Educational Projects And Programs

Tamkin Medical Education Symposium

Evaluation in Undergraduate
Medical Education: Current Concepts

Thursday, September 9, 1999

Presented and Sponsored By:

University of California, Irvine
College of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education

Course Directors:

Desiree Lie, M.D., M.S.Ed.
Alberto Manetta, M.D.
Elizabeth Morrison, M.D., M.S.Ed.

As medical schools begin to embrace the philosophy of multidisciplinary integrated cmricula in delivering medical education, the challenge of designing valid and reliable evaluation methods is gaining priority. No longer are pure paper tests of knowledge sufficient to assess learners' ability to communicate and apply clinical reasoning and content areas to practice cases and to issues of population health. In both preclinical and clinical cmricula, these competencies are all relevant to meeting the health care needs of individuals and communities in contemporary practice.

The symposium theme, Evaluation in Undergraduate Medical Education: Current Concepts, addresses the need for educators to be aware of a variety of testing tools. With a wealth of research outcomes now available to demonstrate the validity and reliability ofvarious evaluation instruments, we can select assessment methods that truly measure the competencies we aim to achieve in our learners. Workshops and small group breakouts will follow the plenary sessions, to apply information offered in a focused setting and allow interdisciplinary discussion. This symposium is offered for all faculty involved in health professions education.

Course Objectives

Discuss new concepts in the evaluation of medical students.
Describe ways in which standardized patients can enhance the evaluation of medical student skills.
Explain new ways the National Board of Medical Examiners will evaluate medical students in the future.

Course Directors

Elizabeth Morrison, MD., MS.Ed.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dept of Family Medicine
University of California, Irvine

Desiree Lie, MD., MS.Ed.
Associate Clinical Professor
Dept of Family Medicine
University of California, Irvine

Alberto Manetta, MD.
Professor, Dept ofOB/GYN
Senior Associate Dean
Educational Affairs
University of California, Irvine

Course Faculty

Stephen Abrahamson, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Division of Medical Education
University of Southern California

Ellen M Lewis, MS.N., R.N.
Associate Clinical Professor
Director, Student Clinical Training Center
Course Director, Patient Doctor Course
University of California, Irvine
College of Medicine

Michael Prislin, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Director, Research Division
Department of Family Medicine
Office of Medical Education
University of California, Irvine
College of Medicine

Daniel Jacob Klass, MD.,F.R.C.P.(C.)
Senior Medical Evaluation Officer
Director, Standardized Patient Project
Medical Advisor USMLE Step 3
National Board of Medical Examiners

Julie G. Nyquist, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Medical Education
University of Southern California
School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Sue Ahearn, R.N.
Standardized Patient Program Manager
Nursing Advancement Office
University of California, Irvine
College of Medicine

As mandated by the ACCME, all Faculty participating in continuing medical education programs sponsored by the University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.

Accreditation

The University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The University of California, Irvine, College of medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.