Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP8 - 08
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Title
Developing and evaluating the Professionalism Plus longitudinal curriculum in a geriatrics residency program
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
With high rates of burnout and incivility among physicians and increasing evidence of poor quality of care for marginalized populations, there is a dire need to address professionalism in medical education. A needs assessment in our program identified little-to-no formal curricular time on professionalism, nor other CanMEDS roles including Communicator, Advocate, and Collaborator. We introduced a new longitudinal curriculum for Geriatric residents, "Professionalism Plus", addressing the non-medical expert CanMEDS roles, with a focus on professionalism.
Summary of the Innovation
The curriculum utilized workplace-based learning theory, ensuring that teaching was relevant to the residents' context and provided practical tools to implement immediately. The full curriculum contained ten sessions offered over two years. Experts from the offices of Resident Wellness and Person-Centred Care Education collaborated with curriculum development and teaching. Thus far, six of ten sessions were implemented, addressing the following topics: resilience, professional identity, communication skills, leadership, and person-centred care.
Conclusion
Immediate learner reactions have been positive, with an average teaching effectiveness score of 4.56/5. Medium-term outcomes were assessed via semi-structured interviews with 8 graduated residents. Interviews revealed three broad themes: 1) Content was relevant to clinical practice and a welcome addition to the formal curriculum, 2) Interactive format offered opportunity to learn from peers and build community, 3) Impact on Professional Development may be limited due to late integration into training. Future work will integrate these findings into future iterations of the curriculum and adapt the curriculum to other residency programs.
Keyword 1
Professionalism
Keyword 2
CanMEDS
Keyword 3
Curriculum
Level of Training
Post Graduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
- Case-Based
- Competency-Based Education
- Evaluation
- Integrated
Additional Theme (First choice)
Professionalism
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Authors
Presenter
Bernice Ho
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
