Abstract
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Clinical excellence is the goal in healthcare delivery, at both the provider and system level. At Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence (MCACE) was established to celebrate and promote clinical excellence in hopes of optimizing the care experienced by patients. The MCACE describes clinical excellence as achieving a level of mastery in several areas including, but not limited to, communication and interpersonal skills, professionalism and humanism, diagnostic acumen, and negotiation of the healthcare system. The Academy's definition also puts an emphasis on teaching others to serve our patients and being a role model for clinical excellence. To have a positive influence on those beyond their immediate reach at Hopkins, the MCACE team launched CLOSLER, a free and open access medical education website (closler.org). With the goal of sharing thoughtful clinical stories and perspectives to stimulate reflection about providing exceptional care to every patient, CLOSLER takes its name from William Osler, the founder of academic medicine in the United States and an early champion of patient-centered care worldwide. CLOSLER offers articles written by healthcare professionals relaying pearls and lessons from practice for all, organized into four sections: Connecting with Patients, Clinical Reasoning, Passion in the Medical Profession, and Lifelong Learning in Clinical Excellence. CLOSLER has ushered in a new era of education that can help to move us closer to Osler and clinical excellence; it pushes the perspectives of outstanding role models to all who are interested in developing in this realm.
Highlights
As described in the Flexner Report (Flexner, 1910), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) recruited terrific clinicians as its four founding physicians (William Osler, William Henry Welch, William Stewart Halsted, and Howard Kelly), who emphasized clinical excellence and evidence-based practice from the inception
CLOSLER has ushered in a new era of education that can help to move us closer to Osler and clinical excellence; it pushes the perspectives of outstanding role models to all who are interested in developing in this realm
The desire to expand the influence of Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence (MCACE) beyond our institution led to the development of CLOSLER
Summary
As described in the Flexner Report (Flexner, 1910), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) recruited terrific clinicians as its four founding physicians (William Osler, William Henry Welch, William Stewart Halsted, and Howard Kelly), who emphasized clinical excellence and evidence-based practice from the inception. MCACE has the goal of promoting and recognizing clinical excellence for the benefit of the patients and communities served by Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital. While the MCACE has served as a model for similar programs at other universities, we hoped to facilitate reflection and discussion of clinical excellence on a broad and far-reaching platform. This desire led to the development of CLOSLER; the name represents a portmanteau of the words "closer" and "Osler" – as we trust that CLOSLER can help us all to become more like this legendary physician. CLOSLER’s primary goal is to support a learning community that shares thoughtful clinical stories and perspectives to stimulate reflection about providing exceptional care to every patient
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