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Purpose of Review <p>We highlight the importance of consensus building methodologies, specifically a modified nominal group technique, to help medical educators determine curricular priorities for trainees.</p> Recent Findings <p>Three standard consensus building methodologies exist – the Delphi technique, the nominal group technique, and the consensus development panel. The nominal group technique is ideal for decision making around curricular priorities. It is a structured face-to-face interaction that is used to generate ideas and build consensus around a specific question via a small group of experts. It has a broad array of applications across fields and is particularly helpful in organizational decision making and problem solving.</p> Summary <p>It is essential for the public health that schools and training programs train competent clinicians. Unfortunately, governing boards in the United States do not stipulate specific topics that should be included in individual curricula. Consensus building methodologies can be utilized to help determine priorities using panels of experts. Our team found that the NGT is best suited to determine curricular priorities at our institution. A modified NGT conducted in the virtual environment with an additional step of prioritizing the included topics has been successfully utilized to develop curricular priorities for a pediatrics residency program.</p>

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Where Do I Begin? – Determining Curricular Priorities Through a Consensus Building Process

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年9月30日

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  • Anna Handorf,
  • Michael G. Healy,
  • Ariel Frey-Vogel

摘要

Purpose of Review

We highlight the importance of consensus building methodologies, specifically a modified nominal group technique, to help medical educators determine curricular priorities for trainees.

Recent Findings

Three standard consensus building methodologies exist – the Delphi technique, the nominal group technique, and the consensus development panel. The nominal group technique is ideal for decision making around curricular priorities. It is a structured face-to-face interaction that is used to generate ideas and build consensus around a specific question via a small group of experts. It has a broad array of applications across fields and is particularly helpful in organizational decision making and problem solving.

Summary

It is essential for the public health that schools and training programs train competent clinicians. Unfortunately, governing boards in the United States do not stipulate specific topics that should be included in individual curricula. Consensus building methodologies can be utilized to help determine priorities using panels of experts. Our team found that the NGT is best suited to determine curricular priorities at our institution. A modified NGT conducted in the virtual environment with an additional step of prioritizing the included topics has been successfully utilized to develop curricular priorities for a pediatrics residency program.