How We Develop Ourselves: The Professional Development of Faculty Developers

On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Heather Billings, PhD, MA, Anthony Gaynier, EdD, MS, Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA, and Stacey Pylman, PhD, MA, discuss the role of the faculty developer. They explore new competencies for faculty developers, the professionalization of the field, and tools faculty developers can use to self-assess their performance and …

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A Conversation with Darrell Kirch

Darrell Kirch, MD, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (@AAMCtoday), joins the Academic Medicine Podcast to discuss his work at the AAMC and as part of the Coalition for Physician Accountability; important issues in medical education today including physician well-being, competency-based medical education, and GME selection and training; and the future …

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Developing a Framework for Competency Assessment: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)

Editor’s Note: This post is the second of two on the topic of competency-based medical education. Read the first post here. By: Robert Englander, MD, MPH, Terri Cameron, MA, Amy Addams, Jan Bull, MP, and Joshua Jacobs, MD Dr. Englander is the former senior director of competency-based learning and assessment at the Association of American …

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Understanding Competency-Based Medical Education

Editor’s Note: This post is the first of two on the topic of competency-based medical education. Read the second post here. By: Robert Englander, MD, MPH, Terri Cameron, MA, Amy Addams, Jan Bull, MP, and Joshua Jacobs, MD Dr. Englander is the former senior director of competency-based learning and assessment at the Association of American …

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