Assessment of Professionalism for Healthcare Educators

24 March - 11 April 2025

The course will be delivered virtually over 3 weeks, with asynchronous and real-time discussions.

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We are offering this course on the assessment of professionalism for healthcare educators as the issue of assessing professionalism is critically important in this age of accountability. Healthcare regulators are asking for specific details of how institutions are assessing and dealing with professionalism issues, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with an overview of the latest evidence of best practice in the literature regarding the assessment of professionalism and the development of professional identity in healthcare education.

The objectives are for the participants to

  1. Gain familiarity with the key evidence in the literature in relation to best practice in the assessment of professionalism
  2. Develop skills in designing/choosing specific assessment tools
  3. Acquire knowledge and skills in the design of systematic assessment of professionalism and the development of professional identity.
  4. Consider the challenges in assessing professionalism in the healthcare professions
  5. Learn about foundational principles of feedback
  6. Consider the challenges in giving feedback related to assessing professionalism

The activities in each week/module:

  1. Pre-recorded voice over presentation(s)
  2. Discussion Board: participants to post questions, outcomes of tasks, comment on other posts. Tutors will engage in discussions asynchronously
  3. Live webinar sessions, so participants can ask questions of the tutors in real time
  4. Tasks relating to the application of the module content, which can be attempted in groups, or individually. Tutors will feedback via the Discussion Board
  5. A repository of key literature relating to the topic(s) of the module

All 3 modules will be released on the first day of the course,  with accompanying materials and resources (eg: readings, assignments, pre-recorded videos from tutors)

The activities in each week/module will vary according to the content.

Modules

Module 1: Contemporary discourses in the definition and assessment of professionalism

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A. Topics

  • Why assess professionalism?
  • Review of definition of professionalism in the medical profession
  • Evidence from the literature
  • Regulatory interest

B. Webinars

  • 25 March 0800 (GMT) 1600 (SGT)
  • 27 March 0800 (GMT) 1600 (SGT)

Module 2: How best to assess professionalism

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A. Topics

  • Best evidence on how to assess professionalism
  • Review of a range of professionalism assessment tools
  • Consider challenges in assessing professionalism

B. Webinars

  • 1 April 0800 (GMT) 1500 (SGT)
  • 4 April 0800 (GMT) 1500 (SGT)

Module 3: Designing a systematic approach to the assessment of professionalism

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A. Topics

  • Systematic assessment of professionalism
  • The role of feedback
  • Consider challenges in giving feedback related to assessing professionalism

B. Webinars

  • 8 April 0800 (GMT) 1500 (SGT)
  • 11 April 0800 (GMT) 1500 (SGT)

What our past participants said

  • “Thank you very much for a brilliant course. A very good balance between learning material and activities.
  • I enjoyed in particular the way you made me make valuable feedback to peers. Also having access to three international experts in live chats was a luxury.
  • Lots of pearls and new insights gained even though I consider myself an experienced assessor. Especially the WBA module and the focus on narrative feedback will be very useful for me directly.”
  • “I would like to thank all course educators and administrators, as I really enjoyed this course. It gave me a good input and stepping stone into medical assessments”
  • “I think this format is really good because it gives the time to look at the material, work on the assignments and get more exposure to the concepts.
  • The discussion board was good.  Live discussions excellent and making them available on demand is a great idea for those days that I couldn’t attend”

Fees

SGD$1,000 per participant

For every 5 registrations from an institution for one course, the 6th registrant receives a complimentary registration for the same course.

If you are from one of the countries listed on the UN list of Least Developed Countries, you are eligible for a 40% discount - CLICK HERE.

Please contact the course administrator at admin@hpac.sg , to register. Please note that payments via Telegraphic Transfer and credit card transactions will incur an administrative tax fee.

HPAC does not make any income from these fees as they are levied by the respective service providers.

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Meet the tutors

Katharine Boursicot

Managing Director

HPAC

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Rikki Goddard-Fuller

Director of Christie Education

Christie Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Manchester, UK

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Sandra Kemp

Deputy Dean, Innovation and Scholarship, Medical Education

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Australia

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John Norcini

Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Upstate Medical University (SUNY) , a Fellow of Presence (a Center at Stanford Medical School) and President Emeritus of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®)

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