Competency |
Required Skills
(Objectives) |
Methods for Teaching
(Curriculum) |
Evaluation Method |
Evaluation timing & Feedback Intervals* |
Compassionate Patient Care |
Provide professional clinical NP consultations of high quality.
- Obtain and summarize clinical history and imaging findings.
- Competently, efficiently and thoroughly evaluate surgical NP cases.
- Competently and thoroughly evaluate gross skull and brain findings (autopsy).
- Complete and thorough identification of microscopic features.
- Be able to summarize all components of a case and provide differential diagnosis and clinical correlation.
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- Daily Case sign-out
- Weekly QA conference
- Weekly autopsy brain conference
- Performance of procedures
- Preparation of photomicrographs for conferences
- Journal Clubs
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- Formative evaluations (faculty review of presentation at sign-out, case conferences, QA conference)
- Global faculty evaluations
- Semi-annual evaluations
- Case log
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- D (formative)
- W (formative)
- Q (global)
- S (semi-annual)
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Medical Knowledge |
Demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognitive sciences and application to NP.
- General: Develop knowledge base to competently perform clinical duties as a neuropathologist. Develop comprehensive knowledge of medical principles and pathogenesis of neurological disease.
- Autopsy: Use clinical history to appropriately design NP evaluation.
- Autopsy: Perform autopsy NP evaluation, including remove brain, inspect skull, dissect and identify PNS structures.
- Autopsy: Perform appropriate gross examination, dissection and sampling of fresh and fixed tissue (brain and spinal cord).
- Autopsy: Perform appropriate microscopic examination, identifies diagnostic features, plans special stains.
- Autopsy: Prepare and present complete NP autopsy analysis, including clear, organized, accurate and concise clinical summary, interpret laboratory data, describe gross and microscopic findings, interpret and discuss findings.
- Surgical NP: Prepare for intraoperative consultations, including review clinical history and imaging studies.
- Surgical NP: Perform intraoperative consultations, analyze findings, render correct diagnosis, communicate with surgeon.
- Surgical NP: Appropriately gross NP specimens, submit for appropriate studies.
- Surgical NP: Perform appropriate microscopic analyses.
- Surgical NP: Design and perform NP report, documenting gross and microscopic features. Create error-free report to ocommunicate to referring physicians.
- Neuromuscular: Understand how muscle and nerve biopsies are performed, and how to choose site for biopsy.
- Neuromuscular: Know how to differentiate artifact from true pathology and trouble-shoot problems in processing.
- Neuromuscular: Know which enzyme histochemistry and immunostains are useful in evaluating muscle and nerve biopsies.
- Neuromuscular: Identify histopathological changes of myopathies and neuropathies.
- Research: Design, propose and perform investigation of NP topic. Identify strengths and weaknesses of experimental design, gather appropriate data.
- Research: Present and publish scientific investigation.
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- Daily case sign-out
- Intraoperative consultations
- Weekly autopsy brain conference
- Twice weekly muscle sign-out
- Independent reading of texts and medical and scientific literature
- Procedure performance
- Proficiency test samples
- Case conferences
- Interdisciplinary conferences
- Grand rounds-resident presentations
- Journal clubs
- Attendance and presentations at professional meetings
- Preparation of abstracts and manuscripts
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- Formative evaluations(faculty review of case presentations and reports)
- Global evaluations
- Semi-annual evaluations
- RISE reviews
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- D (formative)
- W (formative)
- Q (global)
- S (semi-annual)
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Interpersonal Communication Skills |
Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with colleagues.
- Deliver effective instruction to medical students, residents and other learners.
- Encourage students through appropriate balance of challenges and rewards.
- Communicate with external and internal clinicians; effectively transmit specialty NP results.
- Effectively communicate case processing with technical personnel.
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- Involvement in medical school teaching
- Intra- and inter- departmental case presentations
- Content and completeness of reports
- Journal clubs
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- Formative evaluations (as above)
- 360 evaluation
- Global evaluations
- Semi-annual evaluations
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- D (formative)
- Q (global)
- S (semi-annual)
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Professionalism |
Demonstrate a commitment to carry out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population.
- Develop effective and respectful relationships with allied professionals and ancillary staff.
- Fully integrate and contribute to the health professional team.
- Punctual attendance to patient care responsibilities; complete diagnostics in a timely fashion and communicate results to medical team.
- Appropriately interact with staff, trainees, and attendings.
- Develop professional reputation. Actively participate in national and international conferences, maintain current CV.
- Recognize professional limitations and seek appropriate consultations with literature and peers. Accept criticisms and suggestions for improvement.
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- Faculty mentors
- Lectures on ethics sponsored by University
- Audio conferences (CAP & ASCP)
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- Formative evaluations (as above)
- 360 evaluation
- Global evaluations
- Semi-annual evaluations
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- D (formative)
- W (formative)
- Q (global)
- S (semi-annual)
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Practice based learning |
Demonstrate ability to investigate and evaluate their diagnostic and consultative practices, assimilate scientific evidence and improve patient care practice.
- Understand and practice evidence-based medicine.
- Critically analyze microscopic findings and review the pertinent literature.
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- Resident case presentations
- Professional meetings
- CAP Resident Forum
- Didactic Lectures
- Interim and outside CAP laboratory inspections
- Audio conferences (CAP & ASCP)
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- Formative evaluations (as above)
- 360 evaluation
- Global evaluations
- Semi-annual evaluations
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- D (formative)
- Q (global)
- S (semi-annual)
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Systems based practice |
Demonstrate awareness and responsiveness to the health care system and have the ability to call on the system resources to provide optimal Pathology services.
- Coordinate effective diagnostic workup of NP cases.
- Interact with hospital-based services to timely and efficiently process cases.
- Perform detailed and complete grossing and dictation.
- Handle minor issue with regard to proper specimen processing and turn-around time. Order special stains.
- Prepare for and participate in interdisciplinary conferences.
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- Daily cases
- Involvement in departmental and hospital QM activities
- Interdisciplinary conferences
- Audio conferences (CAP & ASCP)
- CAP inspector training seminars
- Intradepartmental and outside CAP laboratory inspections
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- Formative evaluations (as above)
- 360 evaluation
- Global evaluations
- Semi-annual evaluations
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- D (formative)
- W (formative)
- Q (global)
- S (semi-annual)
- As available (CAP)
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