Update on the New UME Bridges to Excellence Curriculum

SOM Faculty CouncilThursday, December 13, 2012

Susan Masters, PhD, Associate Dean for Curriculum,

UME

AgendaA. Brief background on the Bridges CurriculumB. Recent approval by CCEP to launch Phase 1 C. Committee structuresD. Question for Faculty Council

1. Would Faculty Council like to have a representative on the Bridges Leadership & Design Group (BLD)?

2. How would Faculty Council like to be informed of our progress?

The Bridges to Excellence CurriculumTransforming medical education from producing the “Hero

Physician” of the 20th Century Health Care System…

safe; high quality; effective; equitable; high value; patient-centered

The Bridges to Excellence Curriculumto medical education that prepare graduates to practice in the

21st Century Health Care System to provide care that is:

Bench Visit Health

Physician as scientist

Physician who diagnose and treat

Physician as member of a

Health System

• Systems Biology• Cellular and Molecular Biology• Pharmacology• Genetics• Social determinants of health • Shared Decision

Making• Continuous Quality

Improvement• Informatics• Relational Care Coordination

Two Translational Challenges . . .

Broadening the Focus

Decreasing the burden of suffering from

illness and disease

The Interprofessional Health Care System

Bridges Design Method

MD Role and Identity

New Competencies and Evidence

Educational Methods and Experiences

Full Implementation

Fall 2016

Big Picture Time-Line Bridges Curriculum

May2012

2013 2014 2015

CCEPRetreat

CCEPApproved

BLD

New competenciesNew competency curriculum

Integration of new and old

Pilots

Bridges Leadership & Design Group (BLD)

• Charged by CCEP on November 14, 2012• Charge includes:

o Catalogue gaps in translation of biomedical advances into improved health outcomes

o Review evidence on science of health care deliverso Define ideal roles and responsibilities needed for physicians to contribute

effectively in teams to deliver careo Outline new graduation competencies & compare to existing competencies

to identify important gapso Charge working groups to address these competency gaps wrt learning

objectives, instructional methods, and assessment tools• Broad representation wrt areas of expertise in Healthcare Goals,

Complex Systems, Pedagogy• CCEP approved Dr. Anna Chang, MD as chair• BLD reports to Associate Dean of Curriculum & CCEP

Bridges Organizational Structure

SOM Faculty Council

CCEP

Bridges Leadership and Design Group (BLD)

Working Groups on Identified Gaps

(eg, systems, QI, informatics)

Consulting Groups(eg, technology, assessment, evaluation, scholarship, faculty

development)

Bridges & Existing Curriculum Committees

SOM Faculty Council

CCEP

Bridges Leadership and Design Group (BLD)

Integrated Curriculum Steering Committee

(ICSC)

Essential Core Course

Committee (ECCC)

Clinical Core Operations Committee

(CCOC)

Bridges & Existing Curriculum Committees

SOM Faculty Council

CCEP

Bridges Leadership and Design Group (BLD)

Integrated Curriculum Steering Committee

(ICSC)

Essential Core Course

Committee (ECCC)

Clinical Core Operations Committee

(CCOC)

Approve

Consult

Inform

AgendaA. Brief background on the Bridges CurriculumB. Recent approval by CCEP to launch Phase 1 C. Committee structure for Phase 2D. Question for Faculty Council

1. Would Faculty Council like to have a representative on the Bridges Leadership & Design Group (BLD)?

2. How would Faculty Council like to be informed of our progress?