The Center for Medical Education was established to foster excellence in medical education. It was founded in 2012 as the Teaching and Learning Center. In 2023, it was expanded and renamed the Center for Medical Education. The center provides a forum for YSM educators to find mentorship and educator development opportunities and has served as the medical campus hub for medical education research and scholarship.
The center’s programs and resources are developed and offered to the YSM community throughout all departments and across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. A robust offering of educator development programs cultivates a vibrant community of YSM educators. These include the Medical Education Discussion Group (MEDG) series, the Yale Medical Educator Series (YES!), and Medical Education Day at Yale, an annual conference that showcases excellence and innovation in medical education.
For those interested in developing a career in the field of medical education, the center offers a Master of Health Science–Medical Education Track degree program, a fellowship for education scholars, and a longitudinal medical education concentration for students.
Center faculty and staff provide one-on-one and group consulting to members of the YSM community on issues related to medical education, including curriculum development and assessment methods. Teaching observations are also available wherein a center faculty observer watches a teaching session, records feedback, and meets with the teacher privately afterward to talk together about the feedback.
The center also houses the Assessment Hub and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, which consists of faculty and staff experts in assessment and evaluation. This group oversees program, curriculum, educator, and student assessment for Yale School of Medicine.
For more information visit https://medicine.yale.edu/center-for-medical-education.
Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The CME office is dedicated to providing the highest-quality learning opportunities for physicians and other health care professionals. Its mission is to develop and implement creative, ethical, and evidence-based educational programs that are designed to increase physician competence, enhance practice performance, promote patient safety, and, where applicable, improve patient outcomes. We strive to provide programs that not only educate but also inspire healthcare professionals to achieve excellence in their practice. For more information about these programs and services, visit https://medicine.yale.edu/cme.