PrintResident Portfolio
Each resident must maintain a portfolio that serves as an archive of education and research activities. Residents should be sure portfolios are up to date before semi-annual meetings with the Program Director. Portfolios include documents such as:
- Curriculum vitae
- Handouts prepared for conferences
- Documentation of quality assurance activities
- Grand Rounds presentations
- Research proposals
- Annual research progress reports
- Patient presentations
- Reprints of published scholarly work, including clinical studies, scientific articles, clinical reviews, editorials, or letter to the editor
- Unpublished manuscripts of clinical studies, scientific articles, or clinical reviews
- Printouts of case log from the ACGME web site
- Evaluations of oral presentations
- Teaching experience
- Administrative experience, including participation in departmental/medical school/hospital committees
The following information is from the ACGME/ABMS Joint Initiative Toolbox of Assessment Methods, Version 1.1, September 2000, page 11:
"Description - A portfolio is a collection of products prepared by the resident that provides evidence of learning and achievement related to a learning plan. A portfolio typically contains written documents but can include video- or audio-recordings, photographs, and other forms of information. Reflecting upon what has been learned is an important part of constructing a portfolio. In addition to products of learning, the portfolio can include statements about what has been learned, its application, remaining learning needs, and how they can be met. In graduate medical education, a portfolio might include a log of clinical procedures performed; a summary of the research literature reviewed when selecting a treatment option; a quality improvement project plan and report of the results; ethical dilemmas faced and how they were handled; a computer program that tracks patient care outcomes; or a recording or transcript of counseling provided to patients.
Suggested Reference - Challis M. Amme medical education guide no. 11(revised): Portfolio-based learning and assessment in medical education. Med Teach. 1991; 21:370-86."