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Liao KC, Peng CH. Evolving from Didactic to Dialogic: How to Improve Faculty Development and Support Faculty Developers by Using Action Research. TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MEDICINE 2024; 36:211-221. [PMID: 37092834 DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2023.2204091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Problem: Since competency-based medical education has gained widespread acceptance to guide curricular reforms, faculty development has been regarded as an indispensable element to make these programs successful. Faculty developers have striven to design and deliver myriad of programs or workshops to better prepare faculty members for fulfilling their teaching roles. However, how faculty developers can improve workshop delivery by researching their teaching practices remains underexplored. Intervention: Action research aims to understand real world practices and advocates for formulation of doable plans through cycles of investigations, and ultimately contributes to claims of knowledge and a progression toward the goal of practice improvement. This methodology aligns with the aim of this study to understand how I could improve a faculty development workshop by researching my teaching practices. Context: In 2016, we conducted four cycles of action research in the context of mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) workshops within a faculty development program aiming for developing teaching and assessment competence in faculty members. We collected multiple sources of qualitative data for thematic analysis, including my reflective journal, field notes taken by a researcher-observer, and post-workshop written reflection and feedback in portfolio from fourteen workshop attendees aiming to develop faculty teaching and assessment competence. Impact: By doing action research, I scrutinized each step as an opportunity for change, enacted adaptive practice and reflection on my teaching practices, and formulated action plans to transform a workshop design through each cycle. In so doing, my workshop evolved from didactic to dialogic with continuous improvement on enhanced engagement, focused discussion and participant empowerment through a collaborative inquiry into feedback practice. Moreover, these processes of action research also supported my growth as a faculty developer. Lessons Learned: The systematic approach of action research serves as a vehicle to enable faculty developers to investigate individual teaching practices as a self-reflective inquiry, to examine, rectify, and transform processes of program delivery, and ultimately introduce themselves as agents for change and improvement.
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- Kuo-Chen Liao
- Division of Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Medical Education Research Centre (CG-MERC), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Medical Education Research Centre (CG-MERC), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Pope BA, Carney PA, Brooks MC, Rice DR, Albright AA, Halvorson SAC. Resident Assessment of Clinician Educators According to Core ACGME Competencies. J Gen Intern Med 2024; 39:377-384. [PMID: 38052735 PMCID: PMC10897103 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08496-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires faculty to pursue annual development to enhance their teaching skills. Few studies exist on how to identify and improve the quality of teaching provided by faculty educators. Understanding the correlation between numeric scores assigned to faculty educators and their tangible, practical teaching skills would be beneficial. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify and describe qualities that differentiate numerically highly rated and low-rated physician educators. DESIGN This observational mixed-methods study evaluated attending physician educators between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2021. Quantitative analysis involved descriptive statistics, normalization of scores, and stratification of faculty into tertiles based on a summary score. We compared the highest and lowest tertiles during qualitative analyses of residents' comments. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-five attending physicians and 111 residents in an internal medicine residency program. MAIN MEASURES Resident evaluations of faculty educators, including 724 individual assessments of faculty educators on 15 variables related to the ACGME core competencies. KEY RESULTS Quantitative analyses revealed variation in attending physician educators' performance across the ACGME core competencies. The highest-rated teaching qualities were interpersonal and communication skills, medical knowledge, and professionalism, while the lowest-rated teaching quality was systems-based practice. Qualitative analyses identified themes distinguishing high-quality from low-quality attending physician educators, such as balancing autonomy and supervision, role modeling, engagement, availability, compassion, and excellent teaching. CONCLUSIONS This study provides insights into areas where attending physicians' educational strategies can be improved, emphasizing the importance of role modeling and effective communication. Ongoing efforts are needed to enhance the quality of faculty educators and resident education in internal medicine residency programs.
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- Bailey A Pope
- Division of Hospital Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA.
