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For several years ACE has conducted panel presentations at the Association of American Medical Colleges annual meeting.  The topics and corresponding slide presentations are posted here for individuals to access.  If you have questions about the material, please contact us for further information or referrals to the presenters.

• 2007:  Portfolios in Clinical Medical Education –One Method to Foster Inter-clerkship Growth
  Student portfolios are becoming increasingly common in undergraduate medical education. The literature reveals that portfolios are used for many different purposes including stimulating reflection and tracking development of competencies. Portfolios range from small endeavors, designed by a single discipline for a very specific purpose to major undertakings, backed by institutional resources.  Several institutions are incorporating patient encounter logs into a portfolio. Many portfolios are multi-disciplinary, allowing the opportunity for collaboration among specialties. 
  
  The purpose of this panel is to:

  • Define uses of academic portfolios in a medical school curriculum
  • Provide examples of how portfolios can be used to share educational goals across clerkships
  • Identify benefits for use of academic portfolios to assess growth across the clerkship year
  • Discuss the inter-clerkship agreements necessary to assess growth across the clerkship year
    

• 2006:  Implementing Longitudinal Themes in Clinical Medical Education
  The goal of this workshop is to discuss the challenges  clerkship directors face regarding the responsibility of meeting the long-term objectives of our individual institutions (i.e., the longitudinal themes) while also meeting the objectives specific to our individual disciplines.
  
  The session will begin with a general introduction with respect to concepts like professionalism, communication skills, interprofessional collaboration, life-long learning, etc. during the clinical years.   Next, each panel presenter will discuss their national clerkship organization’s recommendations and resources. In addition, each presenter will discuss some strategies currently in use at their own institution. The session will end with questions and comments from the audience.
  
  By attending this workshop, participants will:

  • Define the term “longitudinal themes” in a medical school curriculum

  • Identify areas of training typically included in the concept of longitudinal themes in medical school curricula

  • Describe various strategies for implementing longitudinal themes in the clinical years of medical school

• 2005: Evaluation and Feedback During Clerkships:  Solutions from the National Clerkship Organizations
  The goal of this workshop was to present a spectrum of perspectives on evaluation and feedback of medical students across the third-year core clerkships.
  
  The session provided general background information including the LCME standards for evaluation and feedback. Next, each panel presenter discussed their national clerkship organization recommendations and resources. In addition, each presenter discussed some strategies currently in use at their own institution. The session ended with a discussion on legal issues involved in evaluation and feedback, followed by questions and comments from the audience.
  
  Learning objectives for this workshop were:

  • Learn about the current LCME standards for evaluation and feedback of third-year medical students.

  • Learn about national clerkship organization initiatives aimed at facilitating evaluation and/or feedback.

  • Learn about strategies used at specific institutions in different disciplines which facilitate evaluation and/or feedback.

  • Be motivated to work on issues related to evaluation and feedback within their national clerkship organization.

  • Be motivated to adopt new strategies to improve evaluation and/or feedback at their own institution.

  • Be able to discuss legal issues surrounding feedback and evaluation.