University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences under the NECTAR programme conducted a
three day Faculty Development training workshop. The workshop which was facilitated by Associate
Professor Eva Aagaard, Professor Nancy Madinger, and Dr. Jake Gray from the University of
Colorado Denver, USA recorded an average of 50 participants on a daily basis. The objective of the
workshop was to introduce and acquaint participants to basic knowledge on: Curriculum Development;
Team Based Learning; Bedside Clinical Teaching and Lecture methods. The workshop was officially
opened by Professor Midion Chidzonga, the current Dean of the College of Health Sciences. The
workshop was conducted in sessions with each of the 3 instructors facilitating specific sessions. This
report is a summary of how the workshop unfolded.
Workshop Objectives:
To introduce faculty to the theory and practice of:
• Curriculum Development
• Medical Education Pedagogies
• Student Assessment
Session,National Institute of Health (NIH),
under the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI
