Contact
Mary Ann NicholsVanderbilt University
medical.education@vanderbilt.edu
615-936-8555
Where
208 Light HallThursday, September 27, 2012
Medical Education Grand Rounds
"Competency-based Medical Education: Why More Than Ever, Words Matter"
Paul A. Hemmer, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
Vice-Chairman for Educational Programs,Department of Medicine,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD
Dr. Hemmer received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and his Master in Public Health from the Uniformed Services University. He is Professor of Medicine and the Vice-Chairman for Educational Programs, Department of Medicine, USU. He has been involved with U.S. national leadership in undergraduate medical education, including serving as President of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM), the national organization representing those who teach internal medicine to medical students, as a member of the Group on Educational Affairs of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and as Chair of the nominating committee for the annual Research in Medical Education conference. He chairs the Assessment Committee for Curriculum Reform at USU. His interests include improving the descriptive evaluation of trainee performance, professionalism, and clerkship director professional development.
Sponsored by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Department of Office of Teaching and Learning in Medicine.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Vanderbilt School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. It is the policy of the ACCME and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to require disclosure of financial relationships from individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity; to identify and resolve conflicts of interest related to those relationships; and to make disclosure information available to the audience prior to the CME activity. Presenters are required to disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations.