DEVELOPMENT
OF A CORE COMPETENCY UNDERGRADUATE CLINICAL CURRICULUM
Richard Currie*,
Joann Hayes, and Elizabeth Young, Northeastern
PURPOSE:
A continuum of
clinical education skill set development from student to resident to
practitioner is emerging nationally. With ACGME’s implementation of six core
competencies, it is intuitive to develop an undergraduate clinical curriculum
around the same set of core competencies and learning objectives. This
curricular revision for the third-year core clinical clerkships is one piece of
an Integrated Steps Curriculum.
METHODS:
The existing
curriculum was critically assessed, with recommendations regarding addition,
modification, consolidation, relocation, and elimination of curricular content.
Goals and objectives were developed for each core competency, with a common
competency-based Final Grade Report Form and establishment of acceptable levels
of performance.
RESULTS:
A comprehensive,
integrated core competency-based clinical curriculum with:
·
Common
goals and objectives;
·
Established
levels of competency
o
‘Progressing
Appropriately’ determined to be the skill set expectation
o
Levels
of performance descriptors for ‘Needs Development’ and ‘Exceptionally Advanced’
were established
·
Common
Final Grade Report Form
CONCLUSION/FUTURE
DIRECTIONS: Challenges
of this implementation include faculty development, avoidance of old patterns
in a new format, and implementation of a curriculum management oversight team.
Future considerations include development and implementation of common
instructional initiatives, assessment of outcome measures, and further
development and expansion into the fourth-year elective rotations.