Teaching and assessing professionalism in ophthalmology residency training programs.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has mandated that all residency training programs teach and assess new competencies including professionalism. This article reviews the literature on medical professionalism, describes good practices gleaned from published works, and proposes an implementation matrix of specific tools for teaching and assessing professionalism in ophthalmology residency. Professionalism requirements have been defined by the ACGME, subspecialty organizations, and other certifying and credentialing organizations. Teaching, role modeling, and assessing the competency of professionalism are important tasks in managing the ACGME mandate. Future work should focus on the field testing of tools for validity, reliability, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness.
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Andrew G
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
Beaver
Hilary A
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Boldt
H Culver
HC
Olson
Richard
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Oetting
Thomas A
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Abramoff
Michael
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Carter
Keith
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D003162:Competency-Based Education; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*