Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

An Evaluation of Non-Uniform Grade Distribution with the Emergency Medicine Off-Service Standardized Letters of Evaluation

JORDAN GOWMAN; BERNADETTE DAZZO; JACE COON; TRACY KOEHLER; RYAN OFFMAN; JOSEPH BETCHER

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 207-210

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2022.93990.1561

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Introduction: Standardized Letters of Evaluation (SLOEs) are designed to objectively compare medical students to their peers for completed emergency medicine (EM) rotations to be used ... Read More

Implementation of a Diversity Committee to Improve Structural Inclusion in an Emergency Medicine Residency

JESSICA BOD; DOWIN BOATRIGHT

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 126-130

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2021.93492.1533

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Introduction: To describe structural changes that can be made in an emergency medicine residency program to increase diversity and foster an inclusive environment.Methods: ... Read More

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestones for Emergency Medicine Residency Training Incorporated into Firstand Second-Year Medical Student Elective

CHRISTINA Y. CANTWELL; JONATHAN B. LEE; SOHEIL SAADAT; NICHOLAS BOVE; SANGEETA SAKARIA; WARREN WIECHMANN; ALISA WRAY; SHANNON TOOHEY

Volume 9, Issue 3 , July 2021, , Pages 136-143

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2021.88982.1360

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Introduction: As part of its Next Accreditation System, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Emergency Medicine describe 6 competencies containing ... Read More Introduction: As part of its Next Accreditation System, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Emergency Medicine describe 6 competencies containing 23 sub-competencies graded by milestones ranging from level 1 (expected of an incoming intern) to level 5 (demonstrates abilities of an attending) that are used to track resident training progression. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no studies introducing a milestones-based curriculum to medical students prior to their introduction to the wards, so we sought to determine the effects that a pre-clinical Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) Milestones Elective would have on preparing the students interested in Emergency Medicine (EM) as a specialty to meet thelevel 1 milestones prior to their intern year.Methods: The elective hosted 15 events throughout the academic year, and pre- and post-curriculum surveys were administered. Thirteen first- and second-year medical students at our institution who completed the elective self-reported their perception of preparedness for each level 1 milestone in the 19 sub-competencies. A repeated measures design was used through identical pre- and post-curriculum surveys to determine any changes in self-reported preparedness for meeting level 1 milestones after completing the elective using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test.Results: There was a significant increase in the median scoring from 1 to 2 (P=0.027) in overall self-reported preparedness for meeting the level 1 milestones included in the elective, as well as significant increases in subcategories across competencies 1-4 outlined by the ACGME. There was no significant increase in preparedness for professionalism or interpersonal communicationcompetencies. There was no significant increase in interest in EM as a result of the elective.Conclusion: Implementing a milestones-based curriculum during the pre-clinical years shows improved self-reported preparedness of students interested in pursuing EM for meeting level 1 milestones prior to residency. Additionally, a specialtybased elective such as this one offered through EMIG may further increase interest in the field during pre-clinical years.

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An Evaluation of Non-Uniform Grade Distribution with the Emergency Medicine Off-Service Standardized Letters of Evaluation

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Implementation of a Diversity Committee to Improve Structural Inclusion in an Emergency Medicine Residency

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Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestones for Emergency Medicine Residency Training Incorporated into Firstand Second-Year Medical Student Elective

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