Planner and Faculty Resources

Faculty Resources

Faculty development
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI)
E-mail: consortium@ama-assn.org
 
National Faculty Education Initiative
 
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Website on continuing education and improvement includes faculty development resources to help faculty become better, more evidence-based teachers
 
Literature searches
The James A. Zimble Learning Resource Center, USU
 
PUBMED
 
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
 
National Guideline Clearinghouse
 
Patient Education Materials
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ISCI) Patient Education Resources

Activity Directors and Staff Resources

Conference management
Meeting Planner Survival Guide
 
Needs Assessment Data Sources and Literature searches
The James A. Zimble Learning Resource Center, USU
 
PUBMED
 
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
E-mail: customersupport@ncqa.org, 888-275-7585
 
Useful resources
Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (ACME) Valuable Resources
 
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Website on continuing education and improvement includes several resources which you might find useful - among them, quality improvement tools (like access to Hospital Compare data) and faculty development resources to help faculty become better, more evidence-based teachers
 
Quality and Patient Safety
AHRQ
 
TMA Patient Safety
 
Accrediting Agencies:
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
 
American Nurses Association (ANA) Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation
 
Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners (SW)
 
American Psychological Association (APA)
 
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
 
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

Contact Information
 
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Toll Free: 1-800-772-1728
continuingeducation@usuhs.mil