Internal evaluation of medical programs is more than housework: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this scoping review was to explore current program evaluation practices across various medical schools.

Methods

We conducted searches in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier) and ERIC (ed.gov) for original research and review articles related to medical education evaluation with key words evaluation, program, medical education, pre-registration, framework, curriculum, outcomes, evaluation, quality. We followed Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) process for scoping reviews.

Results

Thirty-two articles were included. Studies were primarily concerned with either proving (n = 21) or improving efficacy of their programs (n = 11). No studies aimed at comparing programs. Nine were literature reviews. Others aimed to develop a new evaluation model (n = 7) or apply (n

SUBMITTER: Kodagoda Gamage S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508059 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature