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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ACGME Assessment Hub Workshop 2026
Welcome to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ACGME Assessment Hub Workshop 2026
Course Overview
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has collaborated with ACGME to host on an annual basis one of its renowned training courses, which is the Assessment Hub training course. Throughout the course’s two days, you will be introduced to key strategies, resources, and tools to build an effective assessment system and apply best practices.
This highly interactive course will feature speakers from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Course Goal
The course will focus on building assessment skills of individual faculty members or others at the front lines of residents and fellow education.
2026 Assessment Hub Dates
June 26-27, October 9-10, December 11-12
Target Audience
This course is designed ideally for Program Directors, Chairs and members of Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) and Program Evaluation Committees (PECs) and faculty members responsible for assessing the knowledge and performance of medical interns, residents and fellows.
Learning Objectives
- Apply key principles of outcome-based training and competency-based training in GME
- Build and follow effective performance assessment strategies in your CCC
- Enhance methods used to collect assessment data for professional development
- Apply effective practices in work-based assessment
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 2026 ACGME Assessment Hub Brochure.pdf | 302.2 KB |
Course Agenda
Day 1 | Friday June 26 2026
Location: P2 Ballroom, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Time | Topic |
07:30 – 08:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
08:00 – 08:30 | Welcome to ACGME Assessment Hub: Introductions and Program Overview |
08:30 – 10:00 | Setting the Stage: Competency-Based Training from Theory to Practice |
10:00 – 10:30 | Break |
10:30 – 12:00 | Troika Consults in Small Groups: Engage in Peer-to-Peer Consultation |
12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch & Friday Prayer |
13:30 – 15:00 | Best Practices: Feedback to Improve Learner Performance and What Does Good Assessment Look Like |
15:00 – 15:30 | Break |
15:30 – 16:30 | Putting It All Together: Making the Best Judgements Within Your CCC |
16:30 – 17:00 | Q & A – Day 1 Wrap Up |
Day 2 | Saturday June 27 2026
Location: P2 Ballroom, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Time | Topic |
07:30 – 08:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
08:00 – 09:30 | Professionalism |
09:30 – 10:30 | Remediation |
10:30– 11:00 | Break |
11:00 – 12:00 | Direct Observation Core Concepts and Procedural Assessments |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
13:00 – 13:15 | Introduction to Direct Observation Round Table Activity |
13:15 – 14:45 | Direct Observation Round Table Activity and Feedback |
14:45 – 15:00 | Q&A – Day 2 and Workshop Wrap Up |
Venue is located in Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Level P2 , Ballroom.
Faculty Members
Sawsan Abdel-Razig, MD, MEHP Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Chief Academic Officer Staff Physician, Medical Subspecialties Institute
Ingy Bakir, PhD, CTDP Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Director of Clinical Learning and Development. Director of Simulation Center Administration
Yasir M. Akmal, MD, MBBCh Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Digestive Disease Institute (DDI) Residency Program Director, General Surgery-DDI
Reem Alhawas, MBBS, FAAEM, CHSE Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Juan Pablo Pantoja, MD, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Staff Physician, General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute
Waqaas Ahmad, MD Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for Graduate Medical Education, Emergency Medicine Institute
Carlos Abril, MD Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Staff Physician, General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute
Seher Ahmad, MD Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Chair of Primary Care, Medical Subspecialities Institute
Jamshed Khan, MD Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Program Director of Internal Medicine. Residency, IHI Institute
Riad Alchanan, MD Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Staff Physician, Interventional Radiology & Imaging, Diagnostics Institute
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All planning committee members, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Price
Registration Fee for Non-CCAD Participants:
The next ACGME Assessment Hub will take place on June 26 & 27th, 2026
A registration fee of $300 + 5% VAT applies to all participants who are not affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Once registration is complete, the CCAD CME team will contact you with further details and next steps.
Payment Link:
Please use the following payment link to complete your registration
For more information email [email protected]