Assessment Tools and Resources.
Medical College of Wisconsin. A comprehensive directory of resources on competency assessment: Program Level Evaluations; 360-Degree Evaluations; Chart Stimulated Recall Oral Examination; Checklist and Global Evaluations of Live or Recorded Performance; Objective Structured Clinical Examination; Procedure, Operative, or Case Logs; Patient Surveys; Record Review; Standardized Oral Examinations; and Written Examinations |
Evaluating Performance and Giving Feedback.
University of North Carolina - School of Medicine. Expert Preceptor Interactive Curriculum Module #3, University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Describes the uses of formative and summative evaluation; identifies key sources of evaluative information; and explains how to provide timely and constructive feedback to learners. Designed for community practitioners who serve as preceptors to health professions students. Accessed by guest logon. Registration required for CME credits. |
Evaluation as a Dynamic Process.
LeBaron, SWM & Jernick, J. Emphasizes the need for deliberate planning and attention by preceptors to providing students/residents with good feedback. Outlines some basic principles and describes four useful feedback and evaluation techniques. Fam Med 2000;32:13-4 |
Evaluation: Making it Work.
Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center. Reviews the characteristics of clinical evaluation and describes its importance. Differentiates between evaluation and feedback. Discuss potential problems and pitfalls in the evaluation process and outline a practical system for effective evaluation called G-R-A-D-E (Get Ready; Review Expectations with Learner; Assess; Discuss; End with a Grade). Available for CEUs |
Evaluation: Making It Work.
Ohio University - College of Osteopathic Medicine. Reviews the key characteristics of the evaluation process and its importance. Discusses the common pitfalls in the evaluation process and outlines a practical system for effective evaluation (G-R-A-D-E: Get ready, Review expectations with learner; Assess; Discuss assessment; End with a grade). Based on a module developed by the Mountain Area Health Education Center Preceptor Development Program. |
Evaluation: Making it Work.
Mountain Area Health Education Center. Reviews the characteristics of clinical evaluation and describes its importance. Differentiates between evaluation and feedback. Discuss potential problems and pitfalls in the evaluation process and outline a practical system for effective evaluation called G-R-A-D-E (Get Ready; Review Expectations with Learner; Assess; Discuss; End with a Grade). |
Methods for Evaluating the Clinical Competence of Residents in Internal Medicine.
Holmboe, ES & Hawkins, RE. Reviews methods commonly used to assess the clinical competence of residents in internal medicine, including the In-Training Examination, medical record audits, rating scales, clinical evaluation exercises, and the use of standardized patients. Concludes that a combination of assessment tools provides the best opportunity to evaluate and educate physicians-in-training. |
Resident Evaluation and Feedback.
Heflin, J. Provides a short outline-style summary based on selected research evidence of the types of evaluation and evaluation formats used in medical resident evaluation. Includes suggestions on giving feedback and the characteristics of effective feedback. |
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