Medical School Use of AAMC Curriculum Inventory Reports

Medical School Use of AAMC Curriculum Inventory Reports Med. Biq 2016 Terri Cameron, MA Director, Curriculum Programs

Objectives • Describe the types of data available for reports • Review the types of reports being developed from the data • Present some of the challenges presented in publishing reports • what explanations need to be provided with each report • Discuss how reports are being used • Medical Schools • AAMC © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Curriculum Inventory Participation 2012 -2013 90 Schools 2013 -2014 -2015 120 Schools 135 Schools (82 of 90 retained; 28 (114 retained; new schools) 21 new schools) 9 Schools that participated in either 2012 -2013 or 20132014 did not participate in 2014 -2015 due to changes in curriculum management systems, changes in administration, and/or accreditation preparation. 2012 -2013 -2014 -2015 US Medical Schools 85 115 128 Canadian Medical Schools 5 5 5 US Osteopathic Schools (Pilot) n/a 3 © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Accomplishments this year: • Increased CI participation by 15 schools (12%). • Presented CI to Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) • Implemented a pilot of Osteopathic schools. • Data analysis for anomalies and potential need for additional data checking / Business Rules occurs weekly. • Charts based on CI Data Statistics have been added to www. aamc. org. • A report request that produces detailed content reports (see CI Report Sample) has been added to www. aamc. org. • A Curriculum Inventory Task Force has been established to identify best ways to query and display CI data. • A CI Research Group has been established to review CI data create a set of research projects based on CI data. © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Curriculum Inventory Reports • Two sources of data: • LCME Annual Questionnaire Part II • 100% of US Medical Schools • Institutional and policy data, as well as ‘overview’ curriculum data • Curriculum Inventory • 90% of US Medical Schools • 18% of Canadian Medical Schools • Detailed curriculum data • The two sources complement each other www. aamc. org/ cir © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Curriculum Inventory Reports Curriculum Inventory data will augment LCME Annual Questionnaire data with details such as: • Number of courses where content is covered (total, mean, median, range) • Number of events where content is covered (total, mean, median, range) • Instructional and assessment methods used in events where content is covered • Resources used in events where content is covered • Competencies linked to events and courses where content is covered • Eventually…. the names of the schools that have uploaded data related to the content © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

60+ Reports – Use search feature to find charts. Detailed CI Reports are not included – they are only available to Participating Schools. A list will be posted at the top of this page – send requests to ci@aamc. org. © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Curriculum Inventory Content Reports Drop-down includes ONLY participating schools Options to include data from: • All Schools • US MD • CA MD • US DO © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Curriculum Inventory Content Reports © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Curriculum Inventory Reports are accessed over 1, 250 times per month • Accessed over 1, 000 times in 2015 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 2015 2015 202 149 92 84 70 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov YTD 2015 2015 Total 83 79 99 57 38 1055

Curriculum Inventory Reports are accessed over 1, 250 times per month • Accessed 710 times in 2015 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 2015 2015 43 43 51 57 116 74 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov YTD 2015 2015 Total 55 51 57 51 112 710

How are schools using CI Reports? • Support of Curriculum Committees • Benchmarking for: • Course Reviews • Coverage of key terms • Coverage of Competencies • USMLE Content Coverage • GQ Content Coverage • Vertical and Horizontal Integration • Medical Education Research • Local Media and Legislative Inquiries

How is AAMC using CI Reports? • CI in Context (Monthly) • Special Projects • Trends / Innovations • Benchmarking • Medical Education Research • National / International Media and Legislative Inquiries

CI in Context: April 2016 • Use of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in US and Canadian Medical Schools • Rob Whyte, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Michael G. De. Groote School of Medicine, Mc. Master University © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

Curriculum Inventory Reports – What Explanations Are Needed?

Challenging Report Requests • Gun safety (11) • Correctional Health (16) • History of medicine (20) • Medical marijuana (4) © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

2015 -2016 Initiatives • Gateway Exams • Release School Name • CEPAER Documentation © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.

2015 -2016 CI Upload • Portal opens August 1; closes September 30. • Staging available now • Preparations: • Updating Curriculum Deans and Primary CI Admins • Webinars / Training • Goals: • US medical schools: 100 percent participation (148) • Canadian medical schools: 50 percent participation (9) • Osteopathic School Pilot: 30 percent participation (10) © 2015 AAMC. May not be reproduced without permission.