The Activities and Responsibilities of the Vice Chair for Education in U.S. and Canadian Departments of Medicine

Brownfield, Erica; Clyburn, Benjamin; Santen, Sally A.; Heudebert, Gustavo R.; Hemmer, Paul A.

doi:10.1097/acm.0b013e31825cf71a

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“…Similar to previous studies in other specialties, most VCEs in EM were midcareer or senior faculty members, with close to 94% holding the rank of either professor or associate professor . Also consistent with previous studies was the overlap of the VCE position with other major academic positions within the department and/or larger institution.…”

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“…Exemplar job descriptions convey specific tasks that an individual is expected to execute, help departmental leadership identify ideal candidates for a specific position, and highlight minimum qualifications for the position. A detailed job description establishes boundaries and accountability for the educational metrics of the department, effort allocation, and reporting relationships, whether the VCE held other roles in the department or not …”

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“…VCEs facilitate the design and implementation of educational programs and further integrate undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education (GME) missions . In a survey of 59 internal medicine VCEs in the United States and Canada, Brownfield et al identified several themes for the expectations of this role, including the oversight of educational programs, sharing educational expertise, promotion of scholarship in medical education, and leading educational activities within the department.…”

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“…Additional core skills attributed to VCEs include, but are not limited to ensuring sound educational programming and compliance with accreditation requirements, managing educational expense budgets, creating and supporting policies and procedures, improving undergraduate and graduate medical education curricula, recruiting and mentoring junior faculty, and bridging relationships with the affiliated medical school …”

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“…To date, however, there is still ambiguity with this new role in emergency medicine (EM), particularly when one considers the clarity of expectations delineated for other education leadership positions (e.g., residency program director [PD], clerkship director [CD]). Moreover, many EM chairpersons have not developed formal job descriptions to help scaffold the career trajectory of candidates newly hired into this role.…”

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The Vice Chair of Education in Emergency Medicine: A Workforce Study to Establish the Role, Clarify Responsibilities, and Plan for Success

Papanagnou

Messman

Branzetti

et al. 2019

AEM Education and Training

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Objectives: Despite increasing prevalence in emergency medicine (EM), the vice chair of education (VCE) role remains ambiguous with regard to associated responsibilities and expectations. This study aimed to identify training experiences of current VCEs, clarify responsibilities, review career paths, and gather data to inform a unified job description.Methods: A 40-item, anonymous survey was electronically sent to EM VCEs. VCEs were identified through EM chairs, residency program directors, and residency coordinators through solicitation e-mails distributed through respective listservs. Quantitative data are reported as percentages with 95% confidence intervals and continuous variables as medians with interquartiles (IQRs). Open-and axial-coding methods were used to organize qualitative data into thematic categories.Results: Forty-seven of 59 VCEs completed the survey (79.6% response rate); 74.4% were male and 89.3% were white. Average time in the role was 3.56 years (median = 3.0 years, IQR = 4.0 years), with 74.5% serving as inaugural VCE. Many respondents held at least one additional administrative title. Most had no defined job description (68.9%) and reported no defined metrics of success (88.6%). Almost 78% received a reduction in clinical duties, with an average reduction of 27.7% protected time effort (median = 27.2%, IQR = 22.5%). Responsibilities thematically link to faculty affairs and promotion of the departmental educational mission and scholarship.Conclusion: Given the variability in expectations observed, the authors suggest the adoption of a unified VCE job description with detailed responsibilities and performance metrics to ensure success in the role. Efforts to improve the diversity of VCEs are encouraged to better match the diversity of learners.From the

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