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Cardiology fellowship programs primarily use faculty supervision and case discussions to assess fellow competence. Despite challenges, program directors remain confident in evaluating trainees but are hesitant to fully adopt competency-based medical education.

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  • Cardiology Fellowship Training
  • Medical Education Assessment
  • Competency-Based Medical Education

Background:

  • Limited data exist on how cardiovascular disease (CV) fellowship programs and program directors (PDs) assess fellow competence.
  • Understanding current assessment practices is crucial for improving cardiology training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the methods used by CV fellowship programs and PDs to assess fellow competence.
  • To understand the role of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones in fellow evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was distributed to CV fellowship PDs, focusing on trainee evaluation, competency development, and assessment.
  • The survey included 15 items on competence assessment, ACGME Milestones, and competency-based medical education.

Main Results:

  • Direct faculty supervision and case discussions (90%) are primary assessment methods at training initiation.
  • Faculty evaluations assess most ACGME Core Competencies, while the In-Training Examination (93%) assesses medical knowledge.
  • Despite challenges with faculty evaluation completion (60%), 81% of PDs are confident in assessing global competence.

Conclusions:

  • Direct faculty engagement is vital for assessing cardiology fellow competence.
  • PDs express confidence in current assessment abilities but show reluctance towards a purely competency-based medical education model.