Doha: Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and the Chicago-based Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) organised a virtual two-day training course on competency-based medical education for healthcare leaders and educators.
The workshop, developed by WCM-Q’s Division of Continuing Professional Development, helped the 32 physicians and educators in attendance develop enhanced assessment skills, with sessions on key concepts and theories in professional development and learning, advanced assessment and feedback tools, identifying and remediating struggling learners, and applying techniques to improve direct observation.
The course was directed by Dr. Thurayya Arayssi, professor of clinical medicine and vice dean for academic and curricular affairs at WCM-Q, and Dr. Eric Holmboe, chief, research, milestones development and evaluation officer at the ACGME.
WCM-Q speakers included Dr. Arayssi, Deema Al Sheikhly, director of medical education and continuing professional development, and lecturer of education in medicine, Dr. Amal Khidir, associate professor of pediatrics, Dr. Amine Rakab, assistant professor of clinical medicine and assistant dean for clinical learning, Dr. Sumeja Zahirovic, assistant professor of medicine, and Dr. Mai Mahmoud, assistant dean for faculty affairs and associate professor of teaching in medicine.
Visiting international expert speakers included Dr. Holmboe and Dr. Sandra Moutsios, associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics, and director of the internal medicine-pediatrics residency program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) of Nashville, Tennessee.
In addition, as part of WCM-Q’s direct observation, eight residents from the Internal Medicine Residency Program (IMRP) at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) participated as standardized residents.
Dr. Arayssi said: “Assessment is a critical component of graduate medical education. We are therefore extremely pleased that the course has attracted participants from seven countries and four different healthcare professions — a clear testament to its wide-ranging international impact. In partnership with our colleagues at the ACGME, we remain committed to continuing to offer healthcare educators courses on important medical education topics.”
Dr. Holmboe said: “We are delighted to have organised our second workshop in partnership with WCM-Q. This collaboration comes as part of our joint dedication to supporting physician-educators in Qatar and the region."
