Physician Assessment - Phase II

Phase II of the assessment program is a minimum one-week clinical education program provided at the UCSD Medical Center or one of its satellite clinics.  It is a formative assessment of the participant's clinical skills, knowledge and judgment.

The results of the Phase I Assessment are used to help inform the scope and design of Phase II.  Each program will be individually tailored to the participant's specialty and Phase I findings to the extent possible.  As a result, Phase II programs will vary widely by specialty and from participant to participant.

The following list represents elements that are common to many Phase II programs (please note that this list is neither all-inclusive, nor are the items on the list necessarily common to all Phase II programs):

• Clinical Observation

  Depending on the participant's specialty, he/she will spend Phase II participating in clinically-based education activities on the inpatient wards, in clinic, in the operating or procedure suite, and/or other clinical settings of the UCSD Medical Center and UCSD Medical Group. All participants are required to keep detailed notes about the types of patients seen and conferences and lectures attended.
  
  Although the participating physician is not able to perform "hands-on" medicine, he/she will be integrated into the day-to-day clinical education activities of his/her specialty residency program.

• Departmental Conferences & Lectures

  Grand Rounds lectures vary by week and are a part of many Phase II Programs. There are also many subspecialty conferences that participants may attend.

• Evidence-Based Medicine Project

  Physicians may be asked to complete an Evidence-Based Medicine Project. In some cases they will chose the topic themselves and in others, a topic will be assigned to them.

• Further Evaluation

  In addition to providing remedial education, Phase II is used to further evaluate physicians in the clinical setting. This is achieved most commonly by way of case discussions of patients observed. However, some physicians may undergo Standardized Patient Exams or be evaluated providing care on Sim Man.

At the conclusion of Phase II, a multidisciplinary staff meeting is held to determine if the physician has completed the program satisfactorily or if more evaluation, education, or remediation is necessary.

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for Physicians.

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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