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Continuing Education & Professional Development
Education Programs Supporting Career Advancement
Continuing education and professional development at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) plays a crucial role in supporting the career advancement of faculty and staff at all levels.
Through faculty career and academic support, BIDMC provides the necessary tools and resources to maximize the career potential of all clinicians, nurses, educators, researchers and post-doctoral scholars. BIDMC faculty have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills in their respective fields and further their careers in patient care.
Professional Development Opportunities
Programs at BIDMC that support professional and career development include:
- BIDMC Academy
- Linde Family Innovation Grants Program in Primary Care
- Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education
Continuing Medical Education & Development by Department
Continuing medical education and professional development opportunities offered by departments at BIDMC include:
Additional Continuing Education & Professional Development Opportunities
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at BIDMC is theological and professional education for theological students, ordained clergy, members of religious orders and qualified laypeople. This interfaith program integrates training in a clinical setting with seminar, group process and one-on-one work with an accredited supervisor.
CPE trainees actively serve people in crisis while strengthening their personal, professional and theological capacities through reflecting upon, understanding and growing from the lived experience of ministry. Intensive interaction with peers, staff, seminar leaders and the supervisor helps trainees to develop new awareness of themselves as persons and professional pastoral care providers.
CPE Training at BIDMC
The Department of Spiritual Care and Education at BIDMC is accredited by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) to provide CPE programs for Level 1 and 2 students and Certified Educator Education.
ACPE Certified Educator: Rev. Dr. Burkhard Weber
Tuition: $1000, due upon admission to program (financial assistance/relief may be available upon acceptance to the program)
Application fee: $75 (must be mailed to the address below, payable to BIDMC)
- Download ACPE application.
- Download fillable reference form. Please use this form when requesting references (one academic, one religious and one personal) from three individuals.
Applications accepted via email or mailed to:
- Dept. of Spiritual Care and Education, Feldberg 110
Attn: Ciara Cheli
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Questions?
Email Ciara Cheli or call 617-667-3439.
Resiliency Training for Providers
The Cultivating Resilience Initiative (CRI) is an initiative of The Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery (CVPR) at BIDMC. Our Resiliency Training Programs works with hospital-based providers and community-based providers to promote resiliency and healing while working with traumatized people. Our goal is to mitigate the impact of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
Shapiro Institute for Education & Research
The Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at BIDMC is dedicated to innovation in medical education. The Institute provides intellectual leadership, state-of-the-art facilities, and faculty and staff resources to support the education and training of medical students, residents, fellows and other trainees.
The Shapiro Institute for Education and Research offers many opportunities for training and networking including the "Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills" CME Course, a uniquely comprehensive exploration of best practices for teaching medicine at the bedside, in ambulatory settings and in the classroom. Additionally, the Institute has sponsored nine Millennium Conferences since 2000 to tackle important topics in medical education, including the continuum of clinical education, patient safety, simulation in education, critical thinking and high value care.
Social Work Continuing Education
The Department of Social Work maintains an active commitment to the professional development of our staff. The department sponsors a robust continuing education series which includes social work continuing education credit for eligible attendees.
Continuing education programs are open to BIDMC and BILH staff.
