Table 1.

Contents of a Medical Educator’s Teaching Portfolio

PART I EVALUATION

1. Teaching Awards received List of courses taught (hours, # and types of students, # of years taught) Formal presentations (lectures, CME, reviews, grand rounds) Invited lectures/seminars & type of audience Objective criteria (e.g. student scores) Evaluation summaries (e.g. by peers, students)

2. Clinical Awards received Objective measures (# of hours, # of students, # of patients,) Clinical Service with house staff (# months in attending/consulting-duty) Clinical leadership roles Preceptorship and a list of students Certification/re-certification examination results CME credits accumulated Activities that develop the doctors’ clinical skills Letters of recommendation from colleagues Evaluation summaries (by patients, nurses, students, residents, referring doctors, peers) Evaluation by department chairperson

3. Administrative National / International peer-reviewed awards Education committee involvement/position (& comments by the committee) Office held in academic societies (regional, national & international) Study groups membership (e.g. NIH & other granting agencies) Director of a thesis or dissertation Member of thesis or advisory committee for MS or PhD student Directorship of courses (for medical students, residents, fellows) Chairmen duties (task forces, societies) Association with student organization or student-faculty committee Visiting professorships Peer reviewed committee letter Recruitment of talent (by schools) Assistant/associate dean of education position held Role model/mentor responsibilities (students, residents, fellows, junior faculty) Evaluations from mentees, junior faculty, etc.

4. Educational development

Curriculum and syllabus Number developed Publications related to a curriculum/syllabus Curriculum innovations Presentation of a curriculum at a national meeting Number of learners exposed to the curriculum/usage statistics Evaluation of a curriculum (by students, peers, editorial review) Course syllabi evaluations (by learners) Journal publications Grant support Teaching materials published (and reference) Number of peer reviewed publications (and reference) Publication impact (determined via: citation Index)

Enduring educational material Book chapters Review articles Teaching aids for students and residents Patient education materials Videotapes CD ROMs Computer software Web-based teaching materials Lecture handouts Examinations / Tests Evaluations and reviews of materials produced

Other Service to or position on Editorial Boards Presentation of an abstract/poster/exhibit at a national meeting Development of a workshop for a national meeting Reviewer of medical education grants/papers/exhibits Examiner for Peers (e.g. American Board of Radiology, Royal Colleges) Medical education journal club Oral presentations

PART II PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Philosophy of education Long-term goals/objectives to attain them Results/outcome of examination/tests of mentees & students Positions achieved by students, mentees & trainees Self-assessment (strengths/weaknesses)

PART III LEARNING PROCESS Areas of needed professional growth Record of queries & answers; problems & solutions Methods of attaining growth Record of past growth Record of achievements CME classes/activities

PART IV Theappendix (Attachments) Tests/examinations Curriculum Lecture notes/handouts Examples of students’ work Evaluations from various sources Journal articles Enduring educational material