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Achieving educational mission and vision with an educational scorecard
Jonathan Huntington1, John F Dick2, Hilary F Ryder3,4
1Department of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA.
BMC Medical Education
|October 31, 2018
Summary
An educational scorecard helps academic medical sections align faculty efforts with their educational mission. This tool facilitates goal communication, faculty engagement, and data-driven strategic decisions for improved educational impact.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Academic Medicine
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Aligning individual faculty efforts with an academic section's educational mission is challenging.
- Existing balanced scorecard frameworks have not been specifically adapted for academic medical education.
- A novel process for developing an educational scorecard for academic medical sections was needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement an educational scorecard tailored to an academic clinical section.
- To enhance the achievement of the section's educational mission and vision.
- To provide a structured approach for evaluating educational performance.
Main Methods:
- A task force of six medical educators developed and evaluated the scorecard.
- A modified Delphi process involving 14 experts established consensus on key educational metrics.
- The scorecard incorporated four domains of educational value and six stakeholder perspectives.
- Performance targets were established for each metric.
Main Results:
- Scorecard review informed sectional and individual strategies, leading to a more balanced educational impact.
- Implementation resulted in changes to service structure and increased mentorship opportunities.
- The scorecard and its metrics have been utilized for performance evaluation since 2014.
Conclusions:
- An educational scorecard is a practical method for academic groups to articulate educational objectives.
- The scorecard effectively engages faculty by providing clear goals and performance feedback.
- It offers objective data to support strategic decision-making aligned with the educational mission.
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