The Alliance for Continuing Medical Education recently updated the competencies needed by CME professionals. We need you to tell us how closely these competencies match your own job responsibilities, to what extent you have attained each competency, and the specific skills that you think are required for each competency area. This information will help the Alliance identify the professional development needs of those in various CME roles.
By answering these questions, you will not only help the Alliance
in its research, but also be able to get an instant snapshot of where you stand
in relation to the competencies. Keep
in mind that the information you provide will be completely anonymous, and no
single person should be expected to have mastered all of these competencies.
The
survey should take you less than 20 minutes.
To do it now, please follow these steps:
Read and answer the questions by clicking or typing
as indicated.
If you wish to have a copy of your “self-assessment,” check where
indicated.
Finally, click on the “Submit” button to send the completed survey to the Alliance.
Preliminary findings of this research project were presented at the
Alliance Annual Conference in
Atlanta in January 2004.
Thank you for your support of the Alliance's efforts to help CME and CME professionals
continue to develop their professional competencies.
Marcia J. Jackson, PhD
President
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Part 2
The Alliance has identified 48 CME Professional
Competencies grouped into 8 areas. For each of the 48 competencies, please answer
two questions using the 5-point rating scale provided:
To what extent is this competency a current responsibility of
your job?
To what extent have you attained this competency?
Rating Scale Key:
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Slight
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Considerable
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After each Competency Area, please type any comments you may have in the space provided.
Competency Area 1: Adult/Organizational Learning Principles
Description: Comprehend evidenced-based adult and organizational learning principles that
improve the
performance and outcomes of the physician learner and the organizations in
which they work.
Competency
To what extent
is this competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
1.1
Maintain awareness of evidenced-based adult learning principles
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5
1.2
Maintain awareness of organizational
development practices
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5
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5
1.3
Conduct and/or apply educational research on learning and change
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5
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1.4 Remain current on the CME literature
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Area
1 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
Competency Area 2: Educational Interventions
Description: Apply and improve educational interventions
using evidence-based adult and
organizational learning principles in appropriate contexts (learners, content and
settings) that
produce expected results for the physician learners and the organizations in which they work.
Competency
To what extent
is this competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
2.1
Use evidenced based adult learning
principles
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5
2.2
Use data, especially clinical practice data, to identify physician learning needs
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2.3
Facilitate physician self-directed learning
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2.4
Help physicians reflect upon desired levels of performance
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2.5
Translate learner needs into measurable
objectives
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2.6
Apply effective learning formats that consider needs and environment
2.12
Offer educational consultation that emphasizes measurement within physician organizations
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5
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5
Area
2 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
Competency Area 3: Performance Measurement
Description: Use appropriate data to assess two components:
1) Educational—the success
of learning interventions, especially physician performance (CME activities) and 2)
Administrative—the performance of the CME program.
Competency
To what extent
is this
competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
3.1
Develop and use a data management system for educational and administrative purposes
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3.2
Use measurement data to assess educational outcomes/results
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3.3
Provide
measurement tools and utilize data that enable learners to compare present and optimum performance
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3.4
Promote continuous improvement skills for physicians
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3.5
Use data to assess the performance of the CME office
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3.6
Promote continuous improvement of the CME office
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Area
3 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
Competency Area 4: Systems Thinking
Description: Recognize that physicians and CME professionals
are part of a complex healthcare
system with processes, other health providers and patients that must be considered
in providing
learning interventions.
Competency
To what extent
is this
competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
4.1
Recognize that CME professionals and the physicians they serve are part of team within systems
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4.2
Consider multi-disciplinary, or team, needs assessment, educational design and evaluation
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4.3
Consider healthcare organizational needs and goals
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4.4
Enable physicians and teams to apply what is learned with limited fear of failure
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4.5
Design activities that help physicians and their teams adopt change incrementally within their system
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4.6
Identify and help modify barriers to change and implementation of new knowledge
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Area
4 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
Competency Area 5: Partnering
Description: Identify and collaborate with key partners and
stakeholders in accomplishing their
CME mission.
Competency
To what extent
is this
competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
5.1
Identify and collaborate with internal partners (e.g., quality/performance improvement, library, patient care)
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5
5.2
Identify and collaborate with external partners (e.g., public health dept., government agencies, commercial
supporters)
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5
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5
5.3
Build relationships that support educational improvements for the patient, the physician and his/her
organization
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5.4
Apply effective communication and interpersonal skills
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Area
5 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
Competency Area 6: Leadership
Description: Provide leadership for the CME program which
emphasizes continuous improvement,
professionalism and appropriate ethical practice.
Competency
To what extent
is this
competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
6.1
Provide a vision for CME professionals’ and physicians’ role in continued learning
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6.2
Develop a model learning organization
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6.3
Provide and support an environment for
continuous improvement
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6.4
Promote and support appropriate change as an essential to the CME program
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6.5
Maintain a high standard of professionalism and
ethics
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6.6
Be an advocate for the CME program
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Area
6 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
Competency Area 7: Administration/Management
Description: Manage office operations to meet personnel,
finance, legal, logistical, and
accreditation standards.
Competency
To what extent
is this
competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
7.1
Document the value of the CME program to its own organization and learners
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7.2
Manage finances of the CME program to meet the
organizational needs
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5
7.3
Provide appropriate logistics for educational activities
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7.4
Facilitate the work of educational committees
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7.5
Develop a collaborative, service-oriented management culture that promotes continuous improvement
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7.6
Assure compliance with ACCME and other regulatory requirements
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7.7
Apply effective management skills (e.g., problem solving, interpersonal skills, delegation and supervision
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Area
7 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
Competency Area 8: Self Assessment and Life Long Learning
Description: Continually assess individual and organizational performance and make
improvements through
relevant learning experiences.
Competency
To what extent
is this
competency a current
responsibility
of your job?
To what extent
have you attained this competency?
8.1
Engage in self-assessment to identify gaps in knowledge/practice and design an individual learning plan
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5
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5
8.2
Continually improve educational performance
of the CME program through professional
development
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5
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5
8.3
Promote professional development for self and
staff
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Area
8 Comments: What specific knowledge or skills
would
best help you attain these competencies?
