Publications by authors named "Michael R Wiles"
Article Synopsis
- Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are increasingly used in medical and health education to connect competencies with real-world clinical tasks, but they have not yet been implemented in chiropractic education.
- This paper discusses how EPAs were developed for two chiropractic preceptorship programs through a structured five-step process that includes identifying EPAs and creating assessment strategies.
- A total of 13 EPAs were created, along with three assessment tools to evaluate students' readiness, emphasizing the need for more research to standardize EPA use and assess its impact on educational outcomes.
For over 50 years, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) has administered pre-licensure examinations to chiropractic students and graduates. During this time, the testing process has been continually refined and improved, consistent with the evolving science and practices of standardized testing. NBCE test results are provided to chiropractic program leaders who use these data to improve their curricula as part of their own ongoing efforts to refine and improve the academic programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe first new doctor of chiropractic program in the United States since 2003 started in 2016 and offered an opportunity to incorporate medical educational innovations and design principles from the experience of those involved in starting new health care programs. Thus, while the goal of the new program was to create a curriculum focused on evidence-based health care practices, it was also possible to use best evidence in the design of the new curriculum. Many innovative and evidence-based curricular elements were incorporated in the new program, including early and sustained clinical experience, case-based clinical education, and integration of basic and clinical sciences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: There has been a growing interest in meeting the health care needs of the anticipated "age wave." In order to prepare for the current demographic trends, we sought to describe the status of geriatrics curricula in the 18 North American English-speaking chiropractic colleges by reviewing geriatric course syllabi.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using syllabi and catalog information solicited from each English-speaking chiropractic college in North America, collected from January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007.