Teaching Resources

Introduction

As one of the nation’s 125 academic health sciences, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC) has an international reputation as an innovator in education focusing on problem-based learning, interdisciplinary education, accelerated entry options, dual-degree programs, experiential education, standardized patients, Web-based instruction, and the inclusion of interpersonal and communications skills into the curriculum. The HSC is part of a vital network of academic institutions making significant contributions to our nation’s health and health care systems. The HSC combines four mission areas - education, research, patient care, and partnership - to provide New Mexicans with the highest level of health care and to change the face of healthcare in New Mexico and beyond.

Helping Faculty and Staff Meet the Mission

Innovations in teaching, assessment, and research are central to the HSC’s ability to meet its mission. To help faculty and staff meet the mission, the HSC offers the following resources:

Students are Asking For:

  • More technology in the classroom
  • More opportunity to use the technology that they have
  • Technology used in ways that make sense and help them solve difficult problems
  • Information and instruction readily available in different formats
  • Information and instruction available on campus and in their immersion experiences outside Albuquerque

Education in General Should Incorporate:

  • Active learning
  • Immediate feedback
  • Innovation in terms of technology, cultural diversity, partnerships
  • Sustainable, reusable learning objects
  • Immersion experiences
  • Competency-based assessment in authentic situations
  • Complex problem-solving
  • Interdisciplinary solutions to complex problems
  • Movement from novice to expert processing
  • Inquiry, reflection, and dialogue
  • Students’ managing the information environment
  • Multimedia to engage as many senses as possible