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Collaborators
The FSMB and the NBME recognize that standardization of the assessment process; individualized, practice-relevant assessments; integration with educational programs and a cost-effective delivery model are essential to providing high-quality physician assessments. Collaboration with local programs allows for a more comprehensive assessment that can be tailored to the individual physician's practice and enables the physician to obtain assessment at a center that is more geographically convenient. Since the majority of collaborators are associated with medical schools and training programs, education and remediation can also be incorporated as part of the assessment process.
The PLAS currently provides or is working to establish collaborative relationships to provide assessment services to the following programs:
- Albany Medical College in New York
- Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP)
- Physician Assessment and Clinical Education Program (PACE) at the University of California, San Diego
- PMSCO Healthcare Consulting
- Texas A&M University
- University of Florida
- University of Wisconsin in Madison
Information about obtaining an assessment through these collaborators can be obtained directly from the programs through the contact information provided below. Information can also be obtained by contacting the PLAS at 817-868-4022, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CST), or via e-mail at plas@fsmb.org.
California
Physician Assessment and Clinical Education Program (PACE)
UCSD School of Medicine/Medical Center
1899 McKee Street, Suite 126
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 543-5478 Office
Contact: Peter Boal
E-mail: pboal@ucsd.edu
Website: http://www.paceprogram.ucsd.edu
 more information...
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Program:
Length: 2 days
Cost: $6900
Final Report: 4-6 weeks
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Assessment Components:
• PLAS exams including CCS/TSR
• 360 assessment
• Oral clinical exam
• Chart review
• Practice profile
• History & Physical Skills exam
• Health exam & Cognitive function
• screening
• Exit interview
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Follow-Up Education Options:
• 1 week clinical education program provided at UCSDMC or satellite clinics.
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Colorado
Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP)
7351 Lowry Boulevard, Suite 100
Denver, Colorado 80230
(303) 577-3232 x19 Office
Contact: Elizabeth Korinek, MPH
E-mail: cpep@cpepdoc.org
Website: www.cpepdoc.org
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Program:
Length: 2 days
Cost: $6,500-9,750
Final Report: 6-8 weeks
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Assessment Components:
• PLAS exams (No CCS/TSR)
• Clinical interviews
• Review of patient charts
• Fetal Monitor Strip interpretation
• ECG Interpretation
• Simulated patient encounter and review; progress notes
• Cognitive function screening
• Review of health information
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Follow-Up Education Options:
Offers education intervention including development of education plan, monitoring of progress and regular reports to referring organization. Education activities arranged in participant's home community.
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Florida
Florida Competency Advancement Program
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100277
Gainesville, FL 32610
(352) 273-9063 Office
Contact: Nikolaus Gravenstein, PhD
E-mail: NGravenstein@anest.ufl.edu
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Program:
Length: 2 days
Cost: $8500
Final Report: 6-8 weeks
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Assessment Components:
• PLAS exams (No CCS/TSR)
• Simulated patients (Mechanical dummy)
• Standardized patient (3-6); progress notes
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Follow-Up Education Options:
• Refer for CME
• Recertification
• 1 year residency
(Nothing offered on site)
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New York
Upstate New York Clinical Competency Center at Albany Medical College
Albany Medical Center, MC #34
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 262-5919 Office
Contact: Henry Pohl, MD
E-mail: PohlH@mail.amc.edu
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Program:
Length: 1-2 days
Cost: $6500
Final Report: 12 weeks
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Assessment Components:
• PLAS exams including CCS/TSR
• Standardized patient and recall
• Chart stimulated recall discussion
• Test stimulated discussion
• Cognitive function screening
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Follow-Up Education Options:
• Varies based on participant's need
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Medical Society (PMSCO) Healthcare Consulting
777 East Park Drive, P.O. Box 69067
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17106-9067
(717) 561-9300 Office
Contact: Marcia A. Lammando, RN, BSN, MHSA
E-mail: mlammando@consultpmsco.com
Website: http://www.consultpmsco.com
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Program:
Length: 2 days
Cost:
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Assessment Components:
• PLAS exams including CCS/TSR
• Cognitive function screen
• Physical health screen
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Follow-Up Education Options:
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Texas
Knowledge Skills Training Assessment and Research (KSTAR)
Texas A&M University
3833 Texas Avenue, Suite 150
Bryan, Texas 77802
(979) 862-5001 Office
Contact: Kathy Mechler
E-mail: Mechler@tamhsc.edu
Website: http://www.rchitexas.org
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Program:
Length: 2 days
Cost: $8,000-10,000
Mini residency cost =$9,000
Final Report: 5-6 weeks
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Assessment Components:
• PLAS exams including CCS/TSR/MCQ's
• 360 assessment
• Review of peer reviewed records
• Standardized patients (2)
• Cognitive function screening (not included in price)
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Follow-Up Education Options:
• 90 day Residency at JPS
• Continuous Record Monitoring (monthly) |
Wisconsin
Physician Assessment Center 2: At the University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
750 Highland Avenue, 4261
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-6637 Office
Contact: Cathy Means
E-mail: cjmeans@ocpd.wisc.edu
Website: http://www.ocpd.wisc.edu
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Program:
Length: 2 days
Cost: $7900
Final Report: 4-6 weeks
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Assessment Components:
• PLAS exams including CCS/TSR
• Standardized patient s & Recall
• Chart stimulated recall
• Ethics exam
• Cognitive function screening
• Physical health screen
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Follow-Up Education Options:
• On-site courses with CME credits
• Education plan completed on site |
Contact information for other collaborators will be provided as it becomes available.
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