Cultivating a Collaborative Community: Enhancing Bidirectional Engagement in Medical Specialties

Effective bidirectional engagement between ABMS member boards and their partners is crucial for fostering open communication, incorporating diverse feedback, and enhancing decision-making. This collaboration builds trust, addresses issues proactively and integrates multiple perspectives to improve project outcomes.

This interactive session will explore strategies for building community and fostering bidirectional engagement with key stakeholders, including diplomates, program directors, training programs, and ABMS member boards. This session will explore the role of learning communities in strengthening partner engagement through ABMS efforts focused on Competency-based Medical Education (CBME), Improving Health and Healthcare, and Promoting Professionalism. These learning communities serve to provide support and encouragement for innovation and to improve project outcomes across multiple organizations. We will also examine the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Portfolio Sponsor Program, highlighting its role in quality improvement projects, available portfolios, and the resources offered to sponsors. We will conclude this session by highlighting how the ABP’s CBME Champions Program has successfully built a community of volunteers, mainly training program leaders, to drive CBME initiatives locally and nationally.