Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment is a 5-week virtual course that combines pre-recorded content that participants complete on their own and weekly 1.5-hour live sessions over Zoom. Pre-recorded content is usually 1-2.5 hours per week.
In collaboration with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME®), Michigan State University Graduate Medical Education Alliance proudly hosts the annual training course, "Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment." This esteemed program is delivered as an asynchronous virtual training supplemented by scheduled virtual meetings and discussion sessions. The course equips participants with essential strategies, resources, and tools to design effective assessment systems and implement best practices in medical education.
This engaging and interactive course features presentations from leaders representing ACGME, Michigan State University, and the Graduate Medical Education Alliance.
The course is intended for residency and fellowship program directors, associate program directors, chairs and members of Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs), designated institutional officials, and faculty members with major responsibility for the assessment of residents/fellows.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
The course is virtual and synchronous. This means there are recorded lectures that must be watched each week of the course, and the discussion of these recordings will happen virtually during a scheduled Zoom session with the entire class.
Only 1 missed synchronous Zoom session will be allowed to pass the course. Failure to comply will result in being removed from the course.
This course is designed over 5 weeks, meeting weekly on Zoom to complete group discussions and additional lectures.
Yes. As an ACGME Hub we have collaborated with ACGME to develop a curriculum focusing on building assessment skills of individual faculty members or others at the front lines of resident and fellow education. This course is taught by expert faculty members who previously attended the ACGME's Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course in Chicago.
Graduate Medical Education Alliance Members: There is a discount available for this course.
Non-members: There is early bird and regular pricing available.
Updated 3/10/2026