A national program director survey of the shift to competency-based education in ophthalmology.

Full Abstract

PURPOSE:
To assess the resources, progress, and barriers for program director (PD) compliance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) mandate.

DESIGN:
Survey.

PARTICIPANTS:
Ophthalmology PDs in the United States.

METHODS:
A survey instrument was sent to all ophthalmology PDs in the United States.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
The survey instrument assessed PD tenure, funding, current efforts, evaluation modalities, barriers, and desired resources to meet the ACGME competency mandate.

RESULTS:
The survey was completed by 88 of 104 (85%) PDs. Significant disparities exist between PD financial compensation and actual time spent performing PD duties. This disparity and lack of understanding by faculty of the ACGME competencies were the most frequently cited barriers to success in complying with the ACGME mandate. The most commonly utilized assessment tools are the global or 360 degrees evaluations and clinical evaluation exercises.

CONCLUSIONS:
Program directors surveyed believe they are not receiving adequate resources to allow them to comply with the ACGME mandate. Although some tools have been implemented by PDs for assessing the competencies, additional national and centralized resources would be helpful.

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Author information

Author/s: Golnik, Karl C (KC); Lee, Andrew G (AG); Wilson, Mark C (MC);

Affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. KGolnik(-atsign-)fuse.net

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Ophthalmology (Ophthalmology), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Aug; vol 115 (issue 8) : pp 1426-30, 1430.e1-2

Dates: Created 2008/08/04; Completed 2008/08/19;

PMID: 18342943, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Accreditation - organization & administration
Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data
Competency-Based Education - statistics & numerical data
Data Collection
Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration
Educational Measurement - standards
Guidelines as Topic
Health Care Surveys

Health Care Surveys
Humans
Ophthalmology - education; standards
Physician Executives - psychology
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Schools, Medical - organization & administration
United States

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