Geriatric Competency Evaluation Instrument
Chandrika Kumar, MD, Lisa Walke, MD, Michael Greene, MD[1] Sponsor: AAMC/John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatrics Academic Career Award (GACA) POGOe Id: 21260 Date Posted: 08/05/2013 Date Reviewed/Updated for Clinical Accuracy: 08/05/2013
Abstract: The instrument is implemented at Yale University as an evaluation of residents’ performance throughout the course of a four week rotation on the Acute Care for the Elderly unit. The instrument is used twice during the rotation. At the beginning of the rotation, it gives the residents an opportunity to preview the various domains on which they are going to be evaluated. This helps them reflect on their current geriatric skills and setting learning goals for the rotation. At the end of the rotation, it is used by the geriatric faculty in conjunction with input from the interdisciplinary team to provide feedback, making it a powerful evaluation tool. To determine the data points that the faculty consider in placing the resident along the series of milestones in each competency, we included a checklist of potential observations, including several Cex’s. The completed evaluations are available online for review by both the residents and the residency program director.
