David Kern Patricia Thomas Donna Howard Eric Bass John Hopkins University Press, 1998 Curriculum Development for Medical Education: A Six Step Approach Section 3: Goals and Objectives

Goals and Objectives  Goal : broad educational outcomes  Example Goal of PGY2 resident rotation in pain management : a PGY2 resident with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to manage an uncomplicated patient with post operative pain.

 Objectives: measurable methods to achieve goals; how to get there; specific and measurable tasks  Who will do what by when and how well?  At the end of the pain rotation the PGY2 resident will be able to will have demonstrated the proficiency to perform an uncomplicated pain history and physical examination of a post operative patient. She will be able to present this patient to the pain attending. Additionally she will be able to prescribe and manage the dosing of parental and oral pain medication and remediate their side effects for satisfactory pain relief in that patient.

Importance of Goals and Objectives  Directs the decisions on curriculum content  Suggests teaching methods to be used  Guides evaluation of both learner and the curriculum

Writing Objectives  Who will  Will do what  How well  By when

Types of Learner Objectives  Cognitive (Knowledge)  At the end of the pain rotation, the PGY2 resident will be able to present pathophysiology of post operative pain  Psychomotor (Skills)  At the end of the pain rotation the PGY3 resident will have demonstrated the ability to place an intra-operative epidural catheter for the management of post operative pain  Affective (Attitudes)  At the end of the pain rotation the PYG4 resident will be able to identify as important neuropsychiatric co morbidities in pain patients and make appropriate consultations

Suggested wording for educational objectives * *Kern et al, Curriculum Development for Medical Education, 1998, p 30

Exercise  Write one broad educational goal for a specific rotation in which all your residents participate  Write specific measurable educational objectives of each type and at each PGY level for your above rotational goal