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From Flexner to the Future: Recommendations of the Carnegie Reports 1910 and 2010 David M. Irby, PhD NCNMLG/MLGSCA Meeting February 25, 2011. The Carnegie Team No financial relationships to disclose. Reforming Medical Education. -1910-. -2010-. 1910: Flexner’s Observations. Great variability
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From Flexner to the Future: Recommendations of the Carnegie Reports 1910 and 2010David M. Irby, PhDNCNMLG/MLGSCA MeetingFebruary 25, 2011
Reforming Medical Education -1910- -2010-
1910: Flexner’s Observations • Great variability • Lax admissions standards • Passive learning, anemic curricula, poor facilities • Faculty of practitioners • No accreditation, certification or residency training Flexner. Medical Education in the United States and Canada (1910).
Flexner’s Findings in Bay Area University of California Stanford Jr Univ SOM & Cooper Medical College College of Physicians & Surgeons Hahnemann Med College of the Pacific College of Medicine & Surgery
Flexner’s Recommendations High standards for admission College degree with science requirements Expanded science-based curriculum Two years basic sciences Two years clinical experience University/teaching hospital
Medical Education Then & Now -1910- -2010-
2010 Carnegie Study Part of 5 profession study Included 14 site visits Based on research in the learning sciences and medical education *Winner of the 2010 Prose Award for Education from the Association of American Publishers
Recommendations for the Future Habits of inquiry and improvement Focus on excellence Integration Connect knowledge and experience Standardization and individualization Set outcomes and allow flexibility in learning Identity formation Develop professional values and dispositions
Habits of Inquiry & Improvement Develop habits of learning and innovation Develop routine and adaptive expertise Achieve information literacy Advance expertise through deliberate practice & feedback Participate in communities of inquiry and practice
PubMed Articles about Librarians involved in Medical Education Number of Publications Publication year Josephine Tan - UCSF
Inquiry & Improvement “How can we improve our transitions of care?”
Everyday Inquiry/Improvement • Access information, identify best practices and critically appraise the literature • Engage in QI projects, with training and support • Document and assess project-based learning
Recommendations for the Future Habits of inquiry and improvement Focus on excellence Integration Connect knowledge and experience Standardization and individualization Set outcomes and allow flexibility in learning Identity formation Develop professional values and dispositions
Integration Connect knowledge and experience Engage in multiple forms of reasoning Analytical reasoning Pattern recognition Creative and adaptive reasoning Access information and integrate into action
Examples of Integration • Early clinical immersion • Longitudinal integrated experience • Knowledge management and information literacy
Recommendations for the Future Habits of inquiry and improvement Focus on excellence Integration Connect knowledge and experience Standardization and individualization Set outcomes and allow flexibility in learning Identity formation Develop professional values and dispositions
Standardize on Outcomes Standardize on learning and practice outcomes Develop competencies and milestones Use multiple forms of assessment
Standardization and Milestones Caverzagie KJ, Aagard EM, Chick DA, Smith CD. Measuring resident progress: Competency milestones in internal medicine. Academic Internal Medicine Insight. 2010;8(1):4-5.
Linear Individualization: Core & Depth Additional Subspecialty Training -Depth- R-3: General Medicine or Subspecialty Focus R-2: Core + Boards Internal Medicine Residency Program R-1: Core Internship -Core-
Recommendations for the Future Habits of inquiry and improvement Focus on excellence Integration Connect knowledge and experience Standardization and individualization Set outcomes and allow flexibility in learning Identity formation Develop professional values and dispositions
Professional Identity Formation Formation Process of taking on identity Commitment to values, dispositions and aspirations Learned through Participation in a community of practice Observation of role models, interactions Coaching, instruction, assessment and feedback
Strategies for Formation Courses, rituals, and codes of conduct Self-assessment, reflection, planning Appreciative inquiry Ratings of respect Institutional Culture
Summary Inquire and improve Integrate Individualize and standardize Identity formation
References • Cooke M, Irby D, Sullivan W, Ludmerer K. American Medical Education One Hundred Years After the Flexner Report. NEJM. 355:1339-1344, 2006. • Cooke M, Irby DM, O’Brien BC. Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010. • Irby DM, Cooke M, O’Brien B. Calls for Reform of Medical Education by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching: 1910 and 2010. Acad Med. 85(2):220-227, 2010.