E-portfolio: what’s changing?

Dr Naomi Brown

Foundation Doctor Advisor to the UKFPO

Why change?

     New Curriculum and Reference Guide Ideal opportunity for change Allows Curriculum to become more prominent Feedback from Foundation Doctors Feedback from Foundation Schools

E-portfolio task and finish group          UKFPO Foundation School Director Foundation School Manager NES representative HORUS representative Educational Supervisor Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Foundation Doctor Advisor BMA - JDC

Who will be affected?

  New F1s starting in August 2010 F2s who choose to migrate to the new e portfolio  F2s can choose to continue using the current e-portfolio

E-portfolio from August 2010   Core content, security and functionality specified – the format of the changes determined by NES and HORUS.

5 sections: 1. Clinical and professional development 2. Meetings and reviews 3. Assessments 4. Reflective reports 5. Sign-off

Clinical/professional development    Allows foundation doctors to plan their learning throughout the year 3 professional development plans: 1. Curriculum outcomes 2. Procedures outcomes 3. Other outcomes (research, teaching, leadership etc) Can link evidence from other areas of e portfolio e.g. assessments

PDP: Curriculum outcomes

Curriculum Section Professionalism Outcome

Behaviour in the workplace

e learning content How will I develop the necessary knowledge and competences?

How will I demonstrate this outcome?

Date for achieving this outcome Evidence that this outcome has been achieved and maintained

Health and handling stress and fatigue Time management and continuity of care

Meetings and reviews        Induction meeting with clinical supervisor Initial meeting with educational supervisor Combined form if one supervisor provides both clinical and educational role Mid placement review End of placement Mid year review of progress Additional action plan

Assessments         Probity / health declarations Mini-CEX CBD DOPS Logbook Developing the clinical teacher TAB Clinical supervisor’s report

Reflective reports  Reflective reports  Many of the current options will be incorporated within the PDP in the new version  No change to the structure of the current forms  Possibly more change in future  Reflective summary sheet on careers

Sign-off   Certificate of F1 competences (5.1) Foundation Achievement of Competence – FACD (5.2)

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