Current Milestones Assessment Practices, Needs, and Challenges of Program Directors: A Collective Case Study in a Pediatric Hospital Setting.

Introduction Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME's) Milestones assessment requirement has placed new demands on Program Directors (PDs), especially those with limited knowledge of assessment and evaluation activities. There is a lack of clarity on how Program Director (PDs)/Associate PDs (APDs) are effectively implementing milestones assessment and evaluation practices in the Graduate Medical Education programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate current assessment practices, needs, and challenges of PDs in implementing milestones assessment within their residency and fellowship programs in a pediatric hospital setting.

Medical Leaders Identify Personal Characteristics and Experiences that Contribute to Leadership Success in Medicine.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. The approach of medical educators to preparing learners for leadership reflects the emphasis leadership theories once placed on experiential learning.

Medical School Factors That Prepare Students to Become Leaders in Medicine.

Purpose: To identify medical school factors graduates in major leadership positions perceive as contributing to their leadership development.

Method: Using a phenomenological, qualitative approach, in August-November 2015 the authors conducted semistructured interviews with 48 medical leaders who were 1976-1999 baccalaureate-MD graduates of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (UMKC). At UMKC, they participated in longitudinal learning communities, the centerpiece for learning professional values and behaviors plus clinical skills, knowledge, and judgment, but received no formal leadership instruction.