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA
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- School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA
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Chen CH, Cheng YH, Shen YC, Kung CT, Chien PC, Hsieh CH. The Effect of Post-Graduate Year Training on the Self-Efficacy and Emotional Traits of Physicians Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9070912. [PMID: 34356290 PMCID: PMC8307497 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9070912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Taiwan implemented the post-graduate year (PGY) training to reform the medical education system to provide holistic medical care after severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003. In late 2019, COVID-19 quickly spread across the globe and became a pandemic crisis. This study aimed to investigate whether the establishment of the PGY training had positive effects on the self-efficacy and emotional traits of medical workers. Methods: One hundred and ten physicians, including PGY, residents, and visiting staff, were investigated using the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Emotional Trait and State Scale (ETSS), and their feedback and suggestions were collected. An exploratory factor analysis was done to reduce the factor dimensions using the varimax rotation method, which was reduced to four factors: “the ability to cope with ease”, “proactive ability”, “negative emotion”, and “positive emotion”. A comparison with and without PGY training when facing the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted. Results: Those who had received PGY training (n = 77) were younger, had a lower grade of seniority, and had less practical experience than those who had not received PGY (n = 33). Those who had received PGY training had significantly higher scores for the factors “ability to cope with ease”, “proactive ability”, and “positive emotion” than those who had not received PGY training. Conclusion: The study revealed that PGY training may have had positive effects on the personal self-efficacy and emotional traits of physicians coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Chih-Hung Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan;
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-C.S.); (C.-T.K.); (P.-C.C.)
- Graduate Institute of Adult Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-C.S.); (C.-T.K.); (P.-C.C.)
- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-C.S.); (C.-T.K.); (P.-C.C.)
- Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-C.S.); (C.-T.K.); (P.-C.C.)
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-C.S.); (C.-T.K.); (P.-C.C.)
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.C.); (Y.-C.S.); (C.-T.K.); (P.-C.C.)
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
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Lee FY, Yang YY, Huang CC, Huang LJ, Chang CC, Liang JF, Huang SS, Lee WS, Lu DY, Chuang CL, Yang LY, Huang HC, Shulruf B, Chen CH, Kao SY. Sustained effects of faculty leadership development modules for clinical instructors of core competences education in Taiwan: a four-year explanatory case study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2020; 20:155. [PMID: 32414406 PMCID: PMC7226719 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02065-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies (CC) in general medicine-based primary care are essential for junior medical trainees. In this country, a regular faculty development (FD) program aimed at training faculty in instructing (teaching and assessing) these CC had operated. However, leadership was not emphasized. In a new intervention module, the roles and associated responsibilities of clinical instructors to conduct, design, and lead CC-based education were emphasis. AIMS This follow-up explanatory case study compares the effectiveness of intervention module with that of the previous regular module. METHODS The regular group (n = 28) comprised clinical instructors who participated in the FD module during the 2013-2014 year while the intervention group (n = 28) was composed of 2015-2016 participants. Prior to the formal (hands-on) training, participants in the intervention group were asked to study the online materials of the regular module. These participants then received a 30-h hands-on training in conducting, designing, and leading skills. Finally, they prepared a 10-h reflective end-of-module presentation of their real-world practices. RESULTS Following the training, a higher degree improvement in participants self-reported familiarity with CC education, self-confidence in their ability to deliver CC education and sustained involve CC education were noted among the intervention FD group, compared with the regular FD group. In the intervention group, senior academicians (associate and full professor) are more substantially involved in designing and leading CC-based courses than junior academicians (lecturers and assistant professors). Among non-teaching award winners of in the intervention FD group, the follow-up degree of sustained involvement in delivering, designing and leading CC-based courses was significantly higher than that of the regular group. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that leadership training in the intervention FD modules substantially motivated clinical instructors to become leaders in CC education.
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- Fa-Yauh Lee
- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Division of Clinical Skills Training Center, Taipei Veteran General Hospital , Taipei, Taiwan.
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital , Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Clinical Skills Training Center, Taipei Veteran General Hospital , Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veteran General Hospital , Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Bali Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Bali, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veteran General Hospital , Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- New South Wales Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veteran General Hospital , Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veteran General Hospital , Taipei, Taiwan
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Mianehsaz E, Tabatabaee SMR, Sharif MR, Gilasi HR, Shojaee Far HR, Nejad Tabrizi B. Professionalism among medical residents in a young second-level university in Iran: a cross-sectional study. J Med Ethics Hist Med 2020; 13:1. [PMID: 32337008 PMCID: PMC7168782 DOI: 10.18502/jmehm.v13i1.2463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Professionalism is a set of behaviors that build trust in physicians’ relationships with patients and the public. The aim of this study was to assess professionalism among residents in Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 139 residents recruited through the census method. Data were collected using the American Board of Internal Medicine Professionalism Questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire was on residents’ personal characteristics, and the second part contained fifteen items in the three domains of professionalism, namely excellence, honor/integrity, and altruism/respect. The mean scores of the questionnaire and its domains were calculated and their relationships with residents’ personal characteristics were evaluated. The mean scores (± SD) of professionalism and its excellence, honor/integrity, and altruism/respect domains were 4.93 ± 2.4, 5.92 ± 1.85, 4.94 ± 3.39, and 4.35 ± 3.27, respectively (in a range of 0-10). Professionalism had significant relationships only with residents’ specialty and gender. The level of professionalism in residents was low, which requires the attention of educational authorities. Moreover, the mean score of professionalism among residents in surgical specialties was significantly lower than non-surgical specialties. Various factors can be considered in this regard and it cannot be concluded that the lower score means worse professional behavior.
