The benefits of consortium participation

Klepper, William M.; Stodt, Martha Mcginty

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“…23 These institutional collaborations are a mechanism to fill gaps in institutional expertise or capacity in case development or SP training and to reduce financial burden. 24,25 Collaborations, such as the American Medical Association Accelerating Change in Medical Education consortium and regional SP consortia in California and the Mid-Atlantic, can serve as possible prototypes for clinical skills exam partnerships. 26…”

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The Consequences of Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination Discontinuation for Medical Schools and Sustainability Plans for Clinical Skills Assessment

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PurposeComprehensive clinical skills examinations using standardized patients are widely used to assess multiple physician competencies. However, these exams are resource intensive. With the discontinuation of the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam in 2021, how medical schools will change their approaches to comprehensive clinical skills exams is unknown. This study explores school responses to this change and future directions of comprehensive clinical skills exams using the program sustainability framework. MethodThis cross-sectional, descriptive study surveyed medical school curriculum deans at 150 Liaison Committee on Medical Education-accredited U.S. medical schools from September to October 2021. The 30-question survey included questions about medical school and participant role, current comprehensive clinical skills exams, sustainability dimensions, and challenges and future directions. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize responses, and content analysis was used to identify themes in the open-ended responses. Results Educators at 75 of 150 institutions (50%) responded. Sixty-three respondents (84%) reported conducting a comprehensive clinical skills exam. The comprehensive clinical skills exam assessed readiness for graduation (51 [81%]), provided feedback for students (49 [78%]), evaluated curricula (38 [60%]), provided information for medical student performance evaluation or communication with residency (10 [16%]), and assessed other factors (6 [10%]), including preparation for Step 2 CS in the past and readiness for advancement to fourth year of medical school (multiple responses were allowed). Factors facilitating sustainability included sufficient funding to continue the exam (55 [87%]) and the belief that clinical skills assessment in medical school is now more important after discontinuation of the Step 2 CS exam (55 [87%]). Challenges to sustainability included organizational capacity and limited interinstitutional collaboration. ConclusionsEducators remain committed to the purpose of comprehensive clinical skills exams. Adapting to changed licensing requirements while sustaining clinical skills exams enables innovation and improvement in assessment of clinical competence.

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“…"The academic library consortia are historically placed with two primary goals: sharing collections or sharing systems" (Elguindi and Schmidt, 2012). "The benefits of a consortium are potentially enormous, but care must be taken in its design, budgeting, and implementation" (Klepper and Stodt, 1987). "One of the major threats that face the library is that of safety and security problems" (Ugah, 2002).…”

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C5 model for the consortium management: SWOT analysis

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2017

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Purpose This paper elicits information, an excess of information and the stakeholders’ role in the use of information. The purpose of this paper is to create a “C5 model” (clients, connectivity, content, copyright and cost) for the consortium management to support and improve its academic and administrative decision-making skills and optimize returns. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used for this study was “strength, weakness, opportunity and threat” (SWOT) analysis. As a tool, it was used as one of the strategic analytical techniques to evaluate various aspects of consortium management. The purpose of choosing this method was to derive a set of strategies for comparing the internal (strengths/weaknesses) and external (opportunities/threats) forces of the “C5 model” of consortium management. Findings From the SWOT analysis of the “C5 model,” it was observed that four combinations, maxi-maxi (strengths/opportunities (SO), mini-maxi (weaknesses/opportunities (WO), maxi-mini (strengths/threats (ST)) and mini-mini (weaknesses/threats (WT)), were drawn to derive a set of strategies to benefit the consortium management. The SO strategies such as building a client-centric resource management system, centralized gateway, collaborative acquisition model, common copyright communication and clearance center and cost-benefit analysis were built on the basis of the strengths and opportunities identified. Likewise, the WO strategies such as organizational planning, equality in ICT infrastructure facilities, quality content, public disclosure of copyright obligations and effective economic models were drawn to minimize the weaknesses of each component by taking advantage of the identified opportunities. The ST strategies were worked out using strengths of the model to possibly mitigate its threats. Similarly, the WT strategies were created to minimize the weaknesses and avoid the threats as much as possible. However, these strategies would not only help consortium management in the decision-making process, but also optimize returns and improve the intellectual outcome of organizations. Originality/value Not many research studies have been developed regarding the SWOT analysis of the “C5 model” for consortium management. This study attempts to benefit a large community of library and information science professionals, consortia and their clients.

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The benefits of consortium participation

Abstract: The benefits of a consortium are potentially enormous, but care must be taken in its design, budgeting, and implementation.

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The Consequences of Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination Discontinuation for Medical Schools and Sustainability Plans for Clinical Skills Assessment

The Consequences of Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination Discontinuation for Medical Schools and Sustainability Plans for Clinical Skills Assessment

C5 model for the consortium management: SWOT analysis

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