Bringing out each physician’s unique talent and potential

Nooteboom Consult trains and certifies Professional Development Coaches for the Dutch government-regulated IFMS requirement (Individual Performance of Medical Specialists).

The Professional Development Coaches are trained in the DANA method (Developmental Appreciative Navigation Approach). The purpose of this method is to train and certify professional development coaches to systematically identify a physician's unique talent and potential.

The IFMS requirement

Since 2020, a requirement applies to the individual re-registration of medical specialists (also known as revalidation or Maintenance of Certification). Specialists are obliged to evaluate their personal performance once every five years with the help of feedback from colleagues in their immediate working environment, and to discuss the results with an independent coach. This is known as the IFMS requirement: Individual Performance of Medical Specialists.

The AMC approach

At the AMC, professional performance researchers have developed an IFMS approach at the request of the Executive Board and in conjunction with medical specialists, heads of departments and the HR department. In this model:

• The primary focus is on the professional development of the specialist. The specialist and the professional development coach work on a specific development goal in a session lasting two hours.
• The coaches are mainly medical specialists working at the AMC. Specialists can choose their own coach, but not someone from their own division.
• The coaches have been trained to conduct an appreciative, positive and solution-driven developmental interview in line with the DANA method, developed by Annemiek Nooteboom in conjunction with the research group Professional Performance & Compassionate Care.
• Supervised periodical peer review meetings are arranged for the coaches.
• Feedback is gathered using evidence-based tools (such as INCEPT and SETQ).
• The IFMS activities are evaluated by means of scientific research.

More information can be found on the website of the Amsterdam Center for Professional Performance and Compassionate Care.

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