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- Elaheh Mianehsaz
- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Professor, Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Researcher, Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Researcher, Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Tseng FY, Lin LC, Ko BS, Chu TS, Tsai SL, Sheng WH, Yen CJ, Chang CH, Wu CH, Shih SR, Chiu WY, Pan SC, Chen WP, Chang PY. Immediate knowledge improvement and long-term teaching confidence after general medicine faculty training program. J Formos Med Assoc 2020; 119:538-543. [PMID: 31427121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE This study analyzed the effects of the General Medicine Faculty Training Program (GMFTP), which was implemented in 2009. The training program includes a 7-hour basic training (BT) to introduce ways of teaching and assessing the 6 core competencies identified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and a 40-hour clinical training program. METHODS Physicians from different hospitals attended the GMFTPs. Since 2010, we have been using quick tests to assess trainees' familiarity of core competencies. Knowledge improvement (KI) was defined as the difference between post-BT and pre-BT test scores. Since 2013, we have been annually mailing questionnaires to assess trainees' teaching confidence (TC) of core competencies. We analyzed the correlations between trainees' characteristics, KIs, and TCs. RESULTS Between year 2009 and 2017, a total of 319 attending physicians (257 male, 62 female), with a mean age of 39.1 ± 6.2 years, completed the GMFTPs. Significant KI (32.6-55.4) was noted. There were no correlations between trainees' characteristics and KIs. The mean TCs for the 6 core competences were all above 4.0 (based on a 5-point Likert scale). TCs were positively correlated with age during GMFTP training, age when responding to the questionnaire, and duration between training and the last time responding to the questionnaire. TC showed no correlation with sex, hospitals, departments, or KI. CONCLUSION Knowledge of teaching core competencies improved immediately after BT, but KIs did not correlate with TCs in long-term follow-up. After the training program, physicians' teaching confidence increased over time.
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- Fen-Yu Tseng
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute Medical Education & Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute Medical Education & Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hsu SD, Chen CJ, Chang WK, Hu YJ. An Investigation of the Outcomes of PGY Students' Cognition of and Persistent Behavior in Learning through the Intervention of the Flipped Classroom in Taiwan. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167598. [PMID: 27911937 PMCID: PMC5135136 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The Postgraduate Year (PGY) Program allows doctors-in-training to learn about the diagnosis, treatment and nursing of various common, general diseases. These items form the core curriculum and are mostly learned through caring for patients and clinical teaching. Doctors-in-training are evaluated for their knowledge through written tests or assignments, based on which the effectiveness of their training is also assessed; however, this generally produces a negative learning attitude among them. So we introduced the flipped classroom into PGY training program to change PGY students' learning behavior. Although the flipped classroom is highly valued and has been practiced by teachers in schools of various levels, very few attempts have been made until now to report the learning outcomes achieved through the flipped classroom by means of rigorous research methods. Therefore we tried to employed Ajzen and Fishbein's (1980) theory of reasoned action and Bandura's self-efficacy to predict and explain the participants' behavioral intention when participating in the core curriculum learning of the flipped classroom and to assess the change in students' learning behavior and learning effectiveness. From August 2013 to July 2014, 39 PGY students from the General Surgery of the Tri-Service General Hospital were selected as the participants of this study. The control group included 43 students of the previous year, that is, the year before the intervention of the flipped classroom. A comparative analysis was performed. The questionnaire's related matrices indicated highest correlation between self-efficacy and behavioral intention (r = 0.491, P < 0.01), followed by attitude (r = 0.365, P < 0.01) and subjective norms (r = 0.360, P < 0.01.) All three showed positive correlations with behavioral intention; among attitude, subjective norms, and self-efficacy, the pairwise correlations also reached significance level. The flipped classroom can indeed change PGY students' the learning behavior from "passive learning" to "active learning."
