Integrating knowledge across foundational, clinical, and health systems sciences is a core competency in undergraduate medical education and essential for preparing learners to deliver safe, effective, and contextually aware care. Traditional curricula often isolate these domains, but real-world practice demands synthesis and application. This workshop addresses the urgent need for practical strategies to assess learners’ ability to integrate medical knowledge in ways that reflect clinical complexity and promote meaningful learning.

LBy the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Define key components of competency in knowledge integration.
Evaluate tools for assessing integration, including use cases and challenges.
Design a context-specific assessment activity that captures learners’ ability to connect knowledge across domains.

The workshop combines interactive mini-presentations (polling, Padlet, chat), small group discussions, case-based analysis, and hands-on design activities. Participants will critique sample tools and collaboratively develop integration-focused assessments.

Participants will receive:

• Assessment Method Evaluation Rubric
• Assessment Design Template
• Implementation Planning Worksheet
• Sample Integration Rubric with Milestones
• Case-Based Assessment Scenarios

Learning Outcomes

1. Define the components of competency in integrating medical knowledge across foundational, clinical, and health systems sciences.
2. Analyze selected tools that assess the ability to integrate knowledge, including identifying appropriate contexts for use and common implementation challenges.
3. Design an assessment activity, tailored to their own educational contexts and needs, that provides performance data regarding learners’ ability to connect knowledge across domains.