WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Workshop 1

AMC Review of Accreditation Standards (Tuesday July 6)

Reviewing accreditation standards for medical programs in challenging times

Authors: Theanne Walters; Sarah Vaughan; Kirsty White Australian Medical Council

The AMC is undertaking reviews of two sets of standards. This workshop provides opportunities for the AMC to present the proposals for change to standards and gather stakeholder feedback to inform the further development of the standards, resources to support implementation of revised standards, and review of accreditation practices. The two sets of standards being reviewed are:

The standards for assessment and accreditation of primary medical programs. The AMC began consultation on its initial thinking about changes in April 2021.
The National Framework for Medical Internship, which provides standards for intern training, assessment and accreditation of intern posts and programs. This work includes new developments: a two-year Capability and Performance Framework, Entrustable Professional Activities and specifications for an e-portfolio - work commissioned by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council. The AMC has undertaken several rounds of consultation, and is continuing to refine its proposals in consultation with stakeholders.

Workshop 2: Panel Session

ANZAHPE – IAMSE Workshop (Thursday July 8 )

Opportunity from ambiguity - Panel Discussion

Moderator: Aviad Haramati

Panel members: Neil Osheroff, Chinthaka Balasooriya, Diann Eley, Jo Bishop

The symposium will bring together a panel of leaders in health professional education from the International Association for Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) and the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE). The panel will explore how educational institutions and national HPE organisations have responded to the changing landscape induced by COVID. Participants will explore the range of global responses with an emphasis on Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Examples of innovations introduced over the last 18 months will be shared, with reflections on what worked and what did not. The impact of these changes on teaching faculty will be explored in detail. The importance of recognising and responding to the additional stressors faced by teaching faculty will be discussed, noting the critical need to tend to both our students and our academics.

Following short presentations from panel members, an open discussion with all participants will be facilitated by Professor Aviad Haramati. This discussion aims to capture participants’ views and concerns for the future of academia, and discuss opportunities from the ambiguity which is likely to remain a significant part of health professional education in the future.

Workshop 3

ANZAHPE Fellowship Workshop (Thursday July 8)

Why should I apply for Associate Fellowship or Fellowship of ANZAHPE and how do I do it?

Presenters: Julie Ash, Chair ANZAHPE Fellowship Scheme and Fellowship Committee members

Workshop outcomes:

Understand the role of the Fellowship Scheme in supporting career development in health professions education HPE and supporting ANZAHPE as the national professional organisation for HPE
Understand eligibility for recognition at either of the two levels of the ANZAHPE Fellowship Scheme
Know whether to apply for AFANZAHPE or FANZAHPE

Know how to work towards a successful application.

Workshop 4

ACCLAiM Symposium (Monday July 12)

Moving Forward with Clinical Assessment from 2020: What we did; What we learned; What we will keep for 2021

Karen D’Souza, Deakin University, Clare Heal, James Cook University, Bunmi Malau-Aduli, James Cook University

ACCLAiM is a collaboration of 14 Australian and New Zealand Medical schools, which has provided benchmarking and quality assurance in Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) since 2010. During the pandemic, this collaboration fostered rich, collaborative discussion and a community of practice regarding adapting clinical assessment methods. At the end of 2020, ACCLAiM collected data on modifications to clinical assessment through a survey and semi-structured interviews. The objective of this symposium is to present a summary of modifications made to clinical assessment on an Australian and New Zealand level based on the data collected, and showcase a selection of innovative clinical assessments in order to share techniques of ‘future-proofing’ the assessment of clinical competence relevant to all health disciplines that were used in 2020 during the pandemic.

Workshop 5

ANZAHPE – AMEE Workshop (Wednesday July 14)

Educational scholarship: Advocating for recognition for healthcare professions educators

Presenters: Jennifer Cleland (LKCMedicine, Singapore), Tim Wilkinson (Otago), Trevor Gibbs (AMEE) and Chinthaka Balasooriya (UNSW).

This workshop will build on the recently published AMEE Guide number 142 “Redefining Scholarship for Health Professions Education”. Access can be obtained at: https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1900555, and participants should pre-read the Guide.

In this workshop, the following topics will be addressed:

Reflection on the issues of being recognised as an educator,

Consideration of the breadth of scholarship activities including scope of contribution and influence,
Discussion of effective ways of engaging with scholarship.
Discussion of what might be considered as evidence to be recognised as a HPE scholar

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