Office of Educational Resources

Welcome ... to the Einstein Office of Educational Resources! We were first established in 1976 as the Office of Educational Research & Evaluation, and mandated to develop a standardized evaluation system for all courses and clerkships offered by the medical school. The OER is directed by Penny Steiner-Grossman, Ed.D., M.P.H., and the Associate Director is William Burton, Ph.D. Both Drs. Grossman and Burton have extensive backgrounds in the design and conduct of educational research and evaluation.

Evaluating the Curriculum | Meeting the Needs of Faculty |Related Services for Students & Faculty

Evaluating the Curriculum:

The purpose of the comprehensive evaluations we conduct is to give constructive feedback to course and clerkship leaders, to the Division of Education's curriculum committees, and to all faculty teaching in the various courses (see Curriculum Evaluation). Our expanded evaluation activities now include the following:

Managing the transition to an innovative web-based course evaluation system

	Conducting student focus groups to monitor the progress of selected courses
	Providing students with timely feedback on the evaluation of first- and second-year courses
	Tracking the feedback of Einstein's graduating classes through the AAMC Graduation Questionnaire

Meeting the Needs of Faculty:

The Office of Educational Resources is committed to fostering the development of specific skills to improve the effectiveness of faculty as educators. To this end, we collaborate with the Office of Computer-Based Education, directed by Christopher Cimino, M.D., in running a series of workshops enhancing faculty's computer skills. To see a schedule of computer workshops and to register for any of them, please click here: Faculty Resources

In addition, we offer the following services for faculty:

Mentoring faculty in the design of educational research projects and evaluation instruments

	Aiding faculty in the preparation of CVs and Teaching Portfolios for promotion (see Faculty Resources)
	Editing and publishing MedEd@aecom, a newsletter about medical education at Einstein (see Publications)
	Coordinating the Grants for Excellence in Medical Education (GEME) program (see Faculty Resources)

We encourage faculty interested in any of these services to call, E-mail, or visit our office (see Contact Us).

Academic Support & Counseling:

Begun as a Cognitive Skills Program in 1989, the Office of Academic Support & Counseling, directed by Arlene Caban, Ph.D., administers a peer-tutoring program for students, provides help for students preparing to take the USMLE examinations, and provides many resources for student well-being. To read about the many services for students offered through this office, please click here: Office of Academic Support & Counseling.

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