Leadership Careers in Medical Education

by Pangaro, Louis N., M.d.

• ISBN13: 9781934465462
• ISBN10: 1934465461
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Summary

Offering knowledge and insight from medical leaders and prominent educators, Leadership Careers in Medical Education serves as a guide for current faculty and future leaders on how to launch, sustain, and further develop one's career in medical education.

Table of Contents

About the Teaching Medicine Series	p. xv
Introduction: Views of Educational Leadership in Internal Medicine	p. xvii
The Leadership Challenge in Internal Medicine	p. 1
Defining Leadership	p. 1
Leadership Styles	p. 3
Qualities and Values of Leadership	p. 4
Developing Leadership Skills	p. 6
Personnel Development	p. 8
Are Leaders Always Scholars?	p. 9
Developing New Leaders: Succession Planning	p. 9
The Risks of Leadership	p. 10
Concluding Thoughts	p. 11
The Changing Structure of Medical Education: A Historical Perspective	p. 15
From Apprenticeship to a Revolution in Medical Education	p. 16
Medicine and Science	p. 18
How to Tell a Specialist	p. 19
How to Train a Specialist	p. 21
National Organizations, National Challenges	p. 22
Libby Zion and House Staff Work Hours	p. 24
New Challenges for a New Century	p. 26
The Organization of Medical Education: A Brief Guide	p. 31
Interacting Dimensions and Components	p. 32
Medical Education: A Broader Definition	p. 33
Selecting the Right Students	p. 33
The Terms We Use: UME, GME, and CME	p. 34
Key Positions in the Medical School	p. 35
Divisions of Medical Education	p. 36
Key Positions in the Departments	p. 43
Key Positions With the Hospital	p. 43
Leadership, Governance, and Accreditation	p. 44
Conclusion	p. 49
Understanding Systems of Education: What to Expect of, and for, Each Faculty Member	p. 51
The Pyramid of Educators	p. 52
All Teachers	p. 57
Core Teachers	p. 62
Academic Directors	p. 65
Institutional Leaders: Chairs, Deans, and CEOs	p. 68
Conclusion	p. 71
Developing a Career in Academic Medicine	p. 73
Two Scenarios	p. 73
Understanding Promotion: The Sooner the Better	p. 75
Choosing the Appropriate Career "Track"	p. 77
Documenting Progress: The Curriculum Vitae and Educator's Portfolio	p. 78
Developing a "Reputation"	p. 84
Accepting Opportunities as an Educator	p. 85
Faculty Attrition and Why It Is Undesirable	p. 86
Leadership Opportunities in Academic Medicine	p. 93
If It All Goes Wrong: Rescuing and Restarting a Career	p. 97
Conclusion	p. 98
What Do Leaders Need to Know About Curriculum Planning?	p. 101
Planning a Curriculum	p. 102
Curriculum Cycles: Maintenance, Enhancement, and Transitions	p. 121
Developing the Skill Set for Curriculum Development	p. 123
Curriculum Development as Scholarship: Making It Count Twice	p. 124
Evaluating Educational Programs	p. 129
Why Perform Program Evaluation?	p. 130
Key Definitions and Distinctions	p. 131
Essential Versus Desirable	p. 131
Reliability and Validity	p. 132
Stakeholders	p. 133
Unit of Analysis	p. 134
Existing Versus New Programs	p. 135
Frameworks for Program Evaluation	p. 135
Types of Outcome Measures	p. 140
Monitoring Programs	p. 146
Additional Practicalities and Getting Started	p. 147
Conclusion	p. 147
Developing a System for Evaluation of Learners	p. 151
Linking the Culture of Evaluation and Quality Improvement	p. 153
The Initial Questions	p. 153
Getting Help	p. 154
Traditional Approaches to Evaluation of Clinical Competence	p. 155
The Rise of Psychometrics	p. 156
Do You Evaluate Performance or Competence?	p. 157
Contemporary Approaches to Clinical Evaluation	p. 157
Tool Selection and Use	p. 163
Models and Blueprints in the Assessment of Trainees	p. 168
Choosing Tools	p. 170
Direct Observation by Trained Clinicians	p. 171
Additional Frontiers and Challenges	p. 175
Getting Started in Educational Research	p. 179
Moving to an Outcomes-based System	p. 181
Deciding What to Study	p. 182
Educational Research Methods	p. 185
Research Strategy	p. 186
Context	p. 187
Using Both Quantitative and Qualitative Methods	p. 189
Other Forms of Scholarship	p. 190
Single-Institution Studies	p. 191
Disseminating Your Findings	p. 191
Resources and Funding	p. 192
Resources to Get Started	p. 194
Learning About Educational Research	p. 194
Concluding Thoughts	p. 195
Profiles of Leaders in Medical Education	p. 199
Contents	p. 199
The Method	p. 200
"Results"	p. 201
Themes and Discussion	p. 202
Conclusion	p. 202
Daniel Federman	p. 203
Kelley Skeff	p. 208
Arthur Rubenstein	p. 214
Jordan J. Cohen	p. 219
Holly Humphrey	p. 224
Jack Ende	p. 229
Lawrence Smith	p. 235
James Woolliscroft	p. 241
Faith Fitzgerald	p. 247
W. Dale Dauphinee	p. 252
Thomas Nasca	p. 257
Charles Griffith	p. 263
Ruth-Marie E. Fincher	p. 268
Marshall Wolf	p. 273
Steven Weinberger	p. 278
Index	p. 285
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