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- Sheng-Der Hsu
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Lo WL, Lin YG, Pan YJ, Wu YJ, Hsieh MC. Faculty development program for general medicine in Taiwan: Past, present, and future. Tzu Chi Med J 2014; 26:64-67. [PMID: 32288425 PMCID: PMC7129864 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcmj.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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General medical training programs are aimed at promoting competency in general practice skills with a holistic perspective of patient-centered medicine for the new generation of physicians. The faculty development program was implemented to promote learning and application of the six core competencies established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. This article describes the implementation and outcome of the current faculty development program. Additional assessment tools of the faculty development program are recommended to evaluate different perspectives of outcome. Our experience suggests that OSTEs are a realistic and well-received approach for faculty development that merits further investigation. According to the clinical instructors' response, our faculty development program effectively increased familiarity with various teaching and assessment skills needed to teach PGY 1 residents and ACGME competencies, and these clinical instructors also then subsequently applied these skills.
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- Wen-Lin Lo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Education, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Curriculum Design and Human Potentials Development, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Deptula P, Chun MBJ. A literature review of professionalism in surgical education: suggested components for development of a curriculum. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2013; 70:408-422. [PMID: 23618453 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Revised: 11/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND While it is evident that a surgeon must master medical knowledge and technical skill, there are other "soft skills" that are essential to a successful surgeon. One of these skills is professionalism. The challenge in surgical education lies in developing an effective professionalism curriculum and a related method of evaluation. OBJECTIVE Our review updates the literature and provides recommendations for improving instruction and evaluation of professionalism. DESIGN A literature review was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Knowledge. We restricted our search to documents published from 2009 to 2012 that address methods of teaching and tools for assessing professionalism in surgical education. RESULTS Sixty-three documents were reviewed, with 14 fitting our search criteria for professionalism in surgical education completely. Other articles focused on the topics of professionalism in surgery, medical professionalism, and professionalism education in medical specialties other than surgery. CONCLUSIONS Development of a professionalism curriculum for surgical residents might begin with defining professionalism in terms of tangible behaviors. The program might also include a precurriculum preparatory course and simulation-based training. Residency programs must also maintain professionalism among its faculty. Assessment in the form of multisource feedback that is consistent with observable behavioral definitions of professionalism should also be considered in evaluating resident professionalism.
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- Peter Deptula
- Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA
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Liao KC, Pu SJ, Liu MS, Yang CW, Kuo HP. Development and implementation of a mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) program to assess the clinical competencies of internal medicine residents: from faculty development to curriculum evaluation. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2013; 13:31. [PMID: 23442216 PMCID: PMC3599226 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2012] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The mini-CEX is a valid and reliable method to assess the clinical competencies of trainees. Its data could be useful for educators to redesign curriculum as a process of quality improvement. The aim of this study was to evaluate a mini-CEX assessment program in our internal medicine residency training. We investigated the impact of mini-CEX workshops as a faculty development program on the acquisition of cognitive knowledge and the difference of practice behaviors among faculty members used the mini-CEX to assess residents' performance at work. METHODS We designed an observational, two-phase study. In the faculty development program, we started a mini-CEX workshop for trainers in 2010, and the short-term outcome of the program was evaluated by comparing the pretest and posttest results to demonstrate the improvement in cognitive knowledge on mini-CEX. From September 2010 to August 2011, we implemented a monthly mini-CEX assessment program in our internal medicine residency training. The data of these mini-CEX assessment forms were collected and analyzed. RESULTS In the group of 49 mini-CEX workshop attendees, there was a statistically significant improvement in cognitive knowledge by comparing the pretest and posttest results (67.35 ± 15.25 versus 81.22 ± 10.34, p < 0.001). Among the 863 clinical encounters of mini-CEX, which involved 97 residents and 139 evaluators, 229 (26.5%), 326 (37.8%), and 308 (35.7%) evaluations were completed by the first-year, second-year, and third- year residents separately. We found a statistically significant interaction between level of training and score in dimensions of mini-CEX. The scores in all dimensions measured were better for senior residents. Participation in mini-CEX workshops as a faculty development program strengthened the adherence of trainers to the principles of mini-CEX as a formative assessment in regard to provision of feedback. However, a deficiency in engaging residents' reflection was found. CONCLUSIONS Faculty development is a prerequisite to train evaluators in order to implement a successful mini-CEX assessment program. We demonstrated the effectiveness of our mini-CEX workshops in terms of knowledge acquisition and enhancement of giving feedback when the faculty members used the tool. Further programs on providing effective feedback should be conducted to increase the impact of the mini-CEX as a formative assessment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kuo-Chen Liao
- Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 5 Fusing street, Gueishan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 5 Fusing street, Gueishan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 5 Fusing street, Gueishan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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