Medical Educator Minute: What’s the Difference between Milestones and EPAs?
Last month, we discussed methods of assessment in medical education. Milestones and EPAs are both methods of assessing trainees in a system of competency-based medical education (CBME). If you recall, competency-based medical education starts with the final outcome in mind (i.e., providing excellent patient care as a competent physician) and includes levels to capture progression […]
Medical Educator Minute: Assessment in Medical Education
Historically, assessment in medical education consisted of written and oral exams of medical knowledge. However, contemporary medical education recognizes the complexity of assessment and offers multiple assessment methods to better capture the multidimensional nature of education. Some examples of modern assessment methods include the OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam), the mini-CEX (Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise), and […]
Medical Educator Minute: What is Competency Based Medical Education (CBME)?
You may have heard the term Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) before, but what does it mean? CBME is an outcomes-based approach to medical education and assessment that starts with the end in mind: patient care. The goal of CBME is to ensure that trainees achieve patient-centered outcomes during their training. Starting with the desired […]
Medical Educator Minute | Using a framework to design curriculum
As a faculty member or senior resident/fellow, you may be responsible for teaching a new topic to trainees or colleagues. Those new to medical education often begin by developing a lecture or learning exercise on the topic. However, research in medical education demonstrates that there is much more to teaching and learning than content. Using […]
Medical Educator Minute – Mentorship in Health Professions Education
In health care, mentorship is crucial for professional and personal growth. Mentors have a multifaceted role for trainees, including improving knowledge and skills, shaping attitudes, helping to achieve goals, developing professional networks, and promoting well-being. Successful mentoring provides adequate support while also challenging the mentee, as this leads to a growth mindset. Mentorship aims to […]
Medical Educator Minute – Educators as leaders
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do at MedStar Health, especially within the GME community. All of our residents, fellows, and faculty bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the table, and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and heard is essential to our collective success. The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation defines the […]
Medical Educator Minute – Best practices for simulation in medical education
Medical education has learned from other professions that have established uses of simulation in training, such as aviation and the military. With limitations on duty hours potentially restricting patient encounters, and a growing emphasis on patient safety, simulation increased steadily across healthcare education. Simulation is traditionally used for learning or practicing low-frequency, high-stakes patient encounters […]
Medical Educator Minute – “Coaching” in medical education
What is “coaching” in medical education, and how is it different from traditional teaching and feedback? Coaching helps learners recognize their growth potential and fosters responsibility in finding their own path to improvement. Unlike traditional teaching, which focuses on telling, coaching emphasizes asking, enabling learners to develop lifelong adaptive skills (Hammound et al., 2022). While […]
Medical Educator Minute – Setting the (feedback) stage
Starting this week, we’re launching a new monthly feature in Academics This Week called “Medical Educator Minute”, which will feature quick tips for teaching, giving and receiving feedback, and improving the learning environment based on the literature and curated by Dr. Elizabeth Chawla and Dr. Sarah Thornton. Our first feature below focuses on the importance […]
