Graduate Medical Education

Practice Based Learning and Improvement

Life Long Learning

Life Long Learning requires self-reflection. Residents and fellows must self-reflect on their own practice and determine improvement. Several methods can be used to assess life long learning and which include but are not limited to

Annual Self-Assessment (self-reflection) by resident and
Individual Learning Plans

RESOURCES:

ACGME has provided a Virtual Program Director's Handbook. You may click on the document name to access these resources, or may visit the ACGME website at www.acgme.org.

Common Program Requirements and Common Program Requirements for One Year Fellowships, both effective 7/1/11, are available at the ACGME website. ACGME also has provided a Program Director's Guide to the Common Program Requirements that became effective 7/1/11.

UMMC has provided a Program Director Guide with examples of individual learning plans, and self-assessment by the resident resources for your use.

This page was last updated on: January 31, 2013.