School of Medicine Key Educational Skills Workshop Competency-Based Education and Evaluation

Principal Faculty:

Christy Kim Boscardin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Office of Medical Education

Patricia O’Sullivan, EdD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Educational Research and Faculty Development

Susan Promes, MD
Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Now that educational programs are expected to address the six general competencies, faculty must begin to think about the teaching and assessment methods they use. Faculty need to learn to use program-wide performance data to inform curricular change. Participants will spend the afternoon discussing their current teaching and assessment methods, implementation strategies and challenges. For each competency several best practices will be identified and shared.

At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

• Examine your program’s evaluation system in light of others’ experiences
• Identify best teaching and assessment practices and understand what has led to their success
• Consider the steps necessary to prepare your program for a site visit
• Identify effective methods for teaching that target the competency areas.