1. ® 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

2. ® Competencies are becoming pervasive

3. ® 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”

4. ® 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

5. ® CONCEPTUAL MODEL

6. ® Professionalism A competency object... Relates to other competency objects... Which can relate to external resources... Learning Object Educational activity Performance data/ assessment

7. ® 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

8. ® Specs and Schemas Available At: http://www.medbiq.org/working_groups/comp etencies/index.htmlhttp://www.medbiq.org/working_groups/comp etencies/index.html Status: Standards Committee review complete Public review pending

9. ® 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 2 3 12 4536 897 1011 Curriculum Inventory uses Competency Frameworks to define the competencies/ objectives integrated into the curriculum. Competency framework

10. ® Curriculum Inventory Program A Program B Program C Curriculum Inventory What instructional methods are used to teach Professionalism? AAMC Curriculum Inventory System

11. ® New Work: Performance Framework Use cases in development Enable reporting and documentation of performance levels in relation to specific competencies

12. ® Example: Pediatrics Milestones

13. ® Educational Achievement Documentation of competence and achievement of milestones Draft specification in development

14. ® 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

15. ® Thank you! Rosalyn Scott rosalyn.scott@wright.edu