Creating a Portfolio Eileen Klein, MD, MPH

Goal Have participants create, update and maintain an effective portfolio throughout their career.

Objectives At the end of this session participants will:  Know the contents of a portfolio  Have the tools they need to create and maintain a portfolio

WHAT IS A PORTFOLIO?

A Portfolio is: Evidence of the work you do A flexible document that allows you to publicly tell your story Shows your progress over time A tool to help you advance regardless of your career dreams

PORTFOLIO CONTENTS

Main Sections Clinical Competence Teaching  Educational Philosophy  Evaluations Research/Scholarship Administrative Personal Professional Growth  Specific to Fellow Portfolio

CLINICAL COMPETENCE

Clinical Competence Faculty Evaluations Staff Evaluations Notes or letters from families Procedure log (unless done online)

TEACHING

Teaching Teaching Evaluations Lecture handouts (Fellows) Lecture notes (Fellows) Education research/curriculum development goes under Research/Scholarship

Teaching Evaluations Make your work count! Every talk you give should be evaluated This helps you personally to improve This documents the work you do

ED teaching evaluation SUBJECT OR TITLE: NAME OF PRESENTER: DATE: Choice of Subject: PoorAcceptableGoodExcellent Understanding of the material:PoorAcceptableGoodExcellent Organization:PoorAcceptableGoodExcellent Clarity of Presentation:PoorAcceptableGoodExcellent Engagement of the group:PoorAcceptableGoodExcellent Response to questions:PoorAcceptableGoodExcellent Overall rating:PoorAcceptableGoodExcellent COMMENTS: Evaluation Example

Summary Evaluation

SCHOLARSHIP

Research/Scholarship (Fellow) Research proposal Approved IRB application(s) Scholarship oversight reports Research progress notes Manuscript in progress and published manuscripts Submitted abstracts

Research/Scholarship Peer-reviewed publications Peer-reviewed educational materials  Curricula  Book chapters  Study guides Evidence of use of your materials by others Evidence of effectiveness of these materials

What Is “Scholarship” Scholarship no longer applies solely to research activities and publishing research papers Education is now viewed as scholarly work Educational scholarship and scholarly teaching are not the same thing.

Key Elements of Educational Scholarship The work must be made public The work must be available for peer review and critique according to accepted standards The work must be able to be reproduced and built on by other scholars Shulman L. “The Scholarship of Teaching” 1999

Textbook or syllabus chapters Teaching modules Continuing education presentations Community education Web-based materials Curriculum development or updating Examples of Educational Scholarship

Journal: Medical Education

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

Administrative Narrative of current administrative projects Examples of administrative work  Fellow selection committee  Article reviews for journals  QI projects (an ACGME requirement)  Hospital/Division committees Document with:  s  Meeting minutes  Work products

PERSONAL NARRATIVE

Personal Professional Growth Case Narrative and Reflective Discussion Based on a patient case or recent interaction Related to management, diagnosis, or social or communication issues Discuss challenges and how those challenges were addressed (if they were addressed)

Summary Don’t undersell yourself Link your efforts  Example: Disaster preparedness Research Administrative Teaching Creating and maintaining a portfolio will help you now and in the future! Go for it!!

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