Remediation in Medical Education (eBook)

Adina L. Kalet, MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine and Surgery at New York University and has conducted vast amounts of research on medical education over the course of her career. She is a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine and was recognized in 2008 with their National Award for Scholarship in Medical Education. She has directed the Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency, Medical Education for the Division of Primary Care, the Macy Initiative in Health Communication, and the Dean's Task Force on Clinical Assessment, all at NYU. She has also served as a Principal Investigator for the NYS Department of Health's project on medical school participation in ambulatory care and the co-director for the CDC's course on preparing primary care physicians for the psychosocial aspects of bioterrorism. Calvin Chou, MD, PhD is Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCSF, and staff physician at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco. As a faculty member of the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare, he is nationally recognized for his efforts in education and research to enhance communication between patients and physicians. Currently he is director of VALOR, an innovative longitudinal program based at the VA that emphasizes humanistic clinical skill development for medical students. He also holds the first endowed Academy Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at UCSF. He has delivered communication skills curricula for providers at medical centers across the country, including Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Stanford University, and New York University.

Table of Contents Part I: Presenting Problems and Symptoms Leading to RemediationChapter 1. Defining and Assessing Competence         Adina Kalet and Martin PusicChapter 2. An Example of a Remediation Program      Adina Kalet, Linda Tewksbury, Jennifer Ogilvie, Sandra YinglingChapter 3. “She Needs to Read More”: Helping trainees who struggle with medical knowledge Jeannette GuerrasioChapter 4. Remediation of Interpersonal and Communication Skills          Calvin Chou, James Bell, Carol Chou, and Anna ChangChapter 5. Remediation of Physical Exam Skills          Tahlia Spector and Cha-Chi FungChapter 6. Assessing and Remediating Clinical Reasoning          Andrew Mutnick and Michael BaroneChapter 7. Remediating Lapses in Professionalism      Muriel J Bebeau and Kathy Faber-LangendoenPart II: Contextual FactorsChapter 8. “You said, I heard”: Speaking the subtext in interracial conversations   Elizabeth Brondolo and Kristy-Lee Jean-PierreChapter 9. Learning Differences and Medical Education  Paul YellinChapter 10. “Well, This Is Awkward”: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Medical Trainees          Sandra YinglingChapter 11. Stress and Distress and Wellness             Sarah WilliamsChapter 12. Perspectives from a Psychiatrist in an Office of Advising Resources Laurie RaymondPart III: ResourcesChapter 13. The Metacognitive Competency: The key to life-long learning            Mark QuirkChapter 14. Use of reflection as a remediation tool      David HatemChapter 15. Feedback                                                 Denise Connor, Calvin Chou, and Denise DavisChapter 16. Appreciative coaching: A positive process for remediation    Maysel Kemp White and Peter BarnettPart IV: Systems ViewpointChapter 17. Preparing Program Directors to address unprofessional behavior      Eve Caligor, Ze’ev Levin, and Emily DeringerChapter 18. The view from the Dean’s office                Lynn Buckvar-KeltzChapter 19. Preparing to conduct remediation              Adina Kalet and Sondra ZabarChapter 20. “The Prognosis is Poor”: When to give up  Jeannette GuerrasioChapter 21. A Research Agenda for the Field of Remediation      Calvin Chou, Adina Kalet, Karen HauerChapter 22: Epilogue: A Student’s Perspective on RemediationDavid TawfikAppendix A: Contributor Biographies