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ForwardAccelerated Medical Pathway Programs for Workforce Development
Enduring - This is a virtual, asynchronous educational session that is part of the Center for Faculty and Professional Development’s Foundations in Medical Education Grand Rounds series.
Dr. Coe is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and the Assistant Dean for the Clinical Curriculum at the University of North Carolina. In her role as the Assistant Dean for the Clinical Curriculum, she oversees the clinical phases for 3rd and 4th year medical students across the state of North Carolina, including 3 regional medical campuses and 2 regional clinical sites. She helped to establish the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program, an accelerated three-year medical school curriculum with a directed pathway to a UNC-affiliated residency program, followed by three years of service to the state of North Carolina. Through her leadership, the FIRST Program has expanded to four specialties and each of our statewide campus partners. Dr. Coe also serves as the Associate Medical Director to the University Employee Occupational Health Clinic and is the Principal Investigator on several medical education grants.
Dr. Coe received her medical degree from the University of Washington and trained as a resident and Chief Resident at the University of North Carolina Family Medicine Residency Program. Her scholarly interests include the clinical curriculum, workforce development, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) to Graduate Medical Education (GME) continuum/ transition, competency-based assessments, and work-place assessments. Dr. Coe is a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Board of Directors and also active in the American Medical Association (AMA) Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and social workers. Other learner groups, such as. residents, fellows, medical students, non-clinician educators, GME program administrators and other education staff would also benefit from this education.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- Understand the history and motivation behind Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs
- Evaluate the structure, benefits, and outcomes of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs
- Describe the UNC FIRST Program
- Discuss participation in accelerated programs from a learner perspective
- Understand the success of the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Program and growing national presence
Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs for Workforce Development
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Disclaimer
This Geisinger continuing education activity is designed for use by healthcare professionals for educational purposes only. Information and opinions offered by the contributors represent their viewpoints. Conclusions drawn by the participant should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. Prescription information and use of medical devices should be undertaken only after confirmation by consulting the FDA-approved uses and information.
While Geisinger makes every effort to have accurate information presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
Terms of Approval
May 2, 2025 - May 2, 2028
Original release date
May 2, 2025
Peer Review
On May 2. 2025, this continuing education online material was reviewed by April Morgan, EdD, Education Direcor, Geisinger, Danville, PA. To ensure the scientific relevance of this enduring material, its contents will be reviewed again in May 2028.
Disclosure
Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activities sponsored by the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).
If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial or promotional bias, please inform us by using the commercial bias comments box on the evaluation form. Please answer the questions about balance on the CE activity evaluation form candidly.
The following individual(s) have reported no financial or other relationships with commercial entities who products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:
April Morgan, EdD, Catherine Coe, MD, FAAFP, MHS, Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd, Rob Cooney, MD, MSMedEd, Kristi Shirk, BA, and Rebecca Stoudt, DNP, PhD, CRNA.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.00 Participation Credit