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The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings

Different Selection Techniques: from Graphology to Integrity

Dr Jason Frank, Dr Marie-Louise Stokes and Dr Anthony Llewellyn discuss the journal paper "The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings" by Frank L. Schmidt and John E. Hunter.

Interviewees:  Dr Jason Frank, Dr Marie-Louise Stokes, and Dr Anthony Llewellyn

Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) is a bi-weekly podcast produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Articles that are important, innovative, or will impact your educational practice are discussed. Our three co-hosts (Dr Jason Frank, Dr Linda Snell and Dr Jonathan Sherbino) do the work for you, bringing you you the main points of a medical education article in just 20 minutes.

About Dr Jason R. Frank

Dr Jason R. Frank is a clinician-educator focussing on all aspects of health professions training.

He is the Director, Specialty Education, Strategy and Standards in the Office of Specialty Education at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as well as Vice-Chair, Education and the Director of Educational Research Development in the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa. An associate professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine he was cross-appointed to the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa and the Department of Graduate Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Born in rural northern Canada, Jason Frank obtained his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) in Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto. His Masters of Education is from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

He is known for his work on all aspects of medical education, particularly the CanMEDS Project since 1994, and in competency-based medical education. He is the recipient of the 2013 Council Award Honouring Outstanding Physicians from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and was made an honorary Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2015 for his contributions to surgical education.

About Dr Marie-Louise Stokes

Dr Marie-Louise Stokes was appointed as the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) Director of Education in 2011. Marie-Louise has overall responsibility for education policy, trainee education program development, assessment, accreditation of training settings and supervisor learning. Current strategic projects include curriculum renewal, selection into training, capacity to train, supervisor support, accreditation of training settings, and exam quality improvement.

Prior to joining the RACP, Marie-Louise worked in a number of senior roles in postgraduate medical education and training within the NSW Health system. Previous roles included Medical Advisor and Manager in the Medical Education Training and Workforce Unit of the NSW Health Department, Medical Advisor for the NSW Medical Training and Education Council and Senior Medical Officer at the NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training.

She is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

About Dr Anthony Llewellyn

Dr Anthony Llewellyn was born on Mouheneenner land in Hobart, Tasmania and pays his respect to the traditional owners of lands he lives and works on and elders past and present. His two most important roles in life are proud husband and proud father of two boys.

He held the position of Medical Director of the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) from September 2012 – September 2016.  Anthony's background is as a Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Manager with 20 years’ ...

James talks to Dr Shafqat Inam, Haematology Advanced Trainee, about an approach to haematological problems in obstetric patients.

Summary Writer:  Antonia Clarke

Editor:  Bruce Way

Interviewee:  Shafqat Inam

About Dr Shafqat Inam

Shafqat Inam is currently a Haematology Registrar at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Concord Hospital, and Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney. He studied medicine at the University of New South Wales and completed his junior medical officer and basic physician training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has a particular interest in research and medical education.

Competent for unsupervised practice: use of paediatric residency training milestones to assess readiness

Dr Jason Frank, Dr Marie-Louise Stokes, and Dr Anthony Llewellyn discuss the journal paper "Competent for unsupervised practice: use of paediatric residency training milestones to assess readiness" by Su-Ting T. Li, MD, MPH, Daniel J. Tancredi, PhD, Alan Schwartz, PhD, Ann P. Guillot, MD, Ann E. Burke, MD, R. Franklin Trimm, MD, Susan Guralnick, MD, John D. Mahan, MD, and Kimberly A. Gifford, MD, for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network (LEARN) Validity of Resident Self-Assessment Group.

Interviewees:  Dr Jason Frank, Dr Marie-Louise Stokes and Dr Anthony Llewellyn

Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) is a bi-weekly podcast produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.  Articles that are important, innovative, or will impact your educational practice are discussed. Our three co-hosts (Dr Jason Frank, Dr Linda Snell and Dr Jonathan Sherbino) do the work for you, bringing you you the main points of a medical education article in just 20 minutes.

About Dr Jason R. Frank

Dr Jason R. Frank is a clinician-educator focussing on all aspects of health professions training.

He is the Director, Specialty Education, Strategy and Standards in the Office of Specialty Education at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as well as Vice-Chair, Education and the Director of Educational Research Development in the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa. An associate professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine he was cross-appointed to the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa and the Department of Graduate Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Born in rural northern Canada, Jason Frank obtained his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) in Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto. His Masters of Education is from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

He is known for his work on all aspects of medical education, particularly the CanMEDS Project since 1994, and in competency-based medical education. He is the recipient of the 2013 Council Award Honouring Outstanding Physicians from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and was made an honorary Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2015 for his contributions to surgical education.

About Dr Marie-Louise Stokes

Dr Marie-Louise Stokes was appointed as the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) Director of Education in 2011. Marie-Louise has overall responsibility for education policy, trainee education program development, assessment, accreditation of training settings and supervisor learning. Current strategic projects include curriculum renewal, selection into training, capacity to train, supervisor support, accreditation of training settings, and exam quality improvement.

Prior to joining the RACP, Marie-Louise worked in a number of senior roles in postgraduate medical education and training within the NSW Health system. Previous roles included Medical Advisor and Manager in the Medical Education Training and Workforce Unit of the NSW Health Department, Medical Advisor for the NSW Medical Training and Education Council and Senior Medical Officer at the NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training.

She is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

About Dr Anthony Llewellyn

Dr Anthony Llewellyn was born on Mouheneenner land in Hobart, Tasmania and pays his respect to the traditional owners of lands he lives and works on and elders past and present. His two most important roles in life are proud husband and proud father of two boys.

He held the position of Medical Dire...

James talks to Dr Angie Pinto about penicillins.

Summary Writer:  Nicholas Malouf

Editor:  Bruce Way

Interviewee:  Angie Pinto

About Dr Angie Pinto

Angie Pinto is a Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She graduated from the University of New South Wales, and obtained her dual fellowships in 2012. She trained at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Westmead Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. She divides her time between Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and as a researcher at The Kirby Institute.

How graded assertiveness can help you

James talks to Sarah Dalton about graded assertiveness. A concept that arose from the aviation industry.

Graded assertiveness gives junior members of a team the opportunity to speak up in a medical environment which is traditionally hierarchical.

About Dr Sarah Dalton

Dr Sarah Dalton is a Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead as well as Clinical Director at the Clinical Excellence Commission in NSW where she oversees a Clinical Leadership Development program. Sarah is President-Elect for the Division of Paediatrics and Child Health at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and holds a Masters in Applied Management in Health.

Sarah has a long-standing interest in the translation of evidence into practice, and is a strong advocate for improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare. She has a particular interest in clinicians leading change and recently completed a Fulbright Scholarship to evaluate Clinical Leadership Development Programs in the United States.

Bruce Way talks to Chi Tran, Senior Pharmacist, about common prescribing errors, medication interactions, and side-effects. Because medication prescribing errors are serious, yet preventable, we want you to learn how to avoid them. Furthermore, these errors significantly impact on patient care.

Common errors include, for example, failure to specify modified-release vs immediate-release formulations, transcription errors, electronic prescribing problems, and lack of concentration and focus.

In this podcast, we will also go through an example case to familiarise yourself with these common errors.

You will also learn about important factors, such as which patients are at a higher risk of medication errors? What are 3 drug interactions that most commonly cause problems?

Summary writer:  Cynthia Yang

Editor:  Bruce Way

Interviewee:  Chi Tran

About Chi Tran

Chi Tran is a Senior Pharmacist in Projects at Prince of Wales Hospital. She studied pharmacy at Monash University (Victorian College of Pharmacy). Moreover, she has a particular interest in projects related to the quality use of medicines.

James talks to Dr Andrew Baker, Director of Prevocational Education and Training and Medical Administrator, about incident reporting and root cause analysis (RCAs) and their importance in providing safe clinical care for patients.

Summary Writer:  Nicholas Malouf

Editor:  Bruce Way

Interviewee:  Andrew Baker

About Dr Andrew Baker

Dr Andrew Baker completed his residency years at St George Hospital and has spent most of his medical career in Hospital Management. He has worked in Medical Administration at Westmead Hospital, Royal North Shore, Bankstown and Western Sydney Area Health Service, as well as Clinical Governance at Western Sydney.

Andrew has been the Director of Prevocational Education and Training at Westmead Hospital for the last 4 years. As well as completing an MBBS, Andrew has a Masters in Health Planning and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators.

James talks to Nick Talley about his life and career in medicine, and making smart choices in medicine.

Interviewee:  Nick Talley

About Professor Nick Talley

Laureate Professor Nick Talley is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global Research at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Nick was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (and Dean) of the Faculty of Health and Medicine (2010-2015) and seconded to be the Deputy Vice-Chancellor-Research (Acting) at the University from June 2013 to March 2014. He practices consultant gastroenterology and is a Senior Staff Specialist at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.

He is an expert clinician, educator and researcher, with extensive experience as a leader in the medical and University sectors and currently President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and Chair-Elect of the Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC).

Nick has published over 800 original and review articles in the peer-reviewed literature, and is considered one of the world’s most influential clinician-researchers (H index 116, Scopus). He is also the author of the highly regarded textbooks Clinical Examination and Examination Medicine. In June 2014, Professor Talley was inaugurated as one of the first 15 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) and was elected to the Executive of the Academy.

Nick's award and prizes include the 2015 Laureate Professorship, 2014 NSW Excellence in Biological Sciences prize and the 2014 American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Educator Award.

James talks to Kate George, a General Practitioner, and Angus Ritchie, a Nephrologist, about clinical pathways for patients.

Summary Writer:  Jorja Braden

Editor:  Bruce Way

Interviewee: Kate George

About Dr Kate George

Dr Kate George is a General Practitioner at Leichhardt in Sydney’s Inner West, Clinical Editor for HealthPathways Sydney and a Supervisor and Clinical Teaching Visitor for GPSynergy.

About Dr Angus Ritchie

Dr Angus Ritchie is a Staff Specialist Nephrologist at Concord Hospital, Physician Informaticist for Sydney Local Health District and Clinical Lead for HealthPathways Sydney.

In this podcast, James talks to Kate George and Angus Ritchie about working with general practice. They discuss how junior doctors on the wards and General Practitioners can collaborate and work better together.

Interviewee: Kate George

About Dr Kate George

Dr Kate George is a General Practitioner at Leichhardt in Sydney’s Inner West, Clinical Editor for HealthPathways Sydney, and a Supervisor and Clinical Teaching Visitor for GPSynergy.

About Dr Angus Ritchie

Dr Angus Ritchie is a Staff Specialist Nephrologist at Concord Hospital, Physician Informaticist for Sydney Local Health District and Clinical Lead for HealthPathways Sydney.