Ophthalmology Competencies
There are pressures to increase documentation of resident competencies in medicine. In order to accomplish this, we must develop tools to assess, document, and demonstrate competencies in training physicians.
The ACGME website lists the Iowa site as a "Good Practice"
Read more about the Competencies in Ophthalmology at "Academic Ophthalmology"
The current active faculty members of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology Task Force for Meeting the ACGME Competencies are:
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| Michael Ambramoff, MD, PhD |
Hilary Beaver, MD |
H. Culver Boldt, MD |
Keith D. Carter, MD |
Emily Greenlee, MD |
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| A. Tim Johnson, MD, PhD |
Andrew Lee, MD |
Thomas Oetting, MD |
Richard Olson, MD |
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In partnership with SDN, you may view and ask the task force questions relating to the efforts in developing the competencies in ophthalmology. You will have to register with SDN to ask questions.
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E-Mail Dr. Andrew Lee
Below are documentation of our progress and plans for developing tools to assess and demonstrate competencies in ophthalmology.
- Managing the Competencies in Ophthalmology Part I
- Managing the Competencies in Ophthalmology Part II
- Teaching and Assessing Surgical Competence: Applications for Ophthalmic Residents and Practicing Ophthalmologists Teaching and Improving Cataract Surgery “Step by Step” (pdf document)(AAO Course 580, October 2005) presented by Thomas A. Oetting, MS, MD, Hilary A. Beaver, MD, A. Tim Johnson, MD, PhD, Andrew G. Lee, MD, University of Iowa and Bonnie An Henderson, MD, Harvard University.
- What every eye doctor needs to know about ACGME General Competencies
- ACGME Competencies: Translating a national mandate into local compliance
- Task Force on Meeting the New Competencies
- A new perspective on resident and education: The Flexner revolution continues
- Implementation Matrix
- The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) Curriculum for Resident & Specialist Training
- The Learning Process
- Teaching in the Clinic
- Resident Portfolio: Why, What, How & When?
- The integral role of feedback: The feedback sandwich (Food for Thought)
- On Call Assessment Tool (OCAT)
- Journal Club Tool
- How to achieve faculty "buy in" of the ACGME competencies
- What have I learned about the competencies (so far)?
- Williams’ Ten Rules in performance assessment
- The adult learning process
- UIHC GME update on the ACGME General Competencies
- Teaching & Assessing professionalism
- "It Takes a Village: Moving Towards Systems-Based Practice." Teaching & Assessing Systems-Based Learning Competencies (PowerPoint show version)
- Teaching & Assessing Ophthalmic Laser Competency (PowerPoint show version)
- "All I Really Need to Know About the Competencies I Learned from my Kindergartner" (PowerPoint show version)
- "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon": Managing the Acgmec Competency Mandates (PowerPoint show version)
Summary of existing tools
The following section contains brief summaries of some available tools with the current status of validity, reliability, and feasibility data from the current literature. Several of these tools can be accessed on the ACGME site.
- Journal club tool can be accessed at the following address: http://www.acgme.org/outcome/implement/rsvpTemplate.asp?rsvpID=28
- The OCEX can be accessed at the following address: http://www.acgme.org/outcome/implement/rsvpTemplate.asp?rsvpID=31
- The phone tool can be accessed at the following address: http://www.acgme.org/outcome/implement/rsvpTemplate.asp?rsvpID=27
- Cataract Formative Feedback Form: http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/pdf/CataractFeedback.pdf
Status of Existing Tools at the University of Iowa
Announcing: The Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, a peer-reviewed journal that serves as a national and international forum for the publication and scholarly exchange of ideas and information of interest to academic ophthalmology including medical education, resident and fellow training, research in health education, policy, and regulation.
updated July 12, 2007
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