Award for Outstanding CME Outcomes Assessment
Purpose:
To recognize excellence in the design and implementation of outcomes assessment in the arena of continuing medical education.
Nomination Criteria:
To be considered for this award,
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The nomination must have been submitted by a member of the Alliance.
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At least one of the primary individuals involved in the planning, development and implementation of the outcomes assessment must be a member of the Alliance and listed as a nominee.
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Commercial Supporters may not be listed as nominees.
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The CME outcomes measurement must have been completed between January 1, 2008 and July 1, 2009.
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The nomination does not have to represent a certified CME activity but should be related to the CME process.
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A completed nomination application must include identification of related ACCME Criteria and Alliance Competency and completed Publication Release Form.
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The outcomes assessment, and its related activity event (if applicable), must not have been nominated for another Alliance award.
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The nominee and recipients cannot be a member of the Award Selection Panel for this award.
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Only one application per nominee (person or organization) may be submitted per award category.
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A completed nomination application must have been received at the Alliance office by the submission deadline. |
Evaluative Criteria:
Evaluation of the nominees for this award includes consideration of,
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Innovative CME outcomes assessment of a single intervention or a series of interventions: change that creates a new dimension of performance
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Focus on design: methodology of the assessment
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Format and implementation: targets learning domains (knowledge, attitudes, skills) and analyzes changes in learners (competence, performance, or patient outcomes) associated with participation in the educational intervention
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Results of the outcomes assessment: linking of outcomes assessment to learning objectives and demonstration of measurable outcomes
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Outcomes level: ideally at the patient level
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Model approach: the nominated activity should represent an approach that is worthy of being replicated by other providers in design and/or format. |
Application:
The Award Selection Panel will accept and review nominations received by the deadline of Wednesday, July 1, 2009. A letter of nomination should include the following:
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No more than six (6) typed (not handwritten) pages. The total page count does not include the face pages.
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Pages must be formatted with 1” margins on all sides and no smaller than Arial 11 pt type.
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Description of background, methods, analysis, results, conclusions and implications.
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Link the submission to Nomination and Evaluative Criteria.
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Verification nominees represent the organization referenced on the application (signed attestation on organization’s letterhead).
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Do not include additional activity-related supplemental materials. These materials will not be reviewed.
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Submission of six (6) copies for receipt at the Alliance by Wednesday, July 1, 2009 (submitted materials will not be returned).
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Only one application per nominee (person or organization) will be accepted for review. |
Recognition:
One (1) complimentary registration for the 2010 Alliance Annual Conference; the opportunity to showcase the activity by exhibiting a poster during the Annual Conference; a “spotlight” article in the Alliance’s Almanac newsletter; and a plaque commemorating the award presented at the 2010 Annual Conference.
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