Faculty Development and Supervision Flashcards
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A program director notices that a faculty supervisor consistently gives all residents high ratings regardless of performance. Which term best describes this evaluation bias?
Answer: Leniency bias
Leniency bias occurs when raters consistently assign inflated scores, failing to differentiate among performance levels.
Which faculty development model emphasizes peer observation followed by structured feedback and collaborative reflection to improve teaching skills?
Answer: Peer coaching model
The peer coaching model uses observation and structured reflective feedback between faculty colleagues to drive teaching improvement.
Under ACGME supervision requirements, which category describes a faculty supervisor who is physically present in the same location as the resident during a procedure?
Answer: Direct supervision
Direct supervision requires the supervising physician to be physically present with the resident during the clinical activity.
A faculty member who excels clinically but struggles with giving constructive feedback would benefit MOST from which type of faculty development intervention?
Answer: Feedback skills workshop
Feedback skills workshops specifically target the ability to deliver clear, constructive, and actionable feedback to learners.
Which document formally defines the scope of unsupervised practice a resident may perform at a given milestone level?
Answer: Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) framework
EPAs operationalize milestones into specific clinical tasks and define the level of supervision required for each based on demonstrated competence.
When a first-year resident raises a patient safety concern to their attending, and the attending dismisses it without discussion, which organizational issue does this reflect?
Answer: Poor psychological safety in the learning environment
Psychological safety allows team members to speak up about concerns without fear of ridicule or retaliation; its absence is a patient safety risk.
A program wants to assess whether its faculty development program is changing actual teaching behaviors in the clinical environment. Which evaluation level of the Kirkpatrick model would this measure?
Answer: Level 3 – Behavior
Kirkpatrick Level 3 evaluates whether participants have transferred what they learned into changed behavior on the job.