The COVID-19 pandemic brought a seismic shift in the healthcare industry, creating an incomparable level of strain on both the medical education system and its constituents, including medical students, trainees, and physicians. With the suspension of elective surgeries and procedures, there was a scarcity of procedural experiences and exposure to other disciplines of medicine, in…
How the future of medicine can benefit from new innovations across the education continuum Several new medical education innovations are disrupting and transforming how medical students and residents learn and train to become physicians. Many of these critical innovations have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic “hangover,” while others are reinventions to optimize and adapt…
MedHub recently published two posts recapping the webinar “Learnings from a large-scale implementation pilot of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Core EPAs.” The webinar featured insight from the renowned Dr. Jonathan Amil, professor of psychiatry and senior associate dean for innovation and health professions and education at Columbia University. In the webinar, he…
Watch Evaluate Better: A Guide to Using ACGME Milestones Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) meetings are a common program requirement where you audit your own evaluation process. Milestones spring reporting takes place through June, and these competency-based markers can be a powerful assessment tool for both individual residents and fellows, as well as your program curriculum…
Dr. Jonathan Amiel, past chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Organization of Resident Representatives and Northeast Group of Educational affairs, joined MedHub to present the findings from a large-scale pilot of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) core entrustable professional activities (EPAs) in a recent webinar. The webinar covered, with breadth…
Recently Dr. Jonathan Amiel collaborated with MedHub as he presented the findings from a large-scale pilot of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Jonathan Amiel, M.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Associate Dean for Innovation in Health Professions Education at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. He…
Curriculum mapping enables organizations to better manage and assess curricula by linking course material to learning objectives and accreditation criteria. It is an essential method in medical schools, teaching hospitals, residency training programs, and other medical education institutions supporting both MD and DO granting institutions. Designing curriculum maps and curriculum plans can be a complex,…
Many Medical Schools and Graduate Medical Education (GME) institutions or residencies turn to medical education software for optimizing medical education programs, curriculum, scheduling, administrative processes, and ultimately, saving time so they can focus on improving their residents’ or students’ learning outcomes. By leaning on software designed specifically for educational institutions, with specialized functions for specific…
Editor’s Note: This post is drawn from a more extensive resource. Want more insight into this pervasive issue? Download it now. Burnout among medical students, residents, and educators is at an all-time high. And, while we’ve all likely grown to strongly dislike the word “burnout,” or may even feel blame associated with the word, it’s…
Stay on the leading edge of learning and assessment best practices through these efficiencies in mapping Entrustable Professional Activities The goal of graduate medical education (GME) is to advance learners after completion of medical school into the world of independent practice. While many medical education institutions’ assessment methods are competency- and milestone-based, faculty continue to…