Comprehensive Assessment of Struggling Learners Referred to a Graduate Medical Education Remediation Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation of the Next Accreditation System has provided a standardized framework for identifying learners not meeting milestones, but there is as yet no corresponding framework for remediation.

Objective

We developed a comprehensive assessment process that allows correct diagnosis of a struggling learner's deficit(s) to promote successful remediation.

Methods

At the University of Pennsylvania, resident learners within the Department of Medicine who are not meeting milestones are referred to the Early Intervention Remediation Committee (EIRC). The EIRC, composed of 14 faculty members with expertise in remediation, uses a standardized process to assess learners' deficits. These faculty members categorize primary deficits as follows: medical knowledge, cl

SUBMITTER: Warburton KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734334 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature