Course/Rotation Title: ACADEMIC MEDICINE
Date of Last Review/Update
5/08
Course/Rotation Director:
Gray Ellrodt, MD or David Albert, MD
Location:
Inpatient % time = TBD by project
Outpatient% time = TBD by project
Course/Rotation description with educational purpose/value
The goal of this rotation is to allow residents to develop skills in the areas of scholarship and discovery. At a minimum the resident must complete a project that fulfills one or more of the following scholarship criteria:
· Discovery: as evidenced by publication or submission for publication of original research
· Dissemination: as evidenced by a published review article for a journal, text book or medicine resident education
· Application: as evidenced by publication of case reports or clinical series at local or regional meetings.
· Credit for the rotation will not be given unless the resident fulfills one of the above categories of scholarship.
The rotation will vary widely based on project being undertaken. However, certain key facets of this rotation will remain the same as described below:
· 2-8 weeks prior to rotation
o Meet with Dr. Ellrodt or Albert to discuss project and the question which will be addressed
o Dr. Ellrodt or Albert will work with you to define plan outline and choose preceptor for the project
· 1-2 weeks prior to the rotation
o Create a written syllabus with the following minimum requirements:
§ Specify exact curriculum for the rotation using the competency based goals and objectives FORM for the Academic Elective (Appendix A of Curriuclum). Samples of this curriculum One & Two can also be found in this appendix.
§ This Curriculum must be turned into Dr. Ellrodt or Albert and Preceptor prior to start of rotation
· Week One: by the end of the week the resident must have:
o Met with their preceptor to discuss project progress
o Finished appropriate literature search
· Week 2-4
o Meet with preceptor weekly to review progress and set goals and expectations for coming weeks.
Unless academic medicine elective is performed as an away elective residents will continue their weekly continuity clinic, to attend all conferences, and will continue to provide patient care responsibilities as back up and / or jeopardy residents.
Types of Clinical Encounters: (PLEASE SPECIFY)
To be determined by project
Types of Patients: (PLEASE SPECIFY)
To be determined by project
Mix of Diseases: (PLEASE SPECIFY ANY ADDITIONAL DISEASES
To be determined by project
Types of Procedures: (PLEASE SPECIFY)
To be determined by project
Describe the level of supervision by faculty
[X] Attending staff will supervise and precept all patient care activity directly or indirectly.
[X] Attending staff will provide mid rotation feedback
[X] Attending staff will provide end-of-rotation feedback
[X] Other: see above under rotation description
Competency Based Objectives/Expectations. Please see Roman Numeral II with additional items specific to this rotation as below
Patient Care:
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
Medical Knowledge:
· Awareness of the basic statistical techniques for analyzing/reporting scientific studies.
· Awareness of medical informatics techniques for accessing and analyzing the medical literature.
· Understand the essentials of clinical research.
· Understand the essentials of applied health service research and its’ power to improve outcomes.
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
Practice-Based Learning:
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
Interpersonal and Communication Skills:
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
Professionalism:
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
System-Based Practice: PLEASE SPECIFY
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
Check Any Methods Used For Teaching and Assessment
[ ] Ambulatory Clinic (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Annual In-service Exam (feedback written)
[ ] Attending Rounds (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Board Review (feedback written examination)
[ ] Cancer Conference
[ ] Case Management Evaluation (360 degree written evaluation)
[ ] Chart Stimulated Recall & Feedback (feedback verbal)
[X] Direct Observation and Feedback (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] GME Core Curriculum
[ ] Interns Report (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Journal Club (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Medical Record Review (feedback written & verbal)
[X] Mentor Feedback (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Monthly End of Elective Exam (feedback written)
[ ] Monthly Mini CEX (feedback written & verbal)
[X] Monthly Competency Based Written Evaluation
[ ] Morning Report (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Multidisciplinary Rounds Feedback (feedback verbal)
[ ] Nursing Evaluation (360 degree written evaluation)
[ ] Patient Evaluation (360 degree written evaluation)
[ ] Patient Management Discussions (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Procedure Logs
[ ] Performance improvement Multidisciplinary Morbidity and Mortality
(feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Semi Annual Program Director Feedback (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Student Evaluation (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Supervised Sign-In Rounds (feedback written & verbal)
[ ] Supervised Sign-Out Rounds (feedback verbal)
[X] Other : Preceptor to review and give formal verbal and written feedback on final project
Other Policies
The Course Director recognizes that the trainee is accountable to all BMC Residency and GME Personnel Policies and Procedures. The Course Director recognizes that the residents are expected to attend all continuity clinics and mandatory educational conferences unless excused by the Program Director or Chief Medical Resident with advanced notice.
Check The Educational Materials Used (beyond direct patient care)
[X] Reading List (Please Specify):
§ Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature. 4th edition, 2002.
[X] Review of Appropriate Radiology Images (Please Specify):
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
[X] Review of Appropriate Pathology (Please Specify):
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
[X] Review of Appropriate Laboratory Data (Please Specify):
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
[X] Articles from the Literature (Please Specify):
· To be determined by project type: resident to define as part of their project how this competency is addressed
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