Dear Colleague

 

As Co-Directors of Doctoring 1 – Renée Betancourt and Joshua Kayser – we are writing to invite you to consider the impactful teaching opportunity of becoming a Doctoring 1 Faculty/Fellow Facilitator for an incoming group of PSOM students in the Fall of 2022. Please keep reading and we hope you’ll reply to Renee.Betancourt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu, Joshua.Kayser@pennmedicine.upenn.edu, and Gianna.Pelletier@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu to sign up to facilitate. If possible, please include all three of us on all email communications.

 

Description of Doctoring 1

The Doctoring curriculum focuses on humanistic interpersonal skills, knowledge about important social identities and structures, and professionalization into the field of Medicine. Students remain in the same Doctoring Small Groups from the first day of medical school through the end of their clerkship year (2.5 years). The Doctoring 1 course focuses on topics such as structural competency, race/racism in medicine, socioeconomic status, gender and sexual minorities, disability, narratives in medicine, stigma, health literacy, patient decision-making, team based care – and many more! Doctoring 1 is the first 3 semesters of medical school, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Facilitators are encouraged to stay on for the 2.5 year journey if they can.

 

Time commitment and responsibilities

·       We ask facilitators to commit to the course on a semester-long basis, faculty are asked to commit to attending 75% of the sessions each semester, though we hope you can make them all!

·       2.5 hour Facilitator Training (early August, date/time TBD, multiple options)

·       Fall 2022 (schedule of dates below) 13 sessions, Tuesdays 2-6p, possible change to 1-5p in mid-October

·       Spring 2023 (schedule of dates below) 9 sessions, Tuesdays 1-5p

·       Fall 2023 (schedule TBD) 4 sessions anticipated, Tuesday afternoons 1-5p

·       Complete readings assigned for each session

·       Read facilitator guides and prepare for each session with co-facilitators – all activities and facilitation are planned out by course directors

·       Attend and facilitate the Doctoring Small Group sessions; the plenary and debrief attendance can be rotated among the facilitators for a Doctoring Small Group

·       Attend facilitator debriefs following the Doctoring Small Groups and receive CME credit for these

·       Read and respond to approximately 4 students’ Reflections each session

·       Meet with approx. 4-6 students from your group for mentorship and feedback up to twice a semester

 

What we’re seeking in facilitators

·       Individuals with interest/experience in topics such as group facilitation, humanities in medicine, diversity and equity in medicine, ethics, medical education, professionalization and communication

·       We’re hoping to recruit a diverse array of individuals in terms of race, gender, sexual orientation, SES, first-gen/low income experience, religion, age, length of experience in medicine, path to medicine, and specialty

 

Important changes to the Doctoring in 2022

·       Starting in Fall 2022, the prior three separate courses 1A, 1B, and 1C and now collapsed into a single course: Doctoring 1. The relational aspects still focus on patient, self, and society as before; and the content/topics are undergoing some revisions but largely remaining the same.

·       Cast of characters

o   Renée Betancourt – Co-Course Director

o   Josh Kayser – Co-Course Director

o   Gianna Pelletier – Course Coordinator

 

Schedule of Doctoring sessions (please mark your calendar!)

Fall 2022 Tuesdays – 2-6p. Plenary 2-3p (optional for facilitators), 3-5p Doctoring Small Group, 5-6p Faculty Debrief (CME)** possible change to 1-5p starting in mid-October

·       8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6,

Spring 2023 Tuesdays – 1-5p. Plenary 1-2p (optional for facilitators), 2-4p Doctoring Small Group, 4-5p Faculty Debrief (CME)

·       1/10, 1/24, 2/7, 3/14, 3/28, 4/18, 5/2, 5/23, 5/30

 

Please feel free to reach out with questions. We’re looking forward to working together and working with you this coming year.

 

All the best,

              Renée Betancourt and Joshua Kayser

              Co-Directors of Doctoring 1, Perelman School of Medicine