Course language:

• English, Fluency in English is absolutely necessary (level C1)

Level:

• Basic competences

Course contents:

• Learning objectives, feedback, intercultural communication, interprofessional teaching, online teaching and much more.

Course description:

• Professionalisation of medical education, professional development and capacity building for health professions are key factors for a sustainable development of health care systems worldwide.
• ATTC is part of Continuous Professional Development and a mandatory faculty development program of the medical faculty of LMU Munich. It is offered by the Center for International Health (CIH) and the Institute of Medical Education (DAM) and is embedded in a strong network with international partner institutions.

Target group

• Teachers of the Medical Faculty. The workshop is designed to bring together staff in health professions education who want to improve their skills as educators, and health educators with responsibility for the medical curriculum.
• In addition to faculty members of the Faculty of Medicine, international teachers and students of the partnering Institutions of the Center for International Health, tropEd Network Master's Degree Program, and the PhD Program Medical Research - International Health will participate in the course.
• The course is also open to health professionals worldwide who are interested in acquiring and further developing their teaching competencies. 

Structure of the course

• The Academic Teacher Training Course for Health Professions can only be booked as a complete course. 
• In addition to the 5-day presence time, one Kick-Off-Meeting (online), preparation, and follow-up tasks are provided, the processing of which is a prerequisite for successful participation in the course. The transfer part after the course contains a self-directed practical application and evaluation of the new learning concept and concludes with participation in the online symposium "Excellence and Innovation in Medical Teaching". The whole course will take place online.

Course parts:

• Preparation and wrap-up tasks: self-directed before starting the course, during, and after the online course week in March
• Synchronous Online Kick-Off-Meeting: via Zoom, Friday, January 29th, 2027 (from 8:30 am to 14:30 pm CET)
• Live Online Course: via Zoom, from March 8th to 12th, 2027 (Monday to Friday from 08:30 am to 14:30 pm CET )
• Transfer part: self-directed practical application and evaluation of the new learning concept during the summer term 2027
• Final Online Symposium "Excellence and Innovation in Medical Teaching": July 30th, 2027

Teaching forms in the course:

• Interactive lectures / keynote speeches
• Discussions
• Expert Sessions
• Microteaching
• Learning circles
• Individual and group work
• Self-study

Contents of the course:

• Structure the teaching and learning in large and small classes
• Perform curriculum development from learning objectives to assessment methods and teaching and learning activities
• Giving and receiving feedback to peers and students in their daily practice
• Share professional teaching expertise across different health professions and countries
• Use online facilitation tools and techniques to handle the requirements of online teaching

Terms of participation and costs

• The costs for employees of the University of Munich and the Medical Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich will be covered. For external participants, a fee will be charged.
• Please note: If you cancel at short notice (less than one week before the start of the course), a cancellation fee of 290 EUR will be charged.

• The number of university lecturers of the Faculty of Medicine of the LMU is limited. 

• To participate in the course you need access to the learning management system med.moodle. Please inquire how to get an account.

Credit of the course/Certificate

• Participation in the entire course is certified with a certificate of attendance from the Faculty of Medicine of the LMU. The course can only be booked as a complete course (attendance including preparation and follow-up). No certificates will be issued for individual days.
• With the attendance of the course, the certificate "Zertifikat Medizindidaktik der Bayerischen Universitäten - Grundstufe" (60 teaching units) is acquired. This contains all the necessary work units for the didactic qualification (at least 60 teaching units) to be proven in the application for admission as a habilitand at the Medical Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

• Further information about the "Zertifikat Medizindidaktik der Bayerischen Universitäten".

Application & Registration

• Please register here: will open soon

• CV in English
• Support Letter, filled and signed by your supervisor to ensure you are allowed to participate at all parts of the course
• Video Self presentation: A video recording of max. 2 minutes duration containing your self-presentation and motivation to participate

Please note: Mandatory for course participation is a teaching position or your own teaching unit in the summer term 2027!

Course directors

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Martin R. Fischer, MME (Bern), FAMEE
• Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Siebeck, MME
• Fabian Jacobs, M.A.