fellows educators, and small group facilitators |
UPSOM |
Responding to Bias Incidents, Including Sexual Misconduct – joint module developed by the Office of the Learning Environment and the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX |
UPSOM |
Educational Series: Racism in Medicine and America by the School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs |
UPSOM |
UPitt Digital Accessibility Policy & Best Practices – text based module. All digital material must be accessible by April 2026, see University of Pittsburgh digital accessibility policy resources |
UPSOM |
Bloom’s Taxonomy Guide provide a structure and organization for differentiating between cognitive skill levels. For support contact Instructional Designer Kathy Senko, EdD (School of Medicine) or the University Center for Teaching and Learning (faculty at large) |
UPitt |
The University Center for Teaching and Learning provides teaching support, trainings and workshops |
Medical Simulation in Education
UPitt Health Sciences |
HoloHuman+, HoloPatient, HoloScenarios (AR/Tablet), Insight Heart, Anatomage Tables, First Steps(YR). Contact ETLSupport@pitt.edu |
UPitt-UPMC |
The WISER Simulation Center supports high-fidelity manikins and state-of-the-art audio visual (AV) technologies in the training and assessment of healthcare professionals and students |
PittMed |
Standardized/Simulation Patient (SP) Program – Individuals from the community who are specially trained to portray patients in a health care setting as part of support medical student learning and clinical skills excellence |
UPitt Health Sciences |
The Media Production Studio of the Health Sciences Information Technology (HSIT) professional-grade equipment, studio space, with expert staff assistance. Contact hsmedia@pitt.edu |