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Implementing the Core Competencies: An Example. Ellen Cosgrove, MD Summers Kalishman, PhD & the Phase 2 Planning Group: Clark Hansbarger, MD, Renate Savich, MD, Craig Timm, MD. Communicating your credibility. Examine your own operation: Who is on the CME Advisory committee?
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Implementing the Core Competencies: An Example Ellen Cosgrove, MD Summers Kalishman, PhD & the Phase 2 Planning Group: Clark Hansbarger, MD, Renate Savich, MD, Craig Timm, MD
Communicating your credibility • Examine your own operation: Who is on the CME Advisory committee? What is the agenda? Routine accreditation of programs…or strategic discussions of cutting edge issues? 2. Fill a real need
UNM Needed: Comprehensive review of required clerkships To improve assessment in the required clerkships To incorporate the competencies into UME
Interventions that “Work” • Sequenced, multifaceted activities • Educational materials • Conferences with participant action • Local opinion leaders • Audit & feedback Mazmanian & Davis JAMA 2002
Putting theory into Practice Designing faculty development as a sequenced, multifaceted activity
FD/ CME Similarities • Results from prior activity evaluation • Requests for topics • Traditional surveys
Curriculum change Teaching as skill assessment New drug, device, procedure Showcase faculty or institutional service ContentFD CME
Student performance on USMLE/ school exams AMA grad survey/ Focus groups/ course evals Population health indicators (DOH, CDC) Pt. Interviews/ surveys Chart review Outcome measuresFD CME
The Goals Faculty from all departments identify common problems Faculty from 7 departments agree to adopt a common evaluation approach across all required clerkships Faculty agree to address competencies
Interventions that “Work” • Sequenced, multifaceted activities • Educational materials • Conferences with participant action • Local opinion leaders • Audit & feedback Mazmanian & Davis JAMA 2002
Components • Conference notebook: (2 weeks in advance) “audit & feedback” results survey results literature requested by participants • Retreat included: national ‘thought leaders’ reflecting on UNM data interactive groups led by local opinion leaders measurable results: action & timelines • Follow-up with Clerkship coordinators
OUTCOMES ANALYSIS From sequenced, multifaceted CME events to …. CHANGES in PRACTICE
OUTCOMES Comprehensives changes in assessment adopted • RIME scheme adopted to describe level of mastery of the clinical role (Pangaro Acad Med Nov 1999) • OSCE to assess clinical skills, effective 8/2003 across all clerkships
OUTCOMES • Objectives task force to merge MSOP, ACGME competencies • Clerkship directors commit to develop specific competencies for each required clerkship
Enhanced CME Credibility • The activity had specific, measurable outcomes • The activity was a success—as defined by participants and administration • CME was designated to design and coordinate UNM strategic planning