Description:

TIME is a lecture series for all members of the Feinberg community including faculty, staff, residents, fellows, and students who share a passion for medical education. The series features a mix of presentation formats to highlight advances in technology, new pedagogy, and emerging best practices in health professions education.

Interpreting Milestones Data: Enabling Residency Programs to Implement Change

Stanley J. Hamstra, Ph.D.
Vice-President, Milestones Research and Evaluation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Tuesday, December 15, 2015
4:00-5:00pm

Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
Baldwin Auditorium
303 East Superior Street
Chicago, Illinois

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Sponsored by the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators

About Stanley J. Hamstra, PhD
Dr. Stanley Hamstra is the Vice President, Milestone Research and Evaluation, for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). He previously served as Acting Assistant Dean and Director of the Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (AIME) and Research Director of the Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre (uOSSC) at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. He was also director of the AIME/uOSSC Healthcare Education Scholars Program and editor of the Springer book series, Advances in Medical Education. Dr. Hamstra was at the University of Ottawa from 2009-2014, prior to which he was with the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto, and with the Department of Medical Education at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Hamstra earned his PhD in experimental psychology, his MA in developmental psychology, and his BA in psychology from York University, Toronto, Canada. He completed two post-doctoral fellowships in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, one in Signal Processing in Sensory Systems and one in Spatial Vision and Oculomotor Performance. He has over 130 publications; has sat on several expert panels and working groups; has served as a committee member for numerous international conferences; and has received several prizes and awards for his work; among other impressive accomplishments. His publications in medical education involve the acquisition of technical skills in surgery and anesthesia, as well as issues concerning assessment and education of residents. He has done extensive research on competency assessment for residency programs.

TIME to Learn Something New:
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss analysis strategies for the ACGME Milestones database

2. Discuss approaches to effect change in residency programs based on Milestones achievement data

3. Share early insights from the Milestones initiative

4. Discuss ideas for change management within residency programs

Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement
Dr. Stanley Hamstra has nothing to disclose. The course director, Dr. Michael Gisondi, has nothing to disclose. FSM’s CME Leadership and Staff have nothing to disclose: John X. Thomas, Jr., PhD, Sr. Associate Dean for Medical Education, Clara J. Schroedl, MD, Director of Continuing Medical Education, Sheryl Corey, Manager of Continuing Medical Education, Jen Banys, Michelle Mallery, and Nneka Erondu, CME Project Specialists.

Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Recommended Reading List
1. Cook DA, Beckman TJ. Current Concepts in Validity and Reliability for Psychometric Instruments: Theory and Application. The American Journal of Medicine. 2006;119:166.e7-166.e16.

2. Nasca TJ, Philibert I, Brigham T, Flynn TC. The Next GME Accreditation System — Rationale and Benefits. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2012 Mar 15;366(11):1051-6.