Instructions for Editors for the CCFMR Project.

 

-- Please Read Carefully --

Two basic rules to live by:

1.  Keep it simple, usable and filled with high-quality content.

2.  Remember, residents must realistically be able to complete the curriculum during a block(s) that correspond to their rotation for this project to be useful. 

 

Steps to completing your section:

1.  Get in email contact with your editors in your subgroup.

2.  We will be working online using the FMDRL to construct the curriculum site.  They have an easy tool that you will learn quickly that allows you to edit the webpages live online. 

Create an account at the FMDRL.  You will need to email Traci Nolte to have access to the FMDRL site and  Michael Tuggy so that he can get you assigned to the CCFMR workspace. Once you have access to the CCFMR workgroup area, you can view the webpages that have been created including the blank template for your section.  The great thing about the FMDRL is that you can work on your webpage directly.   Just click on "EDIT" at the top of the page and it will open a window that will allow you to add content, links or even upload files and images or videos.  As your team divides out the work, you may be able to very quickly complete the steps below.

3.  Review the work done at Swedish Family Medicine’s website – go to the rotations that encompass your curriculum area and then follow the links to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes.  This can be found at: SFM Curriculum.

4.  Review the learning objectives (Subject Areas).  Target 10-12 objectives, and up to 10 skills for a single block rotation, up to 30 for multi-block or longitudinal rotations.  Be sure our learning objectives are universally relevant, applicable to FM and achievable.  Adding pet projects or personal agendas are likely to be removed in the end product.  Agree as a consensus as to what the objectives should be.

5.  Find websites that have freely accessible content to link into the table under “Overview Resources”.  One good review article is enough, but try to find the best one out there.  No more than 3 links needed.

6.  Find restricted or subscription sites that are commonly used (Up-to-date, MD Consult, etc) and find 1-3 similar links that may contain higher level evidence materials.  You may include other free sites, like the Cochrane Reviews though the topics may be quite narrow and may not fully amplify the learning objective.  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR DETAILS ON EDITING.

7.  Skills – may be procedures or exam skills.  If procedures, the procedural committee for your area (which you can be on as well), will be creating these resource links and you are welcome to work with them in that process.

8.  Look for online tutorials; create other teaching tools or workshops to add to the Self-Study Modules or Faculty/Resident Teaching Resources section.

9.  Quizzes – this is the tougher part.  SAMPLE QUIZ - more on this by June 07.  Target getting the resources done first.

            a.  Target to create about 20 questions that are directly tied to assessing a key aspect of a learning objective.  This is not a board exam to see what minutia people know, but to see if they have learned the essential core material.

            b.  Create explanations for each of the answers – why the correct answer is right and why the others may be wrong.  You can also link directly to a resource that explains the same.

            c.  Initially we will create the quizzes as simple webpages that the resident will print out, complete, then submit to their program.  At some point, when the testing software is implemented, we will convert the tests to online quizzes that will be scored and forwarded directly to the resident's program.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS - EDITING YOUR PAGE on the FMDRL

CCFMR Web-based Curriculum  - Dana Sprute, MD, MPH, Michael Tuggy, MD.

Updated:  5/3/07

 

General Considerations:

  1. Keep it simple.
  2. Make sure the materials you use can be read and assimilated in the time allotted  (e.g., the entire NCEP book will probably not be very helpful or user-friendly in this format).
  3. Use evidence-based materials.
  4. Use materials that are free, not copyrighted (or obtain permission to use them).
  5. Use web-site originated documents (versus pdf files) because these links are updated as the file is maintained by the sponsoring organization (where the pdf files are not—at least that’s my understanding of it).

 

Resources to Consider:  (for primary resource)

  1. AAFP site:  www.aafp.org.   The American Family Physician has a number of articles that are evidenced based and clinically relevant/useful.
  2. Government websites:
  3. Organization or specialty based sites (that do not require membership or fee to use materials).

 

To Log In:

  1. www.fmdrl.org (Family Medicine Digital Resource Library – on STFM website).
  2. Click on “Log In” (on green bar at top of the page).
  3. Enter username & password.
  4. Click on “Core Curriculum for Family Medicine Residencies” (under My Groups; right lower corner).
  5. Click on “Core Curriculum for Family Medicine Residencies” (under Group Webspaces; upper left corner).
  6. Click on your topic area by title (right side of page under “Home”).

 

To Add Resources to Subject Area:

  1. Open up your topic area document as above.  You can work between the document and the internet by minimizing each and then work between them as you are copying and pasting URL addresses to the document.  You must be in “Edit” mode to add documents/links.
  2. Locate web-based resource document.
  3. Copy the URL address (highlight the address & hit “Control+C” or copy command under Edit on Windows toolbar).  Minimize the website & return to the main document.
  4. Once in the your topic area document, click “Edit”
  5. Go to the topic you want to add the resource for and highlight it (this is important so that the text is seen and not the URL address—which can get confusing for the eye to follow).
  6. NOTE - some resources like MD CONSULT especially - the page address on the address bar of the web browser only links to the book.  To link to the correct PAGE of an MD CONSULT book, you must right click on the actual page you are viewing, select "Properties", then copy (Control+c) then paste (Control +v) the link into your link box on the FMDRL.  Failure to do this on some pages will only link to the text, not the actual chapter you are looking for.
  7. Click hyperlink symbol (on toolbar once you are in the edit mode on the second line of the toolbar).  A new window will open up once you click the hyperlink symbol.
  8. In the window opened up by the hyperlink, click on to the URL line.
  9. Paste the URL address (which you copied in Step 3 above) to the URL line you should be on while in edit mode (“Control V” will paste copied URL address or right click and hit paste command).
  10. Click “Save” to save your edit.
  11. The topic line you highlighted to paste in the URL should now be colored.
  12. Test the link you just added to be sure it is functioning.