A Guide to Creating an Educator's Portfolio for the 21st Century

Overview

Journal AEM Educ Train

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Emergency Medicine

Date 2024 Feb 12

PMID 38343630

Authors

Sara M Krzyzaniak

Wendy C Coates

Michael Gottlieb

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Abstract

An educator's portfolio is (EP) a collection of materials for demonstrating and assessing a clinician educator's performance and perspective. Although not all academic institutions require faculty to maintain an EP, it can serve as a valuable tool for both personal reflection and professional advancement. With newer advancements in technology and social media, there are also opportunities to enhance the EP for the digital era. This educator's blueprint highlights eight strategies for creating an EP for the 21st century clinician educator: use your educator's philosophy to introduce and anchor your EP, apply broad definitions of scholarship, include pertinent metrics for all scholarly products, describe mentorship activities, incorporate self-assessment and the assessments from others, report comprehensive accounting of presentations, highlight leadership activities, and utilize technology to facilitate dissemination and sharing of your EP.

Citing Articles

A guide to creating an educator's portfolio for the 21st century.

Krzyzaniak S, Coates W, Gottlieb M AEM Educ Train. 2024; 8(1):e10931.

PMID: 38343630 PMC: 10858327. DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10931.

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