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Development of a web-based, specialty specific portfolio
A S Clay1, E Petrusa, M Harker
1Department Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. alison.clay@duke.edu
Medical Teacher
|September 6, 2007
Summary
This study introduces a specialty-specific portfolio to document resident competence in critical care medicine rotations. This approach streamlines assessment and reduces redundancy across disciplines.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Graduate Medical Education
- Competency-Based Education
Background:
- Developing standardized assessment tools for residency programs is crucial.
- Existing methods may lack specificity for specialized rotations.
- Need for a unified system to track resident competence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To illustrate the creation of a specialty-specific portfolio for critical care medicine.
- To enhance the documentation of resident competence during rotations.
- To create a model applicable across multiple residency programs.
Main Methods:
- Collaborative development of a critical care medicine portfolio by anesthesiology, surgery, and medicine departments.
- Alignment of exercises with the six Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies.
- Inclusion of knowledge/application assessment, exercise evaluation, self-assessment, and faculty review for each exercise.
- Dissemination of portfolio entries via multi-disciplinary conferences and a dedicated website.
Main Results:
- The developed portfolio effectively integrates resident performance data.
- Learner-led exercises provide targeted assessment within core competencies.
- Multi-disciplinary review and online posting facilitate comprehensive evaluation.
Conclusions:
- Specialty-specific portfolios reduce interdisciplinary redundancy in assessment.
- Allows for more focused development of rotation-specific exercises.
- Aids program directors in systematically collecting resident portfolio data throughout residency.
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