"PLEASE Complete Your Evaluations!" Strategies to Engage Faculty in Competency-Based Assessments

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Health Professions Education

Background:

• Competency-based assessments (CBAs) are increasingly important in graduate medical education.
• Faculty engagement with new CBAs can be challenging in busy clinical settings.
• Successful implementation requires strategies to foster acceptance and participation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe strategies for implementing CBAs among clinician educators during a national pilot.
• To foster acceptance and engagement with new evaluation methods.
• To provide practical interventions applicable to other educational innovations.

Main Methods:

• Grounded in educational, psychological, business, ecological, communication, and information technology theories.
• Interventions included creating a multilevel vision and engaging a dedicated work group.
• Incorporated quality improvement methodology and integrated technology for assessment implementation.

Main Results:

• The described strategies facilitated the successful implementation of CBAs.
• Multilevel vision, dedicated work groups, quality improvement, and technology integration were key.
• These interventions promoted faculty acceptance and engagement with the new assessments.

Conclusions:

• Practical and effective strategies were identified for implementing CBAs in graduate medical education.
• The described interventions can enhance the adoption of educational innovations.
• Successful CBA implementation relies on a multidisciplinary, theory-grounded approach.