Yale ACGME Developing Faculty Competency in Assessment-2026 Course

Yale provides a faculty development course for academic faculty members. This 4-part course is a condensed version of the popular week-long ACGME course concentrated on competency-based assessment skills. This highly interactive course will cover learner assessment skills (such as direct observation and feedback) as well as tools and strategies to help programs best meet their programmatic requirements (including clinical competency committee input and multisource evaluations). The target audience includes residency and fellowship program directors, associate program directors, chairs, heads of clinical competency committees, and other core faculty members responsible for assessing residents and fellows.

The first session (Sept 2) is conducted virtually. The last three (September 8, 9 and 10) are in person at the Yale School of Medicine campus. Attendees are expected to attend the entire course.

Target Audience
Faculty involved in education of health care professional trainees.

Highlights of this highly experiential, hands-on course will include:

• Goals and principles of CBME (from milestones to EPAs)

• Practical application of multiple assessment methods and tools

• How to creative effective assessment systems

• Providing effective Feedback

• Direct Observation: Feedback on your Feedback!

• Self–regulated learning- what is its role in resident and student education?

• Clinical Competency Committee Management

(Detailed agenda and course materials will be available prior to conference)

1. Apply key principles of competency-based medical education in resident and fellow training
2. Optimize the use of developmental assessment based on goals and principles of competency-based medical education
3. Describe the key issues in rater cognition and their implications for effective assessment
4. Build an effective assessment program by choosing and applying appropriate assessment tools
5. Incorporate principles of self-directed learning into individual learning plans
6. Recognize potential for biases in assessment and strategies to mitigate them
7. Employ effective practices in work-based assessment
8. Develop a personal action plan for change in their own residency and fellowship programs

Please note: We are only accepting 30 participants for this educational program. Registration is completed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Categories:

• Yale Internal Faculty and Full-time YNHHS Physicians - $100 

• Nurses/PAs/Allied Health Professionals - $100 

• Non-Yale Physicians - $500

*All cancellations must be received in writing (or via e-mail) at least one week prior to the start of the conference to receive a refund. Any requests for refunds received after this date, or by telephone, will not be honored.

The Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The Yale School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 18.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of Yale School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education (CME), to ensure all accredited activities are developed free from the control of ineligible companies (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients) and are balanced, objective and scientifically rigorous. All individuals in a position to control content of an accredited CE activity (such as planners, instructors, authors, course directors, speakers, moderators, reviewers, etc.) are required to disclose all financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies that has occurred within the past 24 months. 

If your travel plans involve staying overnight on September 16^th, we recommend The Study, The Blake, The New Haven Hotel, or the Omni for our events.  On a nice day, they are all within walking distance.  

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Yale Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including planners, instructors, authors, course directors, speakers, moderators, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity.