Graduates??? Perceptions of Their Clinical Competencies in Allergy and Immunology

Abstract

The general competencies were considered important, but training in system-based practice and practice-based learning may be deficient. Although self-perceived competency in core areas of allergy and immunology was high, weaknesses in training and self-perceived competency in selected areas were identified.

Maternal–Fetal Medicine Physician and Fellow Perceptions of Business in Medicine

“…The challenges that face MFM educators and fellows are not unique to this subspecialty as many fields of medicine are ill-prepared to teach these topics to clinicians. 2,4 Previous studies have shown that systematic educational programs, including a web-based curriculum, can improve business practices among OBGYN residents 5,6 and similar programs would likely improve knowledge for MFM subspecialists. Currently, MFM fellows are exposed to web-based education through the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow Lecture Series on topics, such as clinical obstetrics, ultrasound, research, neonatology, and genetics.…”

Toward Outcomes-Based Plastic Surgery Training: A Needs Assessment of Recent Graduates

“…10 No existing instrument specific to plastic surgery, however, has been reported. Therefore, a new questionnaire was created as a screening survey across all competencies except medical knowledge.…”

“…10,11 To keep the questionnaire length reasonable, the number of items was limited. There may have been insufficient domain representation to produce valid results for each competency.…”

Educating fellows in practice-based learning and improvement and systems-based practice: The value of quality improvement in clinical practice

“…Many residency program directors find that PBLI and SBP are difficult concepts to grasp [3], perhaps limiting their ability to develop effective means of teaching and evaluating these competencies [3,4]. It is likely that these challenges contribute to the perception of educators and learners alike that PBLI and SBP are the least important of the 6 general competencies endorsed by the ACGME [3][4][5][6].…”