The 2012 FAME Course Schedule
FAME is intended to be a basic-level course on educational assessment. The course consists of plenary and small group sessions on test design, test development, standard setting, and scoring, and attendance at AAMC program events most relevant to the participants' needs.
In 2012, the FAME Course will be offered at the 15th Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March 9- 13, 2012) and at the American Association of Medical Colleges Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California November (2-7, 2012).
15th Ottawa Conference Schedule
Friday, March 9
9:00 am
Welcome and Orientation
Jack Boulet, PhD, Ann King, MA
9:15 am
Course Overview and Introduction
Ann King, MA
9:45 am
Theme Plenary: Test Material Development
Dave Swanson, PhD
10:45 am
Group Discussion: Test Material Development
11:00 am
Theme Plenary: Scoring Issues
Marc Gessaroli, PhD
11:45 am
Group Discussion: Scoring
1:45 pm
Theme Plenary: Standard Setting
André DeChamplain, PhD
2:30 pm
Theme Plenary: Workplace Assessment
Lesley Southgate, DBE, DSc, FRCS, FRCGP
3:30 pm
Theme Plenary: Validating Test Scores
W. Dale Dauphinee, MD, FRCPC
4:00 pm
Group Discussion: Standard Setting, Workplace Assessment and Validating of Test Scores (4 working groups)
Saturday, March 10
On Saturday, participants are encouraged to attend the 15th Ottawa Conference's preconference workshops (extra charge):
Morning Workshops: 9:00 am-12:30 pm
Workshop 09: OSCE feedback and debriefing - enhancing the "formative" in formative assessments
Workshop 10: Use of simulation for assessment in an interprofessional context
Workshop 11: Evaluating the fairness of admissions processes: An introduction to differential prediction analysis
Workshop 12: Assessing the professional behaviors of students and residents: From practical tools to organizational strategies
Workshop 13: Assessment of medical student and resident professionalism: From critical appraisal to program-wide implementation
Workshop 14: Workplace based assessments: Assessing the assessments
Workshop 15: Assessment of reflective learning of ethics (Workshop takes place at IMU, transport provided)
Afternoon Workshops: 1:30 pm-5:00 pm
Workshop 16: Beyond student ratings: 13 others strategies to measure teaching (plus bonus topics)
Workshop 17: How to create, implement and score the multiple mini interview
Workshop 18: Setting standards for performance-based assessments
Workshop 19: Assessing professionalism: developing peer and patient questionnaires
Workshop 20: Quality assurance of standardized patient case portrayal
Workshop 21: Portfolio as a method of student assessment
Workshop 22: Formulating the best assessment tools for clinical competencies in medical practice (Workshop takes place at IMU - transport provided
Sunday, March 11
12:30 pm
Lunch & Group Discussion Theme Plenary: Providing Feedback
Jack Boulet, PhD, Ann King, MA
1:15 pm
Theme Plenary: Providing Feedback
Anthony Errichetti, PhD
1:50 pm
Recess to Conference Sessions
Monday, March 12
12:30 pm
Lunch & Group Wrap-up Discussion
Jack Boulet, PhD, Ann King, MA
AAMC Annual Meeting Schedule
The schedule for the 2012 AAMC FAME Course will be posted once plans are finalized.
