Academic Faculty Toolbox

Graduate Medical Education Program Directors and faculty have the great responsibility of developing, overseeing, and improving residency or fellowship educational programs. The Academic Faculty Toolbox will serve as a central repository of high quality educational materials such as PowerPoint presentations, electronic databases and resources, assessment tools, computer-based instruction/internet coursework, faculty development materials, and library service links to aid in the aforementioned faculty duties. A variety of educational resource links have been identified to support improvements of the instruction and measurement of the six ACGME general competencies. Medical Education faculty may adapt the materials found in this toolbox for use in the instruction and evaluation of graduate and undergraduate medical education.

The Academic Faculty Toolbox will also promote life-long learning skills among physician faculty as the use and sharing of this toolbox resource enables better assessment of their own educational needs and of their educational program’s improvement needs. To suggest and/or add items to the toolbox, please email Ann Griffith, GME Education Coordinator, at agriffith@ghs.org.

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

Resident Duty Hours and Professionalism Theme of Second Issue of JGME
 
The December issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education( JGME) explores multiple linked themes, including resident duty hours, resident burnout and professionalism. In late December, JGME’s online content was posted to the website (www.jgme.org) and mailed to 10,000 qualified recipients, including program directors and designated institutional officials at accredited programs and institutions throughout the U.S., and members of the ACGME’s Board of Directors and Review Committees.

The press release can be read here: http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/newsReleases/newsRel_1_4_10.asp.

The open-access content for September and December 2009 is located here: www.jgme.org.

Program Directors (PD) Virtual Handbook

To assist with obtaining information related to the implementation of current ACGME accreditation standards and to prepare for accreditation site visits and review, the ACGME has developed a ‘Virtual Handbook'. The ACGME’s Virtual Handbook provides instructional methods/strategies and evaluation tools for use by GME faculty and is offered as a resource to enhance GME programs.

Assessment Tools for Graduate Medical Education

The ACGME has provided initial measurement tools developed and approved by the RRC to assess the six general competencies. Although the use of the tools listed below are not required by the ACGME Residency Committee, measurement and evaluation are requirements of graduate medical education.

Below are a few examples of the ACGME’s recommended assessment tools. These tools are intended to be measurement suggestions and can be modified for specific residency evaluation needs.

• Global Rating Form - This form or a modification of it may be used by the faculty to evaluate residents after each major rotation. 

• Communication, Interpersonal Skills, & Professionalism Evaluation Form and/or Evaluation – Multi-rater Form  - These two forms were designed to be used by appropriate evaluators periodically (once or twice a year) to evaluate a resident’s performance. The multi-rater form is may be used to implement modified 360 degree evaluation processes.

• Simulation Form - This form may be used by faculty to evaluate a resident’s simulation expertise. A representative sample of cases of each disease type and stage may be evaluated periodically throughout the resident’s training.

• Oral Examination Form - If the program utilizes periodic mock oral examinations, then this form or a modification of it may be used to evaluate the resident’s performance on the specified examination.

• Other ACGME Assessment Tools Resources

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• GME Program Director's Conference (CME)
• Professional Development for New Faculty
• Support for Department-level Faculty Development
• Internal Medicine (CME)
• Preventive Medicine (CME)

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