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Scientific Session

Professional development and education
General Topic: Education and Workforce

14T109: Transparency in Transitions: Educational Handovers Along the Training Continuum

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Location: Room 5A-B
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • RA

    Reeni Abraham, MD

    UT Southwestern/AAIM
    Colleyville, TX, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • Anisha Dua, MD, MPH

    Northwestern University
    Chicago, IL, United States

    Disclosure(s): AbbVie/Abbott: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); chemocentryx: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKlein(GSK): Consultant (Ongoing); Novartis: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); sanofi: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • EL

    Erica Lawson, MD

    UCSF
    San Francisco, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): Pfizer: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, July 6, 2022)

Medical schools, residencies and fellowships have information silos, each tracking the attainment of educational milestones determined by curricula, educational philosophy, and accreditation standards and guidelines. As trainees transition between these stages of training, they should ideally build on platforms established in prior stages. Educators at each level carry dueling roles — to advocate and enhance placement in the next step of training, competing with accountability to identify and communicate gaps in skill acquisition. Standardized letters of evaluation are one strategy to effect handovers in a transparent and reliable manner. Letters written to support Electronic Residency Application Service applications are designed to focus on candidate strengths and minimize shortcomings. There may be a window to convey post-match information designed as a learning prescription for trainees and much needed guidance for receiving programs. The panel discussion will highlight advances in this area along with challenges and shortcomings of such an approach.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the concept and process of education handovers along the undergraduate medical education-graduate medical education continuum.
  • Discuss the timing of such communication while being cognizant of the need to enhance acceptance at the next stage of training.
  • Understand the benefits and shortcomings of education handovers.

Presentations:

  • 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM PT
    Development and Utilization of the SEL (Structured Evaluative Letter) for Internal Medicine Residency Applicants

    Speaker: Reeni Abraham, MD – UT Southwestern/AAIM

  • 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM PT
    The Transition from Residency to Fellowship: Enhancing Training by Increasing Transparency

    Speaker: Anisha Dua, MD, MPH – Northwestern University

  • 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PT
    Educational Handovers in Pediatrics From Residency to Fellowship

    Speaker: Erica Lawson, MD – UCSF

  • 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM PT
    Q&A