INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN (ILP)
Each fellow must have an individualized learning plan and review their progress at least twice a
year with his/her mentor. The ILP should have a minimum of 2 personal objectives (short or long
term) directed at becoming a life long learner and practice improvement. Strategies to address
these areas should be included. The objectives need to be concrete and measurable (not “read
more”, but “read West’s physiology and pathophysiology by a certain date” for example).
It is important for your ILP to be based on reflection of your strengths and weaknesses. Things to
help you with this reflection include your twice yearly evaluations by the faculty, nursing and
social work evaluations which you have received, in-service examination scores, self evaluation,
etc. The objectives should incorporate this reflection into practice improvement.
ILPs should be updated at least annually with the mentor, adding new objectives as appropriate.
In addition, the ILP should be updated at the end of fellowship with a focus on transition to the
next phase of the fellow’s career and a plan for life long learning.
An ILP is important because:
1. The practice of pediatric critical care medicine is constantly changing and evolving
2. Pediatric critical care specialists must engage in life long learning in order to keep up with
changes and developments
3. The American Board of Pediatrics requires proof of life long learning to maintain certification
An example of an ILP for an office based pediatrician is below.
Objective One
In addition to addressing patient specific questions in real time practice, take
the time to address the broader context of these questions.
Strategies:
1. Work with my partners to keep a running tab of questions that
require us to search for an answer during a patient visit and list
them on the bulletin board in the staff lounge
2. On a weekly basis rotate the responsibility of putting together a 15
minute discussion on one of the listed topics
3. Block 20 minutes at the end of the weekly business practice meeting
for presentation and discussion of the topic
Objective 2
Engage in at least one community advocacy activity on a semiannual basis
Strategies:
1. Call the local public school and arrange a meeting with the principal
2. Discuss needs for either talks with students and /or parents about
hot topics such as substance abuse
3. Make a commitment to address these needs by giving one such talk
every six months to various groups of students, teachers, and/or
parents
4. Develop written evaluation forms that can be used by the various
audiences to get feedback about the content and style of my
presentation with suggestions for improvement
Objective 3
Prepare a talk for the next medical society meeting on community resources
for patients and families
Strategies:
1. Meet with the social worker at the community hospital to learn about
resources that she uses for patients and families
2. Call the five or six most used agencies and ask them to send
information and any available brochures
3. Prepare a PowerPoint talk to highlight each of these agencies by
identifying access, eligibility and referral information for each
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP
INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN
Fellow __________________________________
Please write two to three objectives you will work to achieve during each academic year.
For each objective, list at least 2 strategies you will use to achieve the particular
objective. Your objectives and progress should be reviewed twice yearly at meetings with
your mentor. Add new objectives as necessary. Please turn a copy of your ILP in at the
end of your fellowship.
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