Defining and Implementing Competency in Basic Science Education

(Alternate Title)

It’s coming….

It’s Here!

May 2002

Coming to a medical school near you…

And there’s more…

"When is your next accreditation..."

What is a Competency?

Aren’t our graduates competent now?

MSOP Report

MSOP

ACGME

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Brown University:
The Nine Competencies

Indiana University School of Medicine

IU School of Medicine

Designing the New Curriculum – IUSM 1997

Why fix it?

New Curriculum

Obstacles to Change from the Basic Science Faculty

The Statewide Centers of Medical Education

Nine Different Faculties

Integrating Competencies into the Basic Science Curriculum

The Nine Competencies

Group 1 – The Heart of Basic Sciences

Group 2 – Becoming the Competent Clinician

Group 3 – Scares Everybody

Professionalism and Role Recognition

Practical Evaluation and Assessment Requires…

Criteria

Example – Effective Communication

Likert Scales – Effective Communication

Example – Effective Communication

Assessment Tools

Assessment Outside of the Box

Practical Suggestions

Practical Suggestions, Cont’d.

Pick your Battles

Our experience to date...

It works!

Questions unanswered

A work in progress

Conclusions

Many thanks to

Thank you