IDEAL Teacher training seminars
A central initiative of the IDEAL program is its annual ‘Train the Trainers‘ (TTT) seminar, designed to enhance the teaching skills of junior and mid-career faculty from partner institutions.
A session during the IDEAL Teachers Training Seminar
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Each year, UPCité organizes the three-day “Train the Trainers” (TTT) seminar, bringing together 12-15 trainee medical educators from partner universities. The seminar is designed to foster excellence in teaching and promote the use of innovative methods in medical education, creating a collaborative environment for the exchange of knowledge and best practices.
The seminar aims to promote excellence in teaching and skills development by:
- Improving the effectiveness and relevance of European medical educators’ teaching methods
- Sharing innovative and effective teaching techniques
- Addressing the unmet need for practical training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Developing advanced teaching tools to foster collaboration and build a community of medical educators across Europe
This initiative focuses on training infectious disease educators in advanced teaching techniques, including:
- Flipped classrooms
- Team-based learning
- Case-based clinical reasoning
- Simulation
- Debriefing
- Gaming
- E-lectures
- Hybrid synchronous and asynchronous learning methods—supported by Chi’s ICAP model.
These initiatives will be integrated into student training courses.
Furthermore, the logical progression of this program includes mentoring trainers who have completed the seminar to guide their peers in implementing these innovative teaching methods, thereby expanding the reach and impact of the IDEAL program.
Former participants talk about the “TTT” seminar
Metaphorical portraits
Meet the educators behind the TTT program — through a twist of imagination.
In these playful portraits, teaching staff from across Europe explore their roles in medical education by answering creative questions. Through their answers, they reveal not only their expertise, but also their personalities, passions, and pedagogical philosophies.
Annette Hennings
Internal Medicine specialist, expert in Clinical Infectiology and Antibiotic Stewardship - UKE Hamburg
“This is what I would like to be — save children.”
If you were a type of infection, which one would you be?
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. “It has a significant impact on the patient, and you always remember it because you are really sick.”
If you were a microorganism, which one would you be?
HIV. “It’s in stealth mode for a long time, causing a lot of damage before anyone notices.”
If you were a vaccine, which infectious disease would you target?
PAN-vaccine against diarrhea. “It’s a major issue for children in low-income countries, and I want to save children.”
Lisette Van Bruggen
Coordinator & Teaching Staff, Educational Advisor on Faculty Development - UMC Utrecht
“A teacher’s role is to make sure the students work hard, not to do the work for them.”
If you were an antibiotic, what would be your mechanism of action?
Discussion. “My action mechanism is to stimulate discussions among participants so they can share their experiences.”
If you were a TTT teaching tool, what would you be?
Case studies. “I would like to use situations, problems, things that could happen, and discuss them in small groups to come up with ideas.”
If you were a medical student learning about infectious diseases, what teaching method would you want to experience?
Real-life examples. “I’d prefer case studies over theory, showing pictures or videos of real patients and discussing diagnoses.”
Domenico Benvenuto
Resident in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
“There’s this Goldilocks zone, where a pathogen isn’t too dangerous for the host but can still mutate to avoid being recognized by the immune system.”
If you were a type of infection, which one would you be?
Persistent infection. “Something slow and sustained, like the host-pathogen interaction, which is fascinating.”
If you were a microorganism, which one would you be?
One that works in a community. “I have worked solo, but I’d prefer working with others, like certain microorganisms that thrive in communities.”
If you were a vaccine, which infectious disease would you target?
HIV. “HIV, because it mutates rapidly and the immune system can’t recognize it.”
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