Readiness for Practice - How to Assess an APP for Successful Onboarding and Clinical Proficiency

From day one, set APPs up to excel. In this on‑demand session, hospital medicine leaders design competency‑based onboarding for hospitalist APPs, assess performance with validated tools, and use real assessment data to create targeted coaching plans. You’ll understand gaps, evaluate progress, and generate standardized workflows that improve clinical proficiency, retention, and patient outcomes—while amplifying best practices across SHM platforms.

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Availability

On-Demand

Expires on Apr 30, 2027

Cost

Member: $0.00

Non-Member: $55.00

Credit Offered

0.75 CME Credit

0.75 ABIM-MOC Point

0.75 Participation Credit

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Understand the challenges and opportunities inherent in onboarding APPs in a hospital medicine practice.
Use an assessment instrument with validity geared towards an APP's performance.
Use the results of such assessment instrument to generate meaningful action items to help APPs grow professionally.
Understand the positive impact of raising awareness (using SHM platforms) in improving APP assessment experiences.

Faculty

Amteshwar Singh, MD
David Klimpl, MD, MS
Bethany Zablotsky

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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