AM last page. Using Visual Radar Graph Representation of Learner Achievement to Complement the RIME Framework.
The RIME (Reporter, Interpreter, Manager, Educator) evaluation framework developed by Pangaro can be used to yield insight into a trainee's development. A previous AM Last Page presented a tabular map of the RIME framework as it relates to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies. Keister and colleagues have validated the use of radar graphs as promising tools for feedback and assessment of trainees. Achievement of milestones and progression along the RIME axes can be visually represented for formative or summative evaluation. Modification to Pangaro's developmental markers (Introduced, Repeated practice, Proficiency, Mastery) with a minor mathematical manipulation allows representation as a visual radar graph for the RIME framework. The mathematical conversion is necessary to give relative value to each step in the progress. The conversion scale can be developed locally by programs to highlight the relative value given to these constructs at individual training programs. Using Visual Radar Graph Representation of Learner Achievement to Complement the RIME Framework Juan Cendan, MD, associate professor of surgery and assistant dean for simulation, Caridad Hernandez, MD, associate professor of medicine, and Analia Castiglioni, MD, associate professor of medicine, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine
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