Perfil de competencia del cirujano general en Venezuela. Estudio delphi / Competency profile of the surgeon. general in Venezuela. Delphi Study

Construir el Perfil del Cirujano General en Venezuela. Método: Estudio cuantitativo, constructivista, con aplicación del método Delphi para la construcción del consenso. Fases: revisión de la literatura, redacción de propuestas, rondas itinerantes de consulta a expertos, adecuación del modelo según la interacción con participantes.Resultados : Población: 30 expertos miembros del Consejo Nacional de la Sociedad Venezolana de Cirugía y profesores de Postgrado de Cirugía General. Aprobación de 100% de las competencias de segundo nivel en la segunda ronda itinerante. En relación a las habilidades prácticas se obtuvo aprobación en 98,2% de las propuestas. El número de años de formación de postgrado y el número de intervenciones al momento del egreso, propuesta por los participantes, no obtuvo consenso. La fiabilidad del instrumento mediante el Alpha Cronbach fue de 0,98.Conclusiones : El Perfil de Competencia Profesional del Cirujano General en Venezuela fue creado por consenso describiendo la necesidad de un Cirujano General quien de respuestas éticas, inclusivas, con sentido de responsabilidad humana y social, capacidad de autoevaluación y cumplimiento de normativas internacionales adaptadas a la realidad local y ajustadas al medio de trabajo. De igual manera, se identificaron las habilidades prácticas que deben ser dominadas por el egresado para dar respuesta a la asistencia médica institucional. Consideramos que este perfil de competencia debe servir de referente para el diseño de los nuevos currículos por competencia profesional de nuestros postgrados a nivel nacional que permitan la formación del especialista que atienda y responda a la necesidades de nuestra población(AU)

Build the Profile of the General Surgeon in Venezuela. Method: Quantitative, constructivist study, with application of the Delphi method for prospective consensus. Phases: review of the literature, writing of proposals, itinerant consultation rounds with experts, adaptation of the model according to the interaction with participants. Results: Population: 30 expert members of the National Council of the Venezuelan Society of Surgery and Postgraduate professors of General Surgery. 100% of the level II competitions were approved in the first and second rounds. In relation to practical skills, approval was obtained in 98.2% of the proposals. In relation to the number of years of postgraduate training and the number of interventions at the time of graduation, proposed by the participants, no consensus was obtained. The reliability of the instrument using the Alpha Cronbach was 0.98.Conclusions : The Professional Competence Profile of the General Surgeon in Venezuela was created by consensus describing the need for a Surgeon General who, with ethical, inclusive responses, with a sense of human and social responsibility, self-assessment capacity and compliance with international regulations adapted to the local reality, and adjusted to the work environment. Similarly, the practical skills that must be mastered by the graduate to respond to institutional medical care were identified. We believe that this profile of competence should serve as a reference for the design of the new curricula for professional competence of our postgraduate courses at the national level that allow the training of the specialist who attends and responds to the needs of our population(AU)

Development of an inventory of biomedical imaging physics learning outcomes for MRI radiographers.

INTRODUCTION: MRI is highly physics based yet no research-based inventory of physics learning outcomes specific to MRI radiographers was found in the literature. The purpose of this study was the development of such an inventory using a multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary approach (as advised by the WHO) and which would support a previously published competence profile. METHODS: The inventory was developed in two phases: Phase 1: Development of an initial version of the learning outcomes inventory required to be able to deliver the competences via an analysis of textbooks and literature and validated by a small (n = 3) expert advisory group Phase 2: Final validation carried out via a bigger (n = 15) international group of subject matter experts (SMEs). Consensus was achieved via a dichotomous web-based questionnaire. RESULTS: At 70% level of consensus the expert group validated an inventory of biomedical physics learning outcomes consisting of 281 knowledge and skill statements. It is subdivided into two sections: 'fundamental' physics learning outcomes which are generic to all competences and 'additional' physics learning outcomes specific to each individual competence. CONCLUSION: The process used is sufficiently generic to be easily adapted to the development of physics learning outcome inventories in other specialties of radiography and for other healthcare professions whose work involves highly technological medical devices. As a result of this study, the current MRI curriculum would need to be revised as it was not based on a formal systematic research process and many learning outcomes are in fact missing.

Obligation, capacity, skills and stamina - Development of a site-adapted competence profile for medical students in Germany.

In order to get admission to study medicine at a German university, the most important criterion is the proof of an excellent final college prep school examination (Abitur) in order to get an adequate study place without time loss. For the purpose of a suitable selection for admission of candidates, however, the best qualified and suitable applicants should be found to be distributed to the limited available university places for medicine. The final examination mark alone can represent such a suitability - if at all - only to a very limited extent. In order to figure out which skills and competences characterize a potential medical student and after studies a well-practicing and resilient later physician, we sought for initial steps to apply competence profiling as a predictor matching suitable prerequisites to a subsequent successful outcome. In order to meet these demands, we founded a project called ComMedMent at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), where we defined competences for successfully becoming a medical expert while studying the medical curriculum. Here we present a comprehensive catalogue of 16 standards and meaningful key competencies for potentially successful medical students at the FAU. In collaboration with the Center for Competence Balancing - CeKom SÜD - (Pforzheim; Germany) and a local competence team comprising institute management, lecturers and students of different educational backgrounds, a target profile for the "ideally equipped students and later successful practitioners" was established. The identification of a site-specific and/or general requirement profile for medical students could open up new perspectives for the selection process and show the opportunities for helping students along the path to becoming medical experts.

EFOMP policy statement 16: The role and competences of medical physicists and medical physics experts under 2013/59/EURATOM.

On 5 December 2013 the European Council promulgated Directive 2013/59/EURATOM. This Directive is important for Medical Physicists and Medical Physics Experts as it puts the profession on solid foundations and describes it more comprehensively. Much commentary regarding the role and competences has been developed in the context of the European Commission project "European Guidelines on the Medical Physics Expert" published as Radiation Protection Report RP174. The guidelines elaborate on the role and responsibilities under 2013/59/EURATOM in terms of a mission statement and competence profile in the specialty areas of Medical Physics relating to medical radiological services, namely Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine. The present policy statement summarises the provisions of Directive 2013/59/EURATOM regarding the role and competences, reiterates the results of the European Guidelines on the Medical Physics Expert document relating to role and competences of the profession and provides additional commentary regarding further issues arising following the publication of the RP174 guidelines.

El currículo de la educación médica en Venezuela: tendencias y realidades: el currículo por competencia / The curriculum of medical education in Venezuela: trends and realities: the curriculum for competition

La tendencia en la educación médica plantea el diseño de currículos por competencia, que representa la integración en el desempeño del estudiante de Capacidades, Valores y Conocimientos e implica un cambio de paradigma: los conocimientos dejan de ser la finalidad del currículo para convertirse en un Medio orientado al desarrollo de Habilidades/Destrezas (Capacidades) como componente cognitivo y Actitudes(Valores) como componente afectivo o axiológico,que son sus nuevos Fines. El desarrollo de una metodología amigable y transferible para el diseño de currículos por competencia, integrados e interdisciplinarios, fundamentada en teorías educativas y de diseño curricular derivada de la investigación en educación y en educación médica. Se elaboró de manera deliberada y consensuada una metodología para el diseño coherente de currículos por competencia, que se concreta en una secuencia de seis pasos: 1. Definir las premisas y establecer los parámetros del nuevo currículo. 2. Construir el Perfil de Competencia Profesional del egresado, como una descripción detallada del desempeño del futuro profesional. 3. Establecer los criterios para la organización del Plan de Estudio (Áreas del Plan de Estudio) y designar las Unidades de Aprendizaje (Cursos). 4. Distribuir los Aspectos Particulares(Competencias) del Perfil de Competencia en el “Modelo T” de las Unidades de Aprendizaje, distinguiendo las Competencias Específicas y las Competencias Genéricas de cada Unidad. 5. Completar el “Modelo T” de cada Unidad de Aprendizaje, agregándole los Medios (Conocimientos requeridos y Estrategias de Aprendizaje). 6. La evaluación de la Competencia Profesional. La experiencia generada en los últimos años en el diseño de currículos por competencia en la Facultad de Medicina de la UCV, pone a la disposición de nuestra comunidad académica, un cuerpo de conocimientos y una metodología amigable y transferible que permiten responder a los requerimientos institucionales y a los desafíos....

The trend in medical education is the curriculum design by competence, which represents the integration in the performance of the student's abilities, values and knowledge, and involves a paradigm shift: knowledge ceases to be the purpose of the curriculum to become the mean as affective or axiological component-oriented development abilities/skills (capabilities), as a cognitive component and attitudes (values) which are their new purposes. The development of a friendly and transferable methodology for the design of curricula for competence, integrated and interdisciplinary, based on educational and curriculum design theories derivated from research in Education and Medical Education. A coherent curriculum by competence design process, was consensually developed after thorough deliberations. It has a sequence of six steps: 1. To define the premises and set the parameters of the new curriculum. 2. To build the of professional competence profile of the graduate, as a detailed description of the performance of the future professional. 3. To establish the criteria for the organization of the curriculum (curriculum areas) and define the learning units (courses) 4. To distribute the particular aspects (competences) of the competence profile in the "Model T" of the learning units, specifying the specific competences and generic competences in for unit. 5. To complete the "Model T" of each learning unit, adding the means (required knowledge and learning strategies). 6. Assessment of professional competence. The experience generated in recent years in the design of curriculum by competence in the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas, makes available in our academic community a body of knowledge and a friendly transferable methodology which allows to respond to the institutional requirements and to the challenges of global medical education as a whole.