Geisel Academy of Educators & Scholars - Educator Foundational Skills 2026 – Session 2: Effective Assessment & Feedback

Monday, October 26, 2026, 1:00 PM - Friday, October 26, 2029, 1:45 PM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75 hours), ACPE Contact Hours (0.75 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (0.75 hours), CDR Dietetic CPEU(s) (0.75 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (0.75 hours)

This session explores how competency-based assessment and structured feedback support learner development in health professions education. Using scenarios from clinical teaching, public health practicum, and case-based learning, participants will connect observed learner behaviors to relevant evaluation criteria. Emphasis will be placed on recognizing strengths, addressing performance gaps with specific examples, and inviting learner self-assessment.

Presenters

Courtney Vengrin, MS, PHD

Director of Assessment at Geisel School of Medicine, leads assessment initiatives for undergraduate medical education. With over a decade of experience, her expertise includes competency-based assessment, program evaluation, faculty development, and data visualization, with a strong record of scholarship in teaching, assessment, and educational improvement.

Leah G. Matthew, MD

Dr. Matthew is a family medicine doctor at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. She is also an Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, and an Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth.

She received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has practiced for more than 20 years. 

Download the handouts HERE.

1. Compare the key steps and appropriate uses of Ask-Tell-Ask, Pendleton’s Rules, and SET-GO.
2. Identify learner strengths and performance gaps in an educational scenario using competency-based evaluation criteria.

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health 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. 

American Medical Association (AMA)
Dartmouth Health designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.75 ANCC contact hours. 

Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Dartmouth Health designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 0.75 hour. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.

UAN JA0000201-0000-26-080-H99-P | UAN JA0000201-0000-26-080-H99-T

Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians Account Setup
If you wish to apply for ACPE credit, you will need to enter your NABP ePID# and Date of Birth in your CE Profile by following these steps:

• Log in to Dartmouth Health's CE portal.

• From the My Account Menu select Profile.

• Enter your Date of Birth (Month and Day)

• In the Credentials section, select NABP ePID# from the drop down and enter your ID number

• Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Submit

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (1 IPCE credit = 1 CPEU).
If the activity is dietetics related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (1 hour/60 minutes = 1 CPEU).
RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log.

All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

Registration/Requirements for Successful Completion
You may claim credit for successful completion of this online course. In order to claim credit, you must follow these steps:

1. Click the Register tab above. If you are not logged into your account, you will need to log in. Use the Forgot Your Password? button if you need to reset your password.

2. Register for the activity.

3. Click the Content/Tests tab and then View Content to view the recording. View the entire presentation.

4. Complete the Post-Test (attestation - return to the Content/Tests tab to find it).

5. Click the Complete Evaluation button, or click My Account in the menu bar; then click Evaluations.

6. Complete and Submit the Evaluation.

Bibliographic Material

• Van Hell et al, 2009

• French et al, 2015 & Lägervik et al, 2022
  
  

Provider Contact Information

Provider contact information for questions regarding accreditation of the activity:

Center for Learning and Professional Development
ACE Office
Dartmouth Health
[email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Dartmouth Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including planners, faculty, authors, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies^.  All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

^Ineligible Company is any entity whose primary business purpose is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.