Fundamentals of Assessment in Medical Education

 

Description of Student Project

Students who attend the 2007 FAME course at AMEE will receive a Certificate of Attendance.  As an option, students may elect to complete a project, which may entitle them to receive a Certificate of Achievement. 

Phase 1
The FAME Student Project is envisioned as a plan or proposal that describes the ways in which the course (and the AMEE Conference) provided knowledge and other resources that will be applied to a problem the student is confronting at the home institution. 

  • The plan or proposal should identify the problem or issue confronting the student at the home institution. This may have been the stimulus to the student’s taking the FAME course.
  • The student should describe the approach that will be taken to addressing the problem or issue. This section should specifically identify the manner in which the FAME course provided necessary resources for planning and implementing solutions.
  • The student should describe the intended outcomes of the attempt to address the target issue. These may be
    • results of a modified knowledge assessment used in teaching
    • results of design or implementation of a clinical skills assessment
    • procedures for assessment of workplace performance
    • a plan for a program evaluation
  • The final section should describe the student’s appraisal of the implications of the experience for future activity as an assessor and evaluator.

The Phase 1 project submissions should run 6-10 single-spaced pages. Projects may be submitted electronically to the FAME Course Director at the course Web site.  Submissions will be accepted during a 3-month period commencing at the close of the 2007 AMEE meeting.  Students whose submissions are judged to have met the course requirements will receive the FAME Certificate of Achievement.

Phase 2
Projects that are carried out to completion may be described in reports or papers intended for presentation at the 2008 AMEE Conference, or for publication. FAME faculty may provide review and advice for these written products during 2008. These arrangements will be dependent on faculty availability.

Tony LaDuca, Course Director
July 28, 2007