® Competencies Working Group Update Prepared for MedBiquitous Annual Conference 2012 Rosalyn Scott 1, Tim Willett, Valerie Smothers 2 1 Dayton VA Medical Center and Wright State Univ. 2 MedBiquitous
® Competencies are becoming pervasive
® MedBiquitous Competencies Working Group Rosalyn Scott and Tim Willett, co-chairs Launched in 2006 Charter: “to develop XML standards and supporting guidelines for competency data enabling educational resources and activities to be tied to a competency framework”
® Reasons for undertaking work Tie educational activities and resources to a competency framework. Track learner accomplishments against a list of competencies relevant to a health profession and specialty. Allow educators to see how their curriculum fits into a competency framework and better manage their curriculum and its development
® CONCEPTUAL MODEL
® Professionalism A competency object... Relates to other competency objects... Which can relate to external resources... Learning Object Educational activity Performance data/ assessment
® Competency Framework.xml Professionalism.xml A competency object... Relates to other competency objects... xml Which can relate to external resources... Learning Object Educational activity Performance data/ assessment Current Specifications
® Specs and Schemas Available At: etencies/index.htmlhttp:// etencies/index.html Status: Standards Committee review complete Public review pending
® Curriculum Inventory A E B F C G DH I J K L A 1 M E O N C G SH I J P R Q Curriculum Inventory uses Competency Frameworks to define the competencies/ objectives integrated into the curriculum. Competency framework
® Curriculum Inventory Program A Program B Program C Curriculum Inventory What instructional methods are used to teach Professionalism? AAMC Curriculum Inventory System
® New Work: Performance Framework Use cases in development Enable reporting and documentation of performance levels in relation to specific competencies
® Example: Pediatrics Milestones
® Educational Achievement Documentation of competence and achievement of milestones Draft specification in development
® How do you know a trainee is qualified and what supervision is required? Trainee Is competent in At what level Professional profile Competency Framework Performance Framework Educational Achievement
® Thank you! Rosalyn